Galway dweller here. Still seems like there are plenty of tourists around. A few less is fine by me.
Impressive_Light_229 on
This is surely propaganda, who is going to Saudi Arabia
Affectionate-Let6153 on
because hotel cost is so high compared to all the world.
Melodic_Virus5361 on
I wouldn’t worry, once the rest of Europe realizes that the temperature here during the summer is very tolerable we will see a shift. I would like to see where the reduction is coming from, north America??
KinderEggSkillIssue on
Okay, I read the source, and whoever made this chart doesn’t know how to do maths,
But Ireland went from 6.6 million foreigners tourist to 6.4 million foreigners tourists. (I’m excluding Domestic tourists because they increased by 15%)
So according to the source in the lower right corner, Ireland lost 2.8% of tourists, so I don’t know where they got the 32% from. Also the cause the of the reduction is because of Dublin Airport cap, not VAT
SmellTheJasmine on
while it’s positive to see Israel lose tourists, it’s a pity Morocco is gaining them.
Morocco too is responsible for a brutal, oppressive illegal occupation. It too is buildings settlements to change the facts on the grounds. it too is commiting war crimes.
the same outrage Israel feels should be felt by Morocco too. they should not be a holiday destination.
shorelined on
I really think that eventually the word is going to get out about how expensive it is here. I’d be surprised if we get many repeat visitors, so the gains from price gauging now will just turn into losses even quicker.
Reverend_Swo on
Jesus to be second on a list where Israel is first by any metric is utterly disheartening.
BabylonianWeeb on
I also have seen so many Arabs (myself included) who just want to visit Ireland for their support for Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤️ 🇮🇪 ❤️ 🇮🇶.
Accomplished-Sky8768 on
Last flight I was on out of Dublin I heard some tourists leaving talking with each other about how shocked they were by how outrageously expensive Ireland was, even when you leave Dublin it’s equally as bad.
Agreeable-Result8765 on
That’s funny-in the last 7 years I’ve lived in Galway city center, tourism has massively increased every single year (since Covid) and locals have lost housing every single year due to illegal Airbnb’s. There used to be actual locals who lived in town but over the last 7 years I never see anyone else living city center anymore.
albert_pacino on
On hols at the moment and by god it highlights that we are being absolutely raped and gouged at almost every turn.
LittleAoibh11 on
Visual Capitalist 😐
healywylie on
How about the fall in drinking in younger age ranges?
CurrencyDesperate286 on
The CSO changed their data collection methodology and suddenly our tourist numbers dropped massively. That’s the story. The collection methodology isn’t exactly the most robust anyways – just surveying a small amount of people at our ports snd airports asking them if they’re tourists.
Dublin Airport is booming, snd while that’s certainly not all inbound tourists. It really doesn’t support this drop-off. Same with visitor numbers at attractions.
SomeTulip on
Is less tourism a bad thing?
Bitter_Welder1481 on
Not much to recommend Ireland really, Dublin is a kip that is best avoided and although the rest of the country isn’t as bad it’s overpriced and if you’re coming here for Irish friendliness and personality forget it lol.
I think for rich Americans staying in high end hotels (Ashford castle etc) who don’t really care about money and are here for the golf etc there is still a draw. But I could never recommend Ireland to an average European like the middle class Germans we used to get or a French family. It would be embarassing for them to arrive and see the state of the place.
dano1066 on
The USA is also a mess so a lot less American tourists from this
Strange_Recording931 on
No surprise surely, Irish commercial culture is extractive to its DNA, the exceptionalism and insecurity that feeds into every part of the economy that hates competition and cares not a dot about relationships or loyal custom
pierco82 on
A friend of mine who has three young kids was genuinely thinking of taking 5 days off to himself to rent an Air B n B when GTA6 comes out somehwere in Wicklow (with his wifes approval) – its literally cheaper to fly to Berlin and get one there(flights included) than to rent one here.
Greed has ruined this country
spiralism on
Only one doing worse is the pariah state currently at war with half a dozen countries and with openly hostile foreign relations with far more.
The same country which repeatedly insists that their own security situation is volatile in order to justify their aggression. So even their own leaders are tacitly saying it’s not safe to go right now.
…and we’re doing only 19% better than them. If that’s not alarming, I don’t know what is.
BrianB98 on
Egypt gaining 47% from tourist’s sounds like the scammers tax returns
Brilliant_Coach9877 on
When it’s cheaper for us to go to Spain/Portugal for 14 days hotel flights included than book a hotel at home for 5 days its a bad sign
EnthusiasmUnusual on
So those right wing types talking about Ireland being dangerous on Fox news have anything to do with the fall in US tourists?
Cosmic_Lawless on
Not surprised, I went to Spain for a week and had to stay a night in Dublin as there was no train or bus services available.
The night in Dublin cost almost as much as a week in spain.
