Staying visitors and day trippers
Between 2014 and 2015, the number of staying leisure visitors increased by 3% to 347,000.
The number of leisure day visitors decreased by 1% to 108,300.
Total on-Island visitor expenditure in 2015 was £243 million. This is an average of £338 per visitor.
Visitor volume 2015
| Total tourism | 717,600 |
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| Staying leisure | 347,000 |
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| Business | 118,100 |
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| Staying conference | 3,100 |
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| Leisure day visits | 108,300 |
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| Visiting yachtsmen | 18,700 |
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Source: Visit Jersey
Accommodation and bed spaces
In 2015 Jersey had 138 registered accomodation establishments with 11,500 tourism bed spaces.
Over the year there were:
3.2 million total bed nights available
1.7 million total bed nights sold
0.9 million total room nights sold
The average yearly room space occupancy was 66% and the average yearly bed space occupancy was 55%.
The number of registered bed spaces has fallen by more than two-fifths (43%) since 1998.
The average yearly room occupancy rate for 2015 was 66%.
The bed occupancy rate was 55%.
The lowest occupancy rates occurred between January to March and November to December.
Length of stay of staying leisure visitors
Between 1997 and 2015, the average number of nights spent in Jersey by leisure visitors has decreased by more than one night, from 5.7 to 4.2.
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