Passenger Exit Survey May 2023
May 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 May 2023 compared to May 2019 •
The total number of departing passengers1 (97,910) recovered to 80% of the level seen in May 2019.
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Of all departing passengers, 61% were tourism visitors2 who had reached the end of their stay in Jersey (60,120), reflecting a recovery to 69% of 2019 levels.
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The number of visitors staying for at least one night recovered to three-quarters (76%) whilst the day trip market recovered to 43%.
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The average length of stay (4.2 nights) was similar to in May 2019 (4.1 nights) and almost identical to the average recorded for May 2017 to 2019 (4.2).
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The number of visitor nights (total number of nights spent by all visitors to Jersey) was 217,020 reflecting a recovery to 77% of 2019 levels.
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Breaking the visitor numbers down by main purpose of visit: •
holiday visits accounted for 68% of all visits at 40,810, a similar proportion to that seen in May 2019 (66%)
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business visits accounted for 9% of visits at 5,570
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. 2
Tourism visits include any non-resident visitors to Jersey who may have stayed in Jersey for up to a year. Those visiting for leisure, business, study, sport or visiting friends or family are all classified as tourism visits, but seasonal or longer-term workers are excluded.