Irish visits abroad down 13% in Q1 2009
Jun 19th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
The CSO said today the number of Irish Visits abroad from January to March 2009 was 1,540,000, a decrease of 13% on the corresponding period in 2008. This is the first fall in Irish trips abroad in Q1 since 2000. The largest decrease in trips taken was in the continental route where trips fell by 17% compared to Q1 2008. Trips on the seacross-channel route increased by 1%.