Passenger Survey
| Scheduled passenger traffic 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Period Visitors Staying in Paid Accommodation (PVPA) | 106,381 |
| Period Visitors Staying with Friends or Relatives (PVFR) | 116,424 |
| Isle of Man Residents (RES) | 335,627 |
| Business People (BV) | 65,551 |
| Day Trippers (DV) | 6,104 |
| Total | 630,087 |
Visitor numbers showed no significant change in 2012, with an estimated 294,460 trips to the Island by visitors during the year. However, the number of residents travelling off-Island fell from 348,819 to 335,627 over the same period, a fall of almost 4%.
Of the 294,460 trips made by visitors in 2012, 106,381 (36.1%) were leisure visitors staying in paid accommodation, 116,424 (39.5%) were visiting and staying with friends or relatives and 65,551 (22.3%) were travelling for work or business reasons.
The average length of stay of visitors was 5.1 nights in 2012, whilst the average for residents travelling off-Island was 7.9 nights.
Expenditure on trips made by visitors to the Island in 2012 was just over £103 million. On average, visitors spent around £351 per visit.
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Economic Affairs Division
Illiam Dhone House
2 Circular Road
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 1PQ
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