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It is difficult to pinpoint when Jersey's tourism industry began, but it was probably in the early years of the 19th century as people intending to make a permanent move to the island came to inspect their future home. The industry grew steadily through the century and into the 20th century as travel links to the island improved, and from the 1920s onwards, interruped by the Second World War, it grew into the main contributor to the island's economy and the major influence on the community.

The links below lead to articles tracing the development of every aspect of the tourism boom, which only began to wane in the final decade of the 20th century, as cheap air travel brought distant destinations within easy and affordable reach of British holidaymakers and Jersey's 'South Sea Isle' began to lose the battle with other destinations able to offer even better weather and new attractions.