Research & Hospitality Stats

See research and statistics for the Nashville tourism & hospitality industry.

Nashville Davidson County
Annual Visitors

Source: Tourism Economics

Annual Visitors
 

*The NCVC now uses a model developed by Tourism Economics to estimate visitation numbers; therefore, comparing current visitation numbers to NCVC visitation figures from past years under the old model would not be an accurate comparison.

Nashville Davidson County
Annual Visitor Spending
  • 2022 visitor spending was estimated at $621 per visitor at $284 per day.

Source: Tourism Economics

Annual Visitor Spending

 

Nashville Davidson County
2023 Top Out of State Feeder Cities

Source: Near

  1. Atlanta, GA
  2. Louisville, KY
  3. Chicago, IL
  4. Indianapolis, IN
  5. Dallas, TX
  6. St. Louis, MO
  7. Charlotte, NC
  8. New York, NY
  9. Tampa, FL
  10. Orlando, FL
Nashville Davidson County
2023 Top International Markets

Source: Tourism Economics

  1. Canada
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Germany
  4. Australia
  5. Mexico
  6. Japan
  7. France
  8. India
  9. Italy
  10. Ireland
Nashville Davidson County
2023 Hotel Performance
  • 2023 annual occupancy rate in Davidson County was about 70% up 1.3% from 2022.
  • Nashville came close to 10 million rooms sold at 9.94 million rooms sold, up 3.7% YOY and 13% higher than in 2019.
  • The market crossed the threshold for the first time ever of $2 billion in annual hotel room revenue, which is up about 9% from 2022.  

Source: STR

2023 Hotel Performance

 

Current Hotel Supply
  • Nashville Central Business District (CBD)/Downtown 62 hotels with 13,196 rooms
  • Nashville West/Midtown 64 hotels with 8,705
  • Nashville Davidson County 278 hotels with 39,972
  • Nashville MSA 497 hotels with 58,138 rooms

Source: STR

Hotel Development Pipeline

12,174 hotel rooms were added in Davidson County from 2018 to early 2024. Another 2,064 rooms are in the construction phase. Adding in the final planning and planning stages, the total hotel pipeline is 13,000+ rooms in development.

Sources: STR & NCVC

 Rooms in Pipeline
In Construction2,064
Final Planning4,444
Planning6,520
TOTAL13,028
Annual Additions of New Hotel Rooms

Sources: STR & NCVC

Annual Additions of New Hotel Rooms
Access
  • Nashville Int’l Airport (BNA) BNA has 523 average daily arrivals and departures to 98 nonstop destinations. 75% U.S. Market within a 2-hour flight.
  • One of only six cities where 3 interstates connect; over 40% of the US population lives within 600 miles of Nashville.
Nashville Airport BNA Total Monthly Passengers

The Nashville International Airport continues to soar with a record-breaking 2023 with over 21.9 million total passengers. 9.5% growth vs. the previous year.

Nashville Airport BNA Total Monthly Passengers

 

Member Access

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Methodology

The NCVC now uses a model developed by Tourism Economics to estimate visitation numbers; therefore, comparing current visitation numbers to NCVC visitation figures from past years under the old model would not be an accurate comparison. Tourism Economics is an Oxford Economics company, which provides market and impact analysis to more than 300 destinations around the world. The analysis incorporates data from STR hotel room nights sold; AirDNA data about short-term rentals; U.S. Census data on second homes for recreational use; air passenger visitors to Nashville International Airport; mobile device geolocation data; and National Travel & Tourism Office statistics on international visitors.

Accolades

Nashville has topped the charts as one of the best places to visit by the likes of Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic, and many others. A few of our recent favorites:

Information updated March 2024.