Ref. Ares(2013)697534 - 15/04/2013
Ref. Ares(2014)69823 - 14/01/2014
TOURISM TO DUBLIN
Number of Tourist Visits
(000s)
2003
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Britain
1,798
1,819
1,931
1,864
1,743 1,689
Mainland Europe
922
965
1,175
1,483
1,711 1,680
North America
552
644
625
732
761
674
Other Areas
173
252
206
226
235
267
Total Overseas Tourists
3,445
3,680
3,937
4,306
4,449
4,310
Domestic Tourism
893
976
1,054
1,207
1,138 1,185
Northern Ireland
171
192
178
163
178 132
Total Tourists
4,509
4,848
5,169
5,676
5,765 5,627
Tourism Revenue (€m)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Britain
407.7
388.5
412.7
395.8
371.9
387.7
Mainland Europe
369.7
379.3
490.5
537.1
584.2
640.0
North America
219.9
257.2
260.5
303.7
321.8
228.7
Other Areas
116.7
138.0
118.1
137.6
171.8
158.8
Total Overseas Revenue
1,114.0
1,163.0 1,281.8 1,374.1 1,449.7
1,415.0
Domestic Tourism
113.8
143.7
168.1
230.7
194.6 192.1
Northern Ireland
54.2
61.3
55.7
65.4
69.7 58.4
Total Tourism Revenue
1,282.0
1,368.0 1,505.6 1,670.2 1,714.0
1,665.5
OVERSEAS TOURISM TO DUBLIN
Visitors
Holidaymakers
Overseas Tourists
No.
Nights
No.
Nights
Britain
1,689
4,972
801
1,932
Mainland Europe
1,680
12,178
854
3,879
N. America
674
2,986
471
1,510
Other Areas
267
2,605
142
1,033
Total
4,310
22,741
2,268
8,354
Main Reason of Visit (%)
Total
Britain
M. Europe
N. America
Other Areas
Holiday 53
47
51
70
53
Business 20
24
20
11
14
Visiting Friends/Relatives
23
27
23
16
23
Other 4
2
7
4
10
Month of Arrival (%)
Total
Britain
M. Europe
N. America
Other Areas
January-March 21
27
19
13 17
April 8
7
8
10
8
May 10
9
10
10
9
June 11
8
11
18
16
July 11
8
12
13
12
August 9
9
9
10
11
September 9
8
10
10
11
October-December 20
24 20
16
16
Route of Entry (%)
Total
Britain
M. Europe
N. America
Other Areas
Air from Britain
43
86
4
30
63
Air from Mainland Europe
41
1
93
14
32
Transatlantic Air
9
*
*
55
1
Sea from Britain
5
13
1
1
3
Sea from Mainland Europe
1
*
1
-
*
M.
Other
Accommodation Used in Dublin (%)
Total
Britain
Europe N.
America
Areas
Hotel 50
55
44
59
46
Guesthouse/B&B 8
5
9
11
12
Rented 5
3
6
4
7
Caravan/Camping *
*
1
*
*
Hostel 7
2
9
13
10
Friends/Relatives 27
33
28
14
22
Other 3
1
6
2
7
M.
N.
Other
Accommodation Bednights in Dublin (%)
Total
Britain
Europe
America
Areas
Hotel 19
36
13
30
10
Guesthouse/B&B 4
4
4
4
3
Rented 31
10
35
33
43
Caravan/Camping *
*
*
*
*
Hostel 3
2
3
6
2
Friends/Relatives 26
39
23
24
21
Other 17
9
22
3
21
Other Regions Visited (%)
Total
Britain
M. Europe
N. America
Other Areas
East & Midlands
5
4
5
9
8
South East
8
3
7
21
17
South West
15
5
15
36
30
Shannon 8
3
7
23
11
West 13
4
14
28
25
North West
3
2
3
7
6
Party Composition (%)
Total
Britain
M. Europe
N. America
Other Areas
Travelling Alone
54
59
56
36
50
Couple 23
21
20
33
29
Family
9
8
8
14
12
Other Adult Party
14
12
15
18
8
Age (%)
Total
Britain
M. Europe
N. America
Other Areas
Under 19 years
10
8
13
7
8
19-24 years
12
6
17
19
16
25-34 years
23
20
29
18
23
35-44 years
16
18
16
12
11
45+ years
39
47
26
45
43
Social Class (%)
Total
Britain
M. Europe N.
America Other
Areas
Managerial/Professional (AB)
21
22
18
23
25
White Collar (C1)
64
60
67
65
66
Skilled Worker (C2)
12
15
12
10
8
Unskilled Worker (DE)
3
4
3
2
1
Experience of Ireland (%)
Total
Britain M.
Europe N.
America Other
Areas
Irish Born
9
18
3
5
4
On First Visit
45
19
56
67
67
Repeat Visit
46
62
41
28
30
Domestic Tourism to Dublin
Trips and Revenue
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Domestic Trips To Dublin (000s)
893
976
1,054
1,207
1,138
1,185
Proportion of all domestic trips (%)
13
14
15
17
14
14
Domestic Revenue (€m)
113.8 143.7 168.1 230.7 194.6 192.1
Source: CSO Household Travel Surveys 2003-2008
Purpose of Trip (%)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Holiday
17 19 24 33 37 35
Visiting
Friends/Relatives 43 43 36 36 35 35
Business
20 17 22 21 17 17
Other
19 21 17 11 11 12
Source: CSO Household Travel Surveys 2003-2008
Timing of Domestic Trips (%)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
January-March
26 27 19 25 25 25
April-June
21 20 24 21 21 20
July-September
22 23 23 23 24 23
October-December
31 31 34 32 30 32
Source: CSO Household Travel Surveys 2003-2008
Accommodation in Dublin
Approved Room Capacity
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 2008
Hotels
5*
1,885
1,886
1,693
1,832
1,832
1,611
4*
3,124
3,145
3,143
3,668
3,803
6,111
3*
4,686
4,614
4,765
5,522
6,232
8,592
2*
853
824
855
852
852
864
1*
164
130
108
75
75
150
Other
2,069
2,202
3,181
1,948
3,488
385
Total Hotels
12,781
12,801
13,745
13,897
16,282 17,713
Guesthouses and B&Bs
2,311
2,115
1,959
1,799
1,614
1,474
Total Paid Serviced
15,092
14,916
15,704
15,696
17,896 19,187
Self Catering (Registered)*
113
117
128
128
130 130
Hostels**
2,881
2,700
2,749
2,770
2,514
2,560
New Hotel Classification system introduced in 2008
As of March 2008
* Based on an average of 2 beds per room
** Hostel figures are beds available.
Notes to Tables:
Note 1: Holidaymakers are defined as visitors who stated that their main reason for visiting Ireland
was a holiday.
Note 2: County visits can total to more than overall regional visits due to visitors overnighting in
more than one county within the region.
Note 3: Approved Room Capacity is supplied by Gulliver/TAMS/TCS Fáilte Ireland
Note 4: In the tables, * means less than 0.5%, - means 0%.
Estimates are based on information from the CSO's Country of Residence Survey (CRS) and
Household Travel Survey, and Fáilte Ireland's Survey of Overseas Travellers.
Issued by:
Research and Policy Development
Fáilte Ireland
Baggot Street
Dublin 2.
Web: www.failteireland.ie
October 2009