“The Nashville tourism recovery continues to gather force,” said Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics. “Based on current trends, we are forecasting visits to Nashville to modestly exceed 2019 levels this year with 14.4 million visitors. This is a remarkable rebound and reflects the strong appeal of Nashville across leisure, convention, and other markets.”
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.
- Visitor spending is estimated at $616 per visitor at $286 per day.
Source: Tourism Economics
Source: Near
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- Memphis
- Knoxville
- Dallas
- New York City
- Louisville
- St Louis
- Indianapolis
- Chattanooga
Source: Tourism Economics
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Mexico
- Germany
- Japan
- Australia
- France
- Italy
- South Korea
- India
- Record monthly hotel room demand in June 2022 of 875K yielded a monthly revenue record as well with over $184 million earned by county-wide hotels in a single month.
- June 2022 demand is up 20% compared to last year and 11% compared to 2019. First six months of 2022 is up 45.6% compared to 2021 and 5% over 2019.
Source: STR
- Nashville Downtown Central Business District (CBD) 107 hotels with 19,692 rooms
- Nashville Davidson County 261 hotels with 38,120 rooms
- Great Market/ Nashville MSA 476 hotels with 56,173 rooms
Source: STR
Currently, 50 new hotel properties are in various stages of development within Davidson County. In the next two years, Nashville is preparing to open 2,645 rooms currently in various phases of construction. More rooms are in the planning phases including 1,620 rooms in Final Planning not yet under construction.
Sources: STR & NCVC
| Rooms in Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| In Construction | 2,645 |
| Final Planning | 1,620 |
| Planning | 2,396 |
| TOTAL | 6,661 |
Sources: STR & NCVC
- Nashville Int’l Airport (BNA) nonstop service includes 276 average daily departures to 97 destinations.
- One of only six cities where 3 interstates connect; over 40% of the US population lives within 600 miles of Nashville.
June 2022 was record-breaking with 1.83 million total passengers – 9.3% higher than June 2019.
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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, The Telegraph, and so many others. A few of our recent favorites:
- The 15 Best Cities in the United States (July 2022)
- South's Best Cities Overall (March 2022)
- Best Destinations for City Lovers in the United States (March 2022)
- The Best Music Cities in the U.S. (February 2022)
- Top 10 Friendliest Cities in the U.S. (February 2022)
Information updated August 2022.