Passenger Survey

Key Points 

• Total scheduled passenger departures increased over the year by 0.5%, to 691,256 in 2018 compared to 687,981 in 2017
• The number of visitors during 2018 increased by 0.8% to 308,263. Resident travel increased by 0.2% to 382,993. For both residents and visitors, all increases are accounted for by a rise in air travel of 5.2%. Total sea travel in 2018 fell by -6.0%
• The number of non-business visitors staying in paid accommodation decreased very slightly by -0.7%
• Business visitors to the Island have increased significantly by 10.1%. Business visitors travelling by air increased by 24.0%, while business visitors by sea have decreased by -31.8%
• The estimated total expenditure by visitors to the Island during 2018 increased by 7.3% to £132.8m, and average visitor spend increased by 12.2% to £489
• The majority of residents leaving the Island were either travelling to the North West of England (36.2%) or outside of the UK and Ireland (27.6%) 

A detailed breakdown of the types of passengers departing the Isle of Man is shown below: 

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