Irish tourism had worst year in 2010 since 1998; Biggest overseas market - - Britain - - key to recovery
Jan 11th, 2011 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Irish tourism experienced its toughest season in over a decade in 2010 with overseas visitor numbers falling back to 1998 levels. This stark fact underlined the key message delivered today, at Fáilte Ireland’s End of Season Review and Outlook for 2011, that while tourism should recover somewhat in 2011, the performance of our biggest overseas market - - Britain - - would be central to the timing and scale of any recovery.