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Accommodation occupancy survey

Demand for hotels has grown in the first nine months of 2012.

Accommodation performance
Visitor insights

Over 6 million visitors came to Ireland in 2012.

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Building collaboration between arts & culture and tourism [pdf, 3.5MB]

Identify and investigate mechanisms for promoting collaboration between arts & culture and tourism sectors. Funded by Fáilte Ireland's Applied Research Scheme, this academic research focuses on two destinations in the West of Ireland.

Tourism facts 2011 [pdf, 305kb]

Over six million overseas residents came to Ireland in 2011. Domestic residents took almost nine million trips within Ireland. To find out more, read the tourism facts report for 2011.

Tourism Barometer December 2012 [pdf, 2MB]

The Tourism Barometer is Fáilte Ireland's annual state of the season survey. Find out what tourism businesses thought of 2012, and what they anticipate for 2013.

Assessment of tourist use of travel guides and smartphone applications [pdf, 643kb]

Funded by Fáilte Ireland's Applied Research Scheme, this academic research assesses how domestic and international visitors use traditional travel guides, mobile devices, and downloadable "apps" when travelling.

Overseas visitors to Ireland January-December 2012 [pdf, 223kb]

The CSO published January-December estimates of overseas visitors arriving in Ireland on 28 January 2013. Download a summary of overseas visitor performance in 2012.

Overseas visitors in 2012

The CSO published January-December estimates of overseas visitors arriving in Ireland on 28 January 2013. 

Download a summary of overseas visitor performance in 2012 [.pdf, 223kb] 

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Nicki French-Davis
Cork Festivals Forum