Ireland's Tourist Arrivals Decline In 2009

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The number of visitor arrivals to Ireland decreased 12% in 2009, the Tourism Industry Confederation or ITIC said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, tourism revenue fell 20% to EUR 4 billion.

Domestic tourist arrivals dropped 8% in 2009 with an associated revenue declined 13%.

At the same time, total tourism revenue stood at EUR 5 billion, almost EUR 1.3 billion spent by domestic tourists.

The next year looks like another difficult year, but ITIC is expected that growth will return from each of the main foreign markets like Britain, US, Germany and France, albeit at moderate level, the confederation said.

The number of visitor arrivals to Ireland decreased 12% in 2009, the Tourism Industry Confederation or ITIC said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, tourism revenue fell 20% to EUR 4 billion. (Market News Provided by RTTNews)