Passenger Exit Survey September 2023 2023
September 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 September 2023 compared to September 2019 •
The total number of departing passengers1 was 100,600 reflecting a recovery to 82% of the level seen in September 2019.
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The number of tourism visitors reaching the end of their stay in Jersey (58,830) recovered to around two-thirds (69%).
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The number of visitors staying for at least one night recovered to almost three-quarters (77%) whilst the day trip market showed a significantly slower recovery to around a quarter (24%) of 2019 levels.
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The average length of stay (5.0 nights) for those visitors staying at least one night was higher than in September 2019 (4.5 nights).
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The total number of nights spent by all visitors to Jersey was 278,450 reflecting a recovery to 86%.
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Breaking the visitor numbers down by main purpose of visit: •
leisure visits accounted for two-thirds (67%) of all visits at 39,470; pre-pandemic (2019), the proportion of visits made for leisure purposes was 71%
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business visits accounted for 9% of visits at 5,130
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visits to see friends and family accounted for 21% of visits at 12,140
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.