Passenger Exit Survey August 2023 2023
August 2023 - Monthly Exit Survey Results The number of departing passengers provided by the Ports and Condor are used in conjunction with the Monthly Exit Survey (administered to passengers departing on scheduled air and sea routes) to monitor visitor performance and provide an understanding of visitor characteristics. The results contribute to Visit Jersey’s analysis of how the visitor economy is recovering since the pandemic. Due to Covid, the Exit Survey did not run from April 2020 to the end of 2021, but we were able to monitor performance through the passenger numbers and profile information provided through the Government of Jersey’s travel registration forms. Monthly summary August 2023 compared to August 2019 •
The total number of departing passengers1 was 133,380 reflecting a recovery to 81% of the level seen in August 2019.
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In comparison, the number of tourism visitors reaching the end of their stay in Jersey (83,740) recovered to two-thirds (66%) of pre-pandemic levels.
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The number of visitors staying for at least one night recovered to 78%, whilst the day trip market showed a much slower recovery to 22%.
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The average length of stay (5.6 nights) for those visitors staying at least one night was marginally higher than in August 2019 (5.3).
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The total number of nights spent by all visitors to Jersey was 437,210 reflecting a recovery to 83%.
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Breaking the visitor numbers down by main purpose of visit: •
leisure visits accounted for two-thirds 68% of all visits at 57,230, a lower proportion to that seen in the same period of 2019 when leisure visits accounted for 82%
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business visits accounted for 4% of visits at 3,490
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visits to see friends and family accounted for a quarter (25%) of visits at 21,220, a
1 Departing passengers include residents travelling off-Island, visitors leaving at the end of their visit, visitors who are already
in Jersey but who go on a day or longer trip off-Island during their stay, as well as some transit passengers on certain routes.