Annual Passenger Survey

2023 Key Findings: 

• Of the 628,248 passengers departing the Island, 54.9% were residents and 45.1% were visitors to the Island.
• 57.7% of visitors to the Island had travelled for a holiday, 27.8% were visiting friends or family and 14.5% were on a business trip.
• 61.0% of residents leaving the Island were travelling for a holiday and 28.5% were visiting friends or family. 6.1% were travelling for business, 1.6% were leaving for a hospital appointment and 2.1% were leaving the Island.
• The average expenditure per visiting group was £1,223.60 and the total expenditure by those visitors is estimated to be £174.51 million.
• The average length of stay of all visitors was 5.40 nights and results in 1,532,217 bed nights.
• 69.4% of visitors were staying in paid accommodation and 6.3% were on a package trip.
• 44.9% of visitors were staying in serviced accommodation, 30.8 were staying with friends or relatives, 11.0% in self-catering accommodation and 10.1% were camping.
• 87.1% of all visitors were from the British Islands and the Republic of Ireland.
• 98.9% of all visitors felt that their trip to the Isle of Man had met or exceeded their expectations.
• 32.6% of all visitors were in the 46 – 60 years olds age group. This was followed by 27.0% in the over 60 years age group and 19.5% of those who were 31 – 45 years old. 8.0% of all visitors were under the age of 16 years.
• 57.3% of all visitors also participated in an outdoor activity whilst on their visit and 37.5% had attended a motorsport event. 37.1% had visited family and/or friends, 25.9% of visitors had been on the Heritage Railways and 26.7% had visited a Manx National Heritage site.
• Only 4.3% of all visitors were registered disabled or had some form of sensory, physical or mental accessibility needs.