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Residents’ Attitudes towards Tourism in Ireland

As part of its plans to drive sustainable tourism development across Ireland, Fáilte Ireland has conducted research among Irish communities to understand public views on tourism. This summary outlines the main findings

Air Access: Planned Capacity to ROI by Key Markets (Q1 & Q2 2024)

This report focuses on planned seat capacity (as of March 2024) from key markets to Irish regional airports for Q1 and Q2 2024, compared to 2023.

Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer January 2024

Fáilte Ireland carried out a survey of the industry in January 2024 to inform our evolving responses to the continuing challenges facing tourism. A summary of results is provided in the attached report.

Air & Sea Access: Planned Capacity for Winter 2023/24

This update (as of November 2023) reports on planned capacity to the Republic of Ireland between November 2023 and March 2024 for both air and sea access.

Fáilte Ireland Tourism Facts 2022

Key Tourism Facts 2022 is a collation of available key tourism performance data for the year 2022, with a strong focus on the domestic market.

Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer September 2023

Fáilte Ireland carried out a survey of the industry in late August/early September 2023 to inform our evolving responses to the continuing challenges facing tourism. A summary of results is provided in the attached report.

Air & Sea Access: Planned Capacity for Summer 2023

This update (as of June 2023) reports on planned capacity to the Republic of Ireland between April and October 2023 for both air and sea access.

Irish Resident Travel by County 2022

The Central Statistics Office published the Household Travel Survey Quarter 4 and Year 2022 in April 2023. The survey includes estimates of trips, nights and average length of stay of Irish Residents analysed by main county visited. This report summarises this data along with estimates generated by Fáilte Ireland of domestic tourism revenue by county.

Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer May 2023

Fáilte Ireland carried out a survey of the industry in late April/early May 2023 to inform our evolving responses to the continuing challenges facing tourism. A summary of results is provided in the attached report.

Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer December 2022

Fáilte Ireland carried out a survey of the industry in late November/early December 2022 to inform our evolving responses to the continuing challenges facing tourism. A summary of results is provided in the attached report.

Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer September 2022

Fáilte Ireland carried out a survey of the industry in late August/early September 2022 to inform our evolving responses to the continuing challenges facing tourism. A summary of results is provided in the attached report.

Domestic Trips, Nights and Revenue by County 2019 and 2021

The Central Statistics Office published the Household Travel Survey Quarter 4 and Year 2021 in May 2022. The survey includes estimates of trips, nights and average length of stay of Irish Residents analysed by main county visited. This report summarises this and 2019 data along with estimates generated by Fáilte Ireland of domestic tourism revenue by county.

Future Consumer Trends - July 2021

This report highlights eight key consumer trends to watch for in the short, medium and long term, along with five key travel trends...

Key Tourism Facts 2019 [pdf, 2.9mb]

Key Tourism Facts 2019 provides Fáilte Ireland’s estimates of overseas tourists’ and holidaymakers’ performance in 2019.

Targeting French Holidaymakers [pdf, 691kb]

France is an important market for Ireland. Learn more about how best to target and position Ireland to this market.

Targeting British Holidaymakers [pdf, 691kb]

Britain is a key source market for Ireland. Learn more about how best to target to this market who often consider Ireland as an extension of their domestic market.

Targeting US Holidaymakers [pdf, 691kb]

America is an important market for Ireland. Learn more about how best to target this market and what motivates travel.

Targeting German Holidaymakers [pdf, 691kb]

Germany is an important market for Ireland. Learn more about how best to target this market and what differentiates Ireland.