BillyMooney on
We’ve more than enough tourists coming in. Short term letting to tourists of housing that should be available as homes for people who live here is a huge problem.
fullmoonbeam on
Denmark is priced quite similar to Ireland so there is more to it than cost. Tourism Board needs to get it’s act together.
anotherwave1 on
Norway sitting at +28% tourism.
Yeah these numbers aren’t based on purely pricing.
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Galway dweller here. Still seems like there are plenty of tourists around. A few less is fine by me.
This is surely propaganda, who is going to Saudi Arabia
because hotel cost is so high compared to all the world.
I wouldn’t worry, once the rest of Europe realizes that the temperature here during the summer is very tolerable we will see a shift. I would like to see where the reduction is coming from, north America??
Okay, I read the source, and whoever made this chart doesn’t know how to do maths,
But Ireland went from 6.6 million foreigners tourist to 6.4 million foreigners tourists. (I’m excluding Domestic tourists because they increased by 15%)
So according to the source in the lower right corner, Ireland lost 2.8% of tourists, so I don’t know where they got the 32% from. Also the cause the of the reduction is because of Dublin Airport cap, not VAT
while it’s positive to see Israel lose tourists, it’s a pity Morocco is gaining them.
Morocco too is responsible for a brutal, oppressive illegal occupation. It too is buildings settlements to change the facts on the grounds. it too is commiting war crimes.
the same outrage Israel feels should be felt by Morocco too. they should not be a holiday destination.
I really think that eventually the word is going to get out about how expensive it is here. I’d be surprised if we get many repeat visitors, so the gains from price gauging now will just turn into losses even quicker.
Jesus to be second on a list where Israel is first by any metric is utterly disheartening.
I also have seen so many Arabs (myself included) who just want to visit Ireland for their support for Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤️ 🇮🇪 ❤️ 🇮🇶.
Last flight I was on out of Dublin I heard some tourists leaving talking with each other about how shocked they were by how outrageously expensive Ireland was, even when you leave Dublin it’s equally as bad.
That’s funny-in the last 7 years I’ve lived in Galway city center, tourism has massively increased every single year (since Covid) and locals have lost housing every single year due to illegal Airbnb’s. There used to be actual locals who lived in town but over the last 7 years I never see anyone else living city center anymore.
On hols at the moment and by god it highlights that we are being absolutely raped and gouged at almost every turn.
Visual Capitalist 😐
How about the fall in drinking in younger age ranges?
The CSO changed their data collection methodology and suddenly our tourist numbers dropped massively. That’s the story. The collection methodology isn’t exactly the most robust anyways – just surveying a small amount of people at our ports snd airports asking them if they’re tourists.
Dublin Airport is booming, snd while that’s certainly not all inbound tourists. It really doesn’t support this drop-off. Same with visitor numbers at attractions.
Is less tourism a bad thing?
Not much to recommend Ireland really, Dublin is a kip that is best avoided and although the rest of the country isn’t as bad it’s overpriced and if you’re coming here for Irish friendliness and personality forget it lol.
I think for rich Americans staying in high end hotels (Ashford castle etc) who don’t really care about money and are here for the golf etc there is still a draw. But I could never recommend Ireland to an average European like the middle class Germans we used to get or a French family. It would be embarassing for them to arrive and see the state of the place.
The USA is also a mess so a lot less American tourists from this
No surprise surely, Irish commercial culture is extractive to its DNA, the exceptionalism and insecurity that feeds into every part of the economy that hates competition and cares not a dot about relationships or loyal custom
A friend of mine who has three young kids was genuinely thinking of taking 5 days off to himself to rent an Air B n B when GTA6 comes out somehwere in Wicklow (with his wifes approval) – its literally cheaper to fly to Berlin and get one there(flights included) than to rent one here.
Greed has ruined this country
Only one doing worse is the pariah state currently at war with half a dozen countries and with openly hostile foreign relations with far more.
The same country which repeatedly insists that their own security situation is volatile in order to justify their aggression. So even their own leaders are tacitly saying it’s not safe to go right now.
…and we’re doing only 19% better than them. If that’s not alarming, I don’t know what is.
Egypt gaining 47% from tourist’s sounds like the scammers tax returns
When it’s cheaper for us to go to Spain/Portugal for 14 days hotel flights included than book a hotel at home for 5 days its a bad sign
So those right wing types talking about Ireland being dangerous on Fox news have anything to do with the fall in US tourists?
Not surprised, I went to Spain for a week and had to stay a night in Dublin as there was no train or bus services available.
The night in Dublin cost almost as much as a week in spain.
We’ve more than enough tourists coming in. Short term letting to tourists of housing that should be available as homes for people who live here is a huge problem.
Denmark is priced quite similar to Ireland so there is more to it than cost. Tourism Board needs to get it’s act together.
Norway sitting at +28% tourism.
Yeah these numbers aren’t based on purely pricing.