Source: Tourism Economics
*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.
- 2022 visitor spending was estimated at $621 per visitor at $284 per day.
Source: Tourism Economics
Source: Near
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- St. Louis
- Dallas
- Louisville
- Indianapolis
- New York City
- Cincinnati
- Miami
- Charlotte
Source: Tourism Economics
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Mexico
- Australia
- France
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Korea
- Prior to October 2022, this market had never exceeded 900K rooms sold in a single month. Davidson County achieved 935,778 rooms sold with a 16.6% increase compared to October 2021 and 11.1% higher than the same time in 2019.
- For the first time, October 2022 broke the barrier of $200M earned in a single month. October 2022 hotel revenue numbers, according to STR was over $207M. This is 27.8% more than the same time last year and 26.9% more than in October 2019.
- Full-year 2022, Davidson County projected hotel demand growth of 27% vs. last year and 7% more than in 2019.
Source: STR
- Nashville Central Business District (CBD)/Downtown 61 hotels with 12,899 rooms
- Nashville West/Midtown 62 hotels with 8,417
- Nashville Davidson County 272 hotels with 38,841
- Nashville MSA 492 hotels with 57,193 rooms
Source: STR
There are 2,544 hotel rooms on the horizon to open by end of 2024 that are currently under construction. We are not done with our growth as a city. Adding in hotel projects in the planning stages equals a total of 61 properties with 8,904 hotel rooms in the overall hotel pipeline.
Sources: STR & NCVC
| Rooms in Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| In Construction | 2,544 |
| Final Planning | 2,4011 |
| Planning | 2,349 |
| TOTAL | 8,904 |
Sources: STR & NCVC
- Nashville Int’l Airport (BNA) nonstop service includes 293 average daily departures to 93 destinations.
- One of only six cities where 3 interstates connect; over 40% of the US population lives within 600 miles of Nashville.
The Nashville International Airport continues to soar with a record-breaking 2022 with over 20 million total passengers. 29% growth vs. the previous year.
NCVC Members can access additional information in the Research Section of the Member Portal.
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.
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:
- 15 Favorite Cities in the United States of 2023. (July 2023)
- The 25 Biggest US Cities to Visit (May 2023)
- 25 Essential Drives for a U.S. Road Trip (May 2023)
- Best Live Music Cities in the U.S. (April 2023)
- The South's Best Cities 2023 (March 2023)
Information updated March 2023.