On this page:

SCOTTISH TRANSPORT STATISTICS No 24: 2005 Edition

« Previous | Contents | Next »

Listen

Table 12.22 Scottish residents' visits abroad, by means of leaving the UK, 1 purpose of visit, and area visited

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

thousands

All visits abroad by Scots

2,269

2,503

2,608

2,543

2,864

2,890

3,079

3,533

3,745

3,834

3,847

by means of leaving the UK

Air

Total

1,933

2,123

2,226

2,206

2,455

2,512

2,699

3,151

3,373

3,502

3,609

Edinburgh

114

129

192

211

197

245

355

456

587

464

455

Glasgow

1,202

1,418

1,397

1,310

1,513

1,526

1,754

2,153

2,298

2,441

2,501

Total Edinburgh and Glasgow

1,202

1,418

1,397

1,310

1,513

1,526

1,754

2,153

2,298

2,441

2,501

Heathrow

280

275

376

431

389

452

317

344

378

355

367

Gatwick

96

92

131

115

160

172

189

195

195

169

184

Stanstead

9

17

9

21

13

23

38

48

64

117

124

Manchester

169

166

164

151

182

150

186

149

150

182

165

Other UK Airports

176

156

150

179

199

188

214

261

288

239

268

Channel Tunnel

0

1

25

66

56

101

87

58

43

39

52

Sea

Total

336

379

358

271

354

278

293

324

329

293

187

English Channel Ports

264

311

292

204

264

210

188

216

232

205

119

English East Coast Ports

69

66

65

63

85

65

91

86

84

82

59

Other UK Ports

3

2

0

4

5

2

14

23

13

6

9

by purpose of visit

Package holiday

1,153

1,344

1,346

1,132

1,408

1,268

1,574

1,797

1,839

1,977

1,901

Other holiday

629

626

615

675

706

708

814

900

1,024

1,058

1,099

Business

189

202

302

299

348

420

331

378

343

334

310

Visit friends / relatives

245

278

260

377

310

385

288

368

471

402

400

Misc. and other

52

53

86

60

92

108

73

90

67

65

137

by area visited

EU

1,447

1,741

1,847

1,685

1,977

1,958

2,066

2,454

2,626

2,661

2,666

Other Europe

324

284

239

291

251

271

295

343

394

466

395

North America

326

321

317

347

369

375

450

467

458

391

459

Australia & New Zealand

24

24

20

24

24

40

31

33

39

34

32

Asia

51

47

46

62

77

88

66

87

69

73

72

Rest of the World

97

86

139

134

166

158

172

149

160

209

222

by means of leaving the UK and main purposes of visits

Edinburgh and Glasgow

Package holiday

723

860

917

751

917

820

1,069

1,277

1,284

1,466

1,497

Other holiday

301

310

277

297

338

309

366

443

561

556

600

Business

53

72

83

76

95

176

163

177

130

144

130

Visit friends / relatives

117

165

105

171

141

197

145

234

312

256

229

Other UK airport

Package holiday

276

276

279

281

327

321

361

362

363

362

297

Other holiday

212

202

226

254

247

289

301

325

368

398

418

Business

114

112

174

173

189

175

123

148

176

140

154

Visit friends / relatives

105

90

124

164

149

158

120

121

139

136

157

Sea or Channel Tunnel

Package holiday

154

208

150

100

164

127

144

158

192

149

107

Other holiday

116

114

111

123

122

110

147

132

95

104

81

Business

22

18

44

51

64

69

45

53

38

49

26

Visit friends / relatives

23

23

31

42

20

30

23

14

21

10

14

by main purposes of visit and area visited

Package holiday

EU

767

1,039

1,026

773

1,086

918

1,198

1,421

1,387

1,453

1,416

Elsewhere

386

305

320

359

321

351

376

376

452

524

485

Other holiday

EU

403

390

401

441

464

452

506

580

719

764

780

Elsewhere

226

236

214

234

243

256

308

319

305

294

320

Business

EU

122

125

212

205

236

305

214

238

221

221

181

Elsewhere

67

77

90

94

112

115

117

139

122

112

129

Visit friends / relatives

EU

115

150

139

224

128

209

110

152

244

181

199

Elsewhere

130

128

121

153

182

176

178

216

227

221

201

1. See sections 3.14 and 4.4 of the text for the basis of these estimates.

« Previous | Contents | Next »

Page updated: Thursday, August 25, 2005