Inbound Tourism March 2024

Departing Passenger Categories

In total, 1,654,200 passengers departed Ireland on overseas routes in March 2024. The majority of these (60.7%) were Irish residents heading outbound for tourism or other purposes. A further 7.8% were same day visitors, comprising Northern Ireland residents heading outbound via an airport or seaport in the Republic of Ireland (3.6%), foreign resident transfer passengers (3.0%), or other foreign resident same day visitors (1.2%). Some 31.5% of the departing passengers were foreign resident overnight visitors, constituting 521,800 visitors in total. The remainder of this release focuses exclusively on the characteristics and activities of these foreign resident overnight visitors (referred to simply as foreign visitors).

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Detailed Residency

Of the 521,800 foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in March 2024, the highest proportion (38.2%) was from Great Britain, accounting for 199,500 of the visitors in total. The second highest proportion (19.4%) was from the United States, accounting for 101,400 visitors. The third highest proportion (6.5%) came from Germany comprising a further 34,000 visitors. Furthermore, 28,700 (5.5%) of the visitors came from France, 26,900 (5.1%) came from Spain/Portugal, 26,300 (5.0%) from the Benelux countries, and 20,800 (4.0%) came from Italy.

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Nights in Ireland

Foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in March 2024 spent a total of 3,109,800 nights in the country. Broken down by residency, Other Europe visitors spent more nights in the country than any other residency group, accounting for 1,252,100 (40.3%) of the nights. The next most important visitor group, in terms of nights spent, was Great Britain, making up 805,300 (25.9%) of the total nights. Visitors from the United States & Canada were third most important, accounting for a further 778,400 (25.0%) of the nights. Other visitors made up 274,100 (8.8%) of the nights.

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Reason for Visit

Among the 521,800 foreign visitors departing Ireland on overseas routes in March 2024, more had come to holiday than for any other reason. Some 243,400 (46.7%) had holiday or leisure as the main reason for their trip. The next most likely reason was to visit family or friends, with 153,300 (29.4%) of the visitors coming for this purpose. A further 81,800 (15.7%) of the visitors had come for business or work-related reasons.

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Accommodation

Among the 521,800 foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in March 2024, some 258,000 (49.4%) stayed in a hotel. Another 187,200 (35.9%) of the visitors had used family or own property as their main accommodation type. A further 22,300 (4.3%) of the visitors used guest house/bed & breakfast as their main accommodation type, while 20,300 (3.9%) of the foreign visitors used self-catering rented properties as their main accommodation type.

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Expenditure

Foreign visitors to Ireland who departed Ireland on overseas routes in March 2024 spent a total of €558.6 million on their trips.

Broken down by expense category, the costliest subheading was day-to-day spending (incidental expenditures incurred during their visit such as eating out, entrance fees, public transport, etc, but excluding accommodation), amounting to €219.3 million (39.3% of the total expenditure). The next costliest subheading was accommodation at €184.6 million (33.0% of the total). Fares cost a further €141.6 million (25.3% of the total). Lastly, prepayments (items paid in advance, such as car hire, pre-booked tickets, etc.) comprised just €13.1 million (2.3% of the total).

Overall, the typical foreign visitor spent €1,070 on their trip to Ireland, breaking down as €271 on their fare, €25 on prepayments, €354 on accommodation, and €420 on day-to-day expenses.

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