Summer tourist figures down 12 per cent

The number of tourists visiting the island fell by more than 12 per cent over summer, according to government figures.

A Freedom of Information request asked how many tourists had come to the Island each year since 2018.

The government said it hadn't collected figures since 2019 because of Covid, with the data only being gathered again last year.

A passenger survey at the Sea Terminal and Ronaldsway Airport found 106,443 tourists visited in the second quarter of this year, compared to 121,319 in 2023.