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Overview

  • Research and insight on tourism in Orkney is available from a range of different sources, including tourism monitors, national statistics, and commissioned research.
  • On this page, you will find key data for the area. There are also links to further information regarding a particular source or study. 
  • Key statistics on volume and value wil be updated in Spring 2025 as a result of the 2024 Islands Visitor Survey.

1. Scotland Visitor Survey 2023

In 2023, we commissioned the Scotland Visitor Survey to gather insight on visitor attitudes and behaviours. The scope of the survey was leisure overnight visitors only.

The survey explores all aspects of the visitor experience in Scotland. Further information on the background, methodology, and key highlights from the survey is also available.

Browse Scotland Visitor Survey 2023.

The visitor survey also allows us to explore the experiences of visitors who stayed overnight in a specific area.

Overnight visitors to Orkney

62%

were domestic visitors

38%

were international visitors

85%

were repeat visitors

14%

were on a trip of a lifetime

Source: Scotland Visitor Survey 2023

Scotland Visitor Survey 2023 - Orkney factsheet

Published June 2024

2. Key statistics 2019

192,000

visits to Orkney

£67 million

total spend

Figures taken from Orkney Islands Visitor Survey 2019. Figures to be updated in 2025.

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