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Norwegian Air pulled its transatlantic services from Cork, Shannon and Dublin - largely due to the grounding of the 737 MAX

Travel industry anticipates further challenges in 2020

2019 was a turbulent year for the aviation sector - to put it mildly - as the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX created a domino effect of cutbacks and closures across the industry.

Business • 07 Feb 20

France remains the world's most visited nation with 89 million arrivals

Global tourism growth slowed in 2019 - UN

Global tourism slowed in 2019 due to a cooling world economy, especially in Europe and Asia where uncertainties linked to Brexit and protests in Hong Kong also weighed, the United Nation's tourism agency said.

Business • 21 Jan 20

The quantity of visitors from the UK increased by 4.2% during the month

Visitor numbers from US and Canada down 8.8% in October

The number of visitors coming to Ireland from the US and Canada fell 8.8% in October, compared to the same period last year.

Business • 26 Nov 19

Govt aims to double Ireland's global footprint

Measures to support tourism in event of no-deal Brexit

Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe has said €40 million would be allocated for tourism specific initiatives.

Budget 2020 • 08 Oct 19

The Japan focused campaign aims to promote Ireland as a great place to trade with, to invest in, as a place to study and to visit on holiday

Irish trade, food attractions in Japan focused campaign

A new, Japan-focused promotional campaign for Ireland has been launched to coincide with the Rugby World Cup.

Business • 19 Sep 19

Tourist numbers have shown a slight fall in July this year

Brexit-led 'consumer concern' affecting Irish tourism

Tourism Ireland has said the ongoing effect of Brexit-led "consumer concern" is having an impact on visitor numbers to this country.

Ireland • 29 Aug 19

The tourists made a coffee on the steps of the Rialto Bridge

Venice coffee costs rule-breaking German tourists €950

Two German tourists were fined for making themselves a coffee on the steps of the famous Rialto bridge in Venice and asked to leave the city, the municipal authorities said.

Europe • 19 Jul 19

An artist's impression of the proposed new 4D 270-degree visitor experience at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park

Bunratty Castle and park to undergo major €8m revamp

One of the most popular visitor and heritage sites in the country, Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in Co Clare, is to undergo a major €8m revamp which will transform the visitor experience at the 15th century castle.

Munster • 10 May 19

Saga has warned that older Britons were cutting back on their travel plans because of Brexit

Saga shares plunge as older Britons cut back on travel

Specialist tourism and insurance firm Saga warned that older Britons were cutting back on their travel plans because of Brexit as it lowered its profit forecast, sending its shares tumbling by up to 40% today.

Business • 04 Apr 19

Leona Flynn, Azeta Seery, Orla Carroll and Ciara Sugrue, from Fáilte Ireland, at the NYF Dublin, New Year's Festival Countdown events announcement with Gavin James, Hudson Taylor and Wild Youth.

Dublin's New Year's Festival set to showcase tourism

The New Year's Festival in Dublin is set to showcase tourism in the capital, and encourage more people to visit the capital and Ireland in 2019, according to tourism groups.

Dublin • 31 Dec 18

The number of overseas trips made to Ireland rose by 7.6% in the three months from July to September

Overseas trips to Ireland rise by 7.6% in third quarter

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of overseas trips made to Ireland rose by 7.6% in the third quarter of the year, while trips by Irish residents outside of the country were up 3%.

Business • 12 Dec 18

Maya Bay is on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea

Thai beach closes indefinitely to recover from tourism

A Thai beach made famous by a Leonardo DiCaprio film has closed indefinitely to give its ecosystem time to recover, authorities said today.

Thailand • 02 Oct 18

The Department of Finance published a review of the 9% VAT rate as part of its preparations for the Budget

Tourism VAT rate 'a significant dead weight'

Ireland's lower VAT rate for tourism has become a "significant dead weight" on the economy and increasing it now will not harm tourism, according to the Department of Finance.

Budget 2019 • 01 Aug 18

The number of overseas visitors increased by 7.6% during the months of January to May when compared with the first five months of 2017

Visitor numbers to Ireland rise by 8.7% in May - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that trips to Ireland by overseas residents increased by 8.7% to reach a total of 1,025,600 in May.

