Lagos nairobi top holiday destinations for brits in 2018 #comments

According to a survey conducted by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 2018, the top 10 holiday destinations for British travelers were:

  1. Spain (12.7 million trips)
  2. France (11.2 million trips)
  3. United States (9.2 million trips)
  4. Italy (8.1 million trips)
  5. Croatia (6.4 million trips)
  6. Turkey (6.2 million trips)
  7. Portugal (5.8 million trips)
  8. Greece (5.5 million trips)
  9. Ireland (5.3 million trips)
  10. Thailand (5.2 million trips)

However, if we look at the top 10 long-haul destinations for British travelers in 2018, according to the same ONS survey, we get:

  1. United States (4.3 million trips)
  2. Thailand (2.3 million trips)
  3. South Africa (1.8 million trips)
  4. Australia (1.7 million trips)
  5. Canada (1.5 million trips)
  6. India (1.4 million trips)
  7. United Arab Emirates (1.3 million trips)
  8. Kenya (1.2 million trips)
  9. Nigeria (1.1 million trips)
  10. Morocco (1.1 million trips)

Now, regarding Lagos and Nairobi specifically, according to the same ONS survey, there were:

These numbers indicate that both Lagos and Nairobi were popular destinations for British travelers in 2018, with Nigeria ranking 9th and Kenya ranking 8th among long-haul destinations.