April 2026 Key Statistics

April 2026
Visits 0

+300 vs 2025

    0 YTD (-1%)
Overnight leisure visits 0

+2,700 vs 2025

    0 YTD (+12%)
Bed nights 0

Unchanged vs 2025

    0 YTD (-1%)
Avg. length of stay 0

Unchanged vs 2025

    0 nights YTD (vs 4.2)

📅 Release date: 10 June 2026 | 📅 Next release date: 06 July 2026

April 2026 Summary

  • Visits: Overnight leisure visits increased by 2,700 in April (+17% vs 2025) and were up 12% year to date to 88,400. Total visits were up slightly (+1%) in April and are now flat year to date (-0.8%). Air visits were up 3% year to date, offset by a fall in sea visitors (-17%).
  • Bed Nights and Length of Stay: There were 132,100 bed nights in April 2026, unchanged from April 2025. The average length of stay was 4.2 nights, unchanged from the same period in 2025.
  • Passengers: In April 2026, 77,700 passengers departed Jersey, 3,400 more than the previous year. Departing passengers are up 1% year to date.

Counting of Visits: The statistics represent the number of visits or passenger journeys, not the number of unique individuals. Therefore, individuals who travel multiple times within the reporting period are counted on each occasion.

Estimates and Rounding: These figures are estimates derived from sample surveys and are subject to sampling variability. The data are rounded to the nearest 100 to reflect the inherent uncertainty. As a result, the sum of individual components may not precisely match the reported totals.

Visits

Source: Visitor Volume Survey, Visit Jersey and Tourism South East.

April 2026

Jersey received an estimated 34,600 visits in April 2026, 300 more than in April 2025 (+1%).

This included:

  • Overnight stays: 31,300 (+300)
  • Day visits: 3,300 (+100)

By travel type:

  • By air: 26,200 (-100)
  • By sea: 8,400 (+500)
Year-to-date to April 2026

An estimated 88,400 visits to Jersey were made in the year to April 2026, 700 fewer than in 2025 (-1%).

This included:

  • Overnight stays: 81,200 (+3% or +2,500)
  • Day visits: 7,300 (-31% or -3,200)

By travel type:

  • By air: 74,400 (+3% or +2,100)
  • By sea: 14,000 (-17% or -2,800)

By purpose of visit:

  • Leisure: 37,500 (+2% or +800)
  • Visiting friends/relatives: 24,500 (-6% or -1,500)
  • Business: 18,900 (+13% or +2,200)
  • Other: 7,600 (-23% or -2,200)

By country of residence:

  • United Kingdom: 68,500 (+3% or +1,800)
  • France: 6,700 (-34% or -3,500)
  • Other Channel Islands: 6,800 (-5% or -300)

(Other countries not shown due to small sample size)

Bed Nights & Length of Stay


Source: Visitor Volume Survey, Visit Jersey and Tourism South East..

April 2026

Visitors spent an estimated 132,100 visitor bed nights in Jersey in April 2026, unchanged from April 2025.

  • Average length of stay: 4.2 nights (unchanged from 2025)
Year-to-date to April 2026

In the year to April 2026, there were an estimated 327,100 visitor bed nights in Jersey, 3,500 fewer than in 2025 (-1%).

  • Average length of stay: 4.0 nights (4.2 in 2025)

Passenger Departures


Source: Visitor Volume Survey, Visit Jersey, 4insight and Ports of Jersey.

April 2026

An estimated 77,700 passengers departed Jersey in April 2026, 3,400 more than in April 2025. Passengers include residents travelling.

Visitors made up 45% of departing passengers in April 2026.

Year-to-date to April 2026

In the year to April 2026, there were an estimated 225,000 departing passengers from Jersey, 1,500 more than in 2025.

Visitors made up 39% of departing passengers year to date to April.

Downloadable Data

About the Visitor Volume Survey

The Visitor Volume Survey collects data from departing passengers to estimate total visits, trip purpose, visitor origin, and bed nights.

Key points:

  • Conducted monthly at ports and airport departures
  • Results weighted to match actual passenger volumes
  • Visitor figures exclude returning residents
  • Research ceased in March 2020 due to the pandemic and restarted in 2022
  • Subject to revision as more data becomes available
  • Survey estimates are derived from sample data and include a margin of error due to sampling variability

Tourism Data Dashboard

Explore our new interactive Tourism Data Dashboard, featuring charts and filters to help you uncover key trends in the latest Visitor Volume Survey data. For the best user experience, view on desktop.

View Tourism Data Dashboard

 

Previous releases

Explore past reports to discover insights into how visitor numbers to Jersey have evolved over time.

Looking for a specific report?
Dive into previous releases to browse or download previous editions.

View previous releases