Annual Passenger Survey

2024 Key Findings: 

• Of the 631,843 passengers departing the Island, 51.3% were residents and 48.7% were visitors to the Island.
• 39.9% of visitors to the Island had travelled for a holiday, 38.4% were visiting friends or family and 21.6% were on a business trip.
• The average expenditure per visitor was £663 and the total expenditure by those visitors is estimated to be £210.16 million.
• The average length of stay of all visitors was 5.04 nights and results in 1,622,667 bednights.
• 64.4% of visitors were staying in paid accommodation and 4.5% were on a package trip.
• 45.7% of visitors were staying in serviced accommodation, 35.8% were staying with friends or relatives, 9.7% in self-catering accommodation, 6.1% were camping and 1.2% were in homestay accommodation.
• 87.5% of all visitors were from the British Islands and the Republic of Ireland and 12.5% were from overseas.
• 98.7% of all visitors felt that their trip to the Isle of Man had met or exceeded their expectations.
• 32.5% in the 46 – 60 years age group. This was followed by 28.0% of all visitors were in the over 60 years old age group and 21.4% of those who were 31–45 years old. 8.2% of all visitors were under the age of 16 years.
• 61.0% of all visitors participated in an outdoor activity whilst on their visit and 43.4% had visited family and/or friends. 25.0% had visited a Manx National Heritage site, 22.7% of visitors had been on the Heritage Railways, 23.9% attended a motorsport event and 7.6% were attending a personal event.
• 4.8% of all visitors were registered disabled or had some form of sensory, physical or mental accessibility needs.

2024 Cruise Key Findings: 

• In 2024, the Isle of Man welcomed 43 cruise calls.
• The total amount of passengers welcomed on the Island in 2024 was 21,679.
• The total expenditure of these passengers is estimated to be £1,625,925 withan additional Port Fee spend of £255,454.50 bringing the total spend forcruise passengers to £1,881,379.50.
• Douglas was the most called at harbour, with 19 ships able to dock, and 16anchoring in Douglas Bay with passengers tendering into the harbour.
• 20 ships cancelled their call to the Island for a number of reasons, includingweather and changes in schedule.