Fáilte Ireland reports 'challenging year' as tourist numbers drop

Fáilte Ireland reports ‘challenging year’ as tourist numbers drop

Ireland’s tourism sector has weathered a difficult 2023, with visitor numbers falling significantly short of expectations, according to a comprehensive review by Fáilte Ireland. The tourism authority’s ‘360-degree view’ reveals that only 24% of Irish tourism businesses reported higher customer numbers compared to the previous year, despite a 2-3% increase in registered accommodation capacity. The … Read more

Seven million people visited Ireland in 2022

Estimates for the number of foreign visitors arriving in 2022 have been released by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC). ITIC estimates that seven million foreign visitors visited Ireland this year, a recovery of 73% from the pre-pandemic peak of 2019. The largest source market was Mainland Europe, where 1.5 million high-spending North Americans also … Read more