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Household Travel Survey

Quarter 2 2013

 Domestic Trips '000 Outbound Trips '000
 Quarter 2Quarter 2 Quarter 2Quarter 2
Reason for Journey20122013 20122013
Holiday780796 1,0761,062
Business8486 141139
Visiting Friends/Relatives595614 382441
Other215187 214167
Total1,6751,683 1,8121,809

Domestic trips increased by 0.5% in Quarter 2 2013

Number of Trips by Reason for Journey - Quarter 2 2013
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Domestic Travel

  • Irish residents took almost 1.7 million domestic trips in Quarter 2 2013, an increase of 0.5% when compared to the same period twelve months earlier. Each trip had an average duration of 2.6 nights, resulting in a total of 4.3 million bed nights. See Table 1.
  • Almost half of all domestic trips (47.3%) were classified as holidays, while 36.5% were to visit friends or relatives. See Table 2a.
  • Visitors who stayed in hotel accommodation accounted for under 0.7 million domestic trips in Quarter 2 2013, while those staying with family and friends accounted for over 0.6 million trips. See Table 6a.
  • Total expenditure on domestic trips in Quarter 2 2013 amounted to €298.5 million. €171.5 million of this was accounted for by those on holidays, while those visiting friends or relatives spent almost €66 million in the second quarter of 2013. See Table 7a.

Outbound Travel

  • More than 1.8 million outbound trips were undertaken by Irish residents in Quarter 2 2013. See Table 9c.
  • A total of 12.9 million bed nights were availed of by Irish residents travelling abroad in the second quarter of 2013.  The average length of stay on outbound trips was 7.1 nights. The UK remains the most popular destination for travel in terms of number of trips, followed by Spain and France. See Tables 9c and 9d.
  • Holidays accounted for over half (58.7%) of all outbound trips, while almost a quarter (24.4%) were for the purpose of visiting friends or relatives. See Table 10a.
  • Visitors staying in hotel accommodation accounted for 4.4 million nights, those who stayed with family and friends accounted for almost 3.6 million nights and those staying in self-catering/rented accommodation accounted for 2.9 million nights. See Table 14a.
  • Irish residents spent a total of €1,346.5 million on outbound trips in Quarter 2 2013, of which almost €873 million was spent on holidays, €241.5 million on visiting friends or relatives and €131.7 million on business trips. See Table 15a.
Table 1 Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Region Visited, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031 1,4171,6752,4341,505 1,3131,683
Border, Midland and Western2,3022,1022,124 440550716417 388545
Southern and Eastern4,9985,0674,907 9761,1251,7181,088 9251,138
            
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120 3,1314,4088,8043,777 2,9744,324
Border, Midland and Western7,2056,3876,118 1,0211,4302,5631,104 8901,583
Southern and Eastern15,33515,24114,002 2,1102,9786,2412,673 2,0842,741
            
           Nights
Average Length of Stay3.13.02.9 2.22.63.62.5 2.32.6
Border, Midland and Western3.13.02.9 2.32.63.62.6 2.32.9
Southern and Eastern3.13.02.9 2.22.63.62.5 2.32.4
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Table 1a Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Region Visited and Length of Stay, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
                                     '000
  1-3 Nights 4+ Nights 1-3 Nights 4+ Nights 1-3 Nights 4+ Nights 1-3 Nights 4+ Nights 1-3 Nights 4+ Nights 1-3 Nights 4+ Nights
  Q1 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q2 2013
Total Domestic - Trips 1,270 146 1,403 272 1,732 702 1,264 241 1,126 1871,454 230
Border, Midland and Western 383 58 469 81 487 229 338 79 328 61464 81
Southern and Eastern 888 88 934 191 1,244 473 926 162 798 127989 149
                        
Total Domestic - Nights 2,167 964 2,592 1,816 3,202 5,602 2,197 1,580 1,902 1,0722,614 1,710
Border, Midland and Western 663 358 874 555 890 1,674 626 478 569 321868 715
Southern and Eastern 1,504 606 1,718 1,260 2,312 3,929 1,571 1,102 1,333 7511,746 995
                     
                        Nights
Average Length of Stay 1.7 6.6 1.8 6.7 1.8 8.0 1.7 6.5 1.7 5.71.8 7.4
Border, Midland and Western 1.7 6.2 1.9 6.9 1.8 7.3 1.9 6.0 1.7 5.31.9 8.8
Southern and Eastern 1.7 6.9 1.8 6.6 1.9 8.3 1.7 6.8 1.7 5.9 1.8 6.7
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Table 1b Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of
Nights & Average Length of Stay by Region Visited, 2010 - 2012
    '000
 201020112012
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031
Border827729711
Midland223284329
West1,2531,0891,084
Dublin1,1161,2791,392
Mid-East369503463
Mid-West754692659
South-East1,1361,101991
South-West1,6221,4931,403
    
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120
Border2,6582,3632,086
Midland472565628
West4,0753,4593,405
Dublin2,6952,9563,242
Mid-East8861,2151,076
Mid-West2,3142,1641,891
South-East3,3503,5763,010
South-West6,0915,3304,783
    
   Nights
Average Length of Stay3.13.02.9
Border3.23.22.9
Midland2.12.01.9
West3.33.23.1
Dublin2.42.32.3
Mid-East2.42.42.3
Mid-West3.13.12.9
South-East2.93.23.0
South-West3.83.63.4
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Table 2 Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of
Nights & Average Length of Stay by Reason for Journey, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031
Holiday3,9783,6963,374
Business370350322
Visiting Friends/Relatives1,9972,2312,374
Education & Training12983118
Sporting Events237238254
Work/Looking for work11312199
Other1476449489
    
