Domestic overnight trips in England grew to 103 million last year, 11% up on 2014.
According to the latest results from the Great Britain Tourism Survey, there was also an 8% rise in expenditure over 2014, reaching a record total spend of £19.6 billion.
The number of holidays taken in England in 2015 increased by 7% to 43.7 million and holiday expenditure also increased by 7%.
All regions across England experienced growth in overnight trips and spend, but regions which saw the biggest increases in overnight trips include Yorkshire (+20%), the West Midlands (+22%), London (+14%) and the South West (+14%).
Regions seeing double digit increase in spend include the West Midlands (+26%), North East (+15%), South West (+13%) and Yorkshire (+11%).
Trips to the English countryside saw growth of 17%.
Across the whole of Great Britain, 124 million trips were recorded – a 9% increase on 2014 with spend also up by 9% to £25 billion.
