Fall in visits to Ireland continues in June 2009; Large number of Irish hotels will be transferred to “bad bank” NAMA
Aug 6th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Overseas visits to Ireland fell by 15.1% to 636,600 in June 2009 compared to the same month in 2008. Visits by residents of the two main visitor markets declined substantially, Great Britain was down 19.8% to 260,700 and Other Europe fell by 12% to 219,600, according to the CSO. Meanwhile, the Irish Hotel Federation said today that a large number of hotels will be transferred to "bad bank" NAMA.