Fáilte Ireland carried out a survey of the industry in September 2023. The research found that:
- Visitor levels in 2023 were significantly up in some sectors
- Those reporting to be up on 2022 were among inbound tour operators & DMCs (76%), hotels (75%), attractions (72%) and tour guides (72%).
- Concerns include:
- rising costs with the food & drink sector affected particularly hard.
- shortage of available and affordable accommodation with the supply shortage plus rising operating costs pushing up prices.
- Reasons to be positive:
- 44% of businesses expect to be up on visitors in 2024; only 21% expect to be down.
See more details in the full report.