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The number of people travelling to Ireland from overseas increased over the months of July to September, when compared with the same period last year.<\/p>\nThe number of people travelling to Ireland from overseas increased over the months of July to September, when compared with the same period last year.<\/p>\n
3.3 million trips were made to Ireland in that quarter – a rise of 7.6%, according to the Central Statistics Office.<\/p>\n
The total amount spent here by overseas visitors rose from \u20ac2.2 billion to \u20ac2.4 billion.<\/p>\n
Visitors stayed here for an average of 7.4 nights in that time, a slight drop from 7.6 in 2017.<\/p>\n
Commenting on today\u2019s CSO figures for the first nine months of 2018, Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: \u201cToday\u2019s CSO figures are very strong, confirming that revenue from overseas visitors to Ireland grew by more than 7% during January-September 2018, approximately \u20ac270 million for the Irish economy compared with the first nine months in 2017.<\/p>\n
“Total overseas arrivals grew by almost 7%.<\/p>\n
“Within the total number of overseas visitors to Ireland, holiday visitors grew by +11% \u2013 that\u2019s around 400,000 additional holiday visitors,” he added.<\/p>\n