Visitors 'dropped by 25% in May' compared to 2024

The number of people who visited Jersey in May dropped by more than 17,000, or 25%, compared to the same time in 2024.

There were 53,300 visits made in May, down from 70,600 in May 2024, according to Visit Jersey's latest Visitor Volume Survey.

It comes as the island experienced an overall 14% drop in visitors in the first five months of 2025 compared to the first five months of last year.

Visit Jersey, which is the island's tourism board and marketing body, said the overall fall was mainly due to 17,400 fewer sea visitors in the first five months of 2025.

The data also revealed the number of nights that visitors spent on the island had fallen by 29,600, and were down 10% in the first five months of this year.

But the average length of stay increased to 4.3 nights in the same period, up from four nights in 2024.

In May, 93,700 passengers departed Jersey - a 15,100 decline, or 16% - compared to the same month in 2024.

The latest update follows similar trends highlighted by reports in April and March.

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