Which of the following is the minimum acceptable for a person to say they’ve 'been' to a certain country?

Which of the following is the minimum acceptable for a person to say they’ve 'been' to a certain country? Published on 13 May 2025 → Survey conducted on 13 May 2025 on 4302 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

They travelled through that country in a train/vehicle or changed at an airport in that country, but did not go outside

They spent part of a day in that country, outside of any form of transportation

34%

They spent the whole day in that country, even if they did not stay overnight

17%

They stayed for at least one night in that country

19%

Something more than this

Don’t know

13%

They travelled through that country in a train/vehicle or changed at an airport in that country, but did not go outside

They spent part of a day in that country, outside of any form of transportation

34%

They spent the whole day in that country, even if they did not stay overnight

17%

They stayed for at least one night in that country

19%

Something more than this

Don’t know

13%

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