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Ireland Attracted 445,200 Inbound Visitors in December

December saw 445,200 overseas visitors in Ireland, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

According to the CSO, 42% of inbound visitors in December came from Britain, with 12% from the US and 8.6% from Spain and/or Portugal.

The visitors stayed on average 10.1 nights and spent on average €1,156 on their trips.

The overall combined spend amounted to €514.5m.

In all, just under 1.5 million people departed Irish airports during December, with the aforementioned 445,200 being foreign visitors returning home, and the rest being Irish inhabitants going abroad.

Geoff Percival
Geoff Percival
Geoff has worked in business, news, consumer and travel journalism for more than 25 years; having worked for and contributed to the likes of The Irish Examiner, Business & Finance, Business Plus, The Sunday Times, The Irish News, Senior Times, and The Sunday Tribune.
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