Business • 27 Jun 18

The Spanish economy rose 2.9% in the first quarter this year from a year earlier

Spanish growth eases to 2.9% in first quarter

Spain's annual gross domestic product expanded at its lowest rate in three years in the first quarter, preliminary data showed today.

Business • 27 Apr 18

Report on economic impact of tourism on Killarney points to problems with seasonality and regionality

Tourism worth €400m to Killarney annually - report

A study of the economic impact of tourism on Killarney has found that the industry is worth over €400m to the town annually, and directly employs more than 3,000 people.

Munster • 12 Feb 18

The total number of trips to Ireland increased by 2.9% to 2,934,400 in the three months to October, the latest CSO figures show

Number of UK visitors here down 5.8% on weak sterling

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of UK visitors coming here fell by 5.8% in the three months from August to October as a weak sterling continued to hit British consumers.

Business • 28 Nov 17

The tunnel of beech trees, or Dark Hedges, is a big draw for tourists

Traffic ban set for 'Game of Thrones' road in Antrim

Traffic is to be banned from a road in Co Antrim which has become an international tourist attraction after it featured in Game of Thrones.

Northern Ireland • 10 Oct 17

Travel group TUI reiterates earnings target

Europe's largest tour operator TUI said it still expected to grow underlying full-year earnings by at least 10% after it enjoyed strong summer trading at its hotels and resorts.

Business • 28 Sep 17

During the three-month period, the total number of trips to Ireland increased by 4.4% to 2,967,600

Number of British visits to Ireland continues to fall

The number of British visitors coming to Ireland between May and July fell by 3.8% to 978,700, when compared with the same period last year.

Business • 29 Aug 17

Britain delivers 47% of all overseas visitors and about 30% of all overseas tourism revenue

Over 20% increase in North American visitors to Ireland

There has been a 4.2% increase in the number of overseas visitors to Ireland in the first half of the year, according to the latest CSO figures.

tourism • 09 Aug 17

The service aims to attract 100,000 passengers in its first year

Ferry linking Louth and Down makes maiden voyage

A new cross border ferry service linking Co Louth and Co Down has begun sailing following a delay due to severe weather conditions.

Ireland • 21 Jul 17

Despite the recent fall, the number of British visits here was still higher than for the corresponding periods in both 2014 and 2015

Drop in UK visitors continues amid 'currency challenge'

There was a 4% drop-off in the number of visitors to Ireland from Britain between March and May, when compared with the same period in 2016.

Business • 27 Jun 17

Since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union last June, the number of UK visits to Ireland has steadily fallen

Number of British visits to Ireland continues to fall

The number of overseas visitors to Ireland from Great Britain continued to fall during the first three months of the year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 14 Jun 17

South Dublin County Council wants to build a visitor centre with bigger car parks

Protest over plans to develop Hellfire Club

Hundreds of people took part in a protest at the Hellfire Club in the Dublin mountains over a €19m development plan for the area.

Dublin • 29 May 17

Tourism

Travel industry anticipates further challenges in 2020

Global tourism growth slowed in 2019 - UN

Visitor numbers from US and Canada down 8.8% in October

Measures to support tourism in event of no-deal Brexit

Irish trade, food attractions in Japan focused campaign

Brexit-led 'consumer concern' affecting Irish tourism

Venice coffee costs rule-breaking German tourists €950

Bunratty Castle and park to undergo major €8m revamp

Saga shares plunge as older Britons cut back on travel

Dublin's New Year's Festival set to showcase tourism

Overseas trips to Ireland rise by 7.6% in third quarter

Thai beach closes indefinitely to recover from tourism

Tourism VAT rate 'a significant dead weight'

Visitor numbers to Ireland rise by 8.7% in May - CSO

Spanish growth eases to 2.9% in first quarter

Tourism worth €400m to Killarney annually - report

Number of UK visitors here down 5.8% on weak sterling

Traffic ban set for 'Game of Thrones' road in Antrim

Travel group TUI reiterates earnings target

Number of British visits to Ireland continues to fall

Over 20% increase in North American visitors to Ireland

Ferry linking Louth and Down makes maiden voyage

Drop in UK visitors continues amid 'currency challenge'

Number of British visits to Ireland continues to fall

Protest over plans to develop Hellfire Club

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