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120
Holiday13,98112,97210,777
Business672586621
Visiting Friends/Relatives5,3465,8176,194
Education & Training672395689
Sporting Events478524509
Work/Looking for work275307336
Other11,1151,028994
    
   Nights
Average Length of Stay3.13.02.9
Holiday3.53.53.2
Business1.81.71.9
Visiting Friends/Relatives2.72.62.6
Education & Training5.24.75.8
Sporting Events2.02.22.0
Work/Looking for work2.42.53.4
Other12.32.32.0
1 Other includes Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other reasons not elsewhere specified.
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Table 2a Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Reason for Journey, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031 1,4171,6752,4341,505 1,3131,683
Holiday3,9783,6963,374 6227801,399574 524796
Business370350322 94847865 9286
Visiting Friends/Relatives1,9972,2312,374 487595625666 539614
Other1955892961 213215332201 157187
            
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120 3,1314,4088,8043,777 2,9744,324
Holiday13,98112,97210,777 1,4042,3285,6481,397 1,1782,286
Business672586621 16119916498 125151
Visiting Friends/Relatives5,3465,8176,194 1,0691,3551,8711,899 1,3151,409
Other12,5402,2532,528 4975261,121384 357477
            
           Nights
Average Length of Stay3.13.02.9 2.22.63.62.5 2.32.6
Holiday3.53.53.2 2.33.04.02.4 2.22.9
Business1.81.71.9 1.72.42.11.5 1.41.8
Visiting Friends/Relatives2.72.62.6 2.22.33.02.9 2.42.3
Other12.72.52.6 2.32.43.41.9 2.32.5
1 Other includes Education & Training, Sporting Events, Work/Looking for work, Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other reasons not elsewhere specified. 
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Table 3 Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips & Number of Nights by Region Visited and Reason for Journey, Quarter 2, 2012 - 2013
          '000
 Reason for Journey 
         Business        Holiday Visiting Friends/Relatives          Other1        Total
 Q2 2012Q2 2013Q2 2012Q2 2013Q2 2012Q2 2013Q2 2012Q2 2013Q2 2012Q2 2013
Total Domestic - Trips84867807965956142151871,6751,683
Border, Midland and Western19112432712121997665550545
Southern and Eastern65755375253834151391231,1251,138
           
Total Domestic - Nights1991512,3282,2861,3551,4095264774,4084,324
Border, Midland and Western37267059224474862411491,4301,583
Southern and Eastern1621251,6231,3659099232853282,9782,741
1Other includes Education & Training, Sporting Events, Work/Looking for work, Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other reasons not elsewhere specified.
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Table 3a Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips & Number of Nights by Age, 2010 - 2012
    '000
 201020112012
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031
0-19 years1,5201,5991,471
20-49 years2,9482,7662,533
50+ years2,8322,8043,026
    
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120
0-19 years5,9796,0544,802
20-49 years7,9697,3196,640
50+ years8,5928,2568,678
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Table 4 Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips & Number of Nights by Sex, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031 1,4171,6752,4341,505 1,3131,683
Male3,3273,2403,060 5897341,090647 553740
Female3,9733,9293,970 8289411,343858 760943
            
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120 3,1314,4088,8043,777 2,9744,324
Male10,2069,7318,958 1,3441,9214,0641,629 1,1592,004
Female12,33311,89711,162 1,7872,4874,7402,148 1,8152,320
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Table 4a Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips
& Number of Nights by Mode of Transport Used, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031
Air495223
Bus/Rail767763797
Private Vehicle6,4166,2386,114
Other16711697
    
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120
Air133230155
Bus/Rail2,4692,1372,292
Private Vehicle19,73718,95017,329
Other1201312344
1Other includes Sea, Cruise, Bicycle, Hired Vehicle and other modes of
 transport not elsewhere specified.
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Table 4b Domestic travel by Irish Residents - percentage distribution of trips taken classified by Method of Booking and Type of Booking, Quarter 2, 2012 - 2013
 Type of booking
          Package1 %         Transport2 %         Accommodation3 %
 Q2 2012Q2 2013Q2 2012Q2 2013Q2 2012Q2 2013
Method of booking      
       
Internet      
    Direct52.650.55.15.927.430.0
    Via travel agent/tour operator3.66.60.00.31.62.3
       
Non internet      
    Direct35.930.34.44.314.216.2
    Via travel agent/tour operator3.75.70.30.20.10.2
       
No booking required0.81.289.888.855.950.2
       
Don't know3.45.70.30.50.81.1
       
Total100100100100100100
1A package tour/holiday is where two or more services are combined and sold as a single product at a single price e.g transport and accommodation.
2Transport booked separately, not part of a package.
3Accommodation booked separately, not part of a package.
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Table 5 Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips & Number of Nights by Region of Residence, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031 1,4171,6752,4341,505 1,3131,683
Border, Midland and Western1,7271,6631,839 331469682357 309358
Southern and Eastern5,5725,5065,192 1,0861,2051,7521,148 1,0041,325
            
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120 3,1314,4088,8043,777 2,9744,324
Border, Midland and Western4,7684,5604,567 7061,0392,040782 632931
Southern and Eastern17,77217,06815,553 2,4253,3696,7642,995 2,3413,393
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Table 5a Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips & Number of Nights
by Region of Residence, 2010 - 2012
    '000
 201020112012
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031
Border602565676
Midland369419391
West756680772
Dublin2,1142,1781,984
Mid-East871880832
Mid-West633643634
South-East738715676
South-West1,2171,0891,065
    
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120
Border1,6561,7041,688
Midland8621,1171,004
West2,2511,7391,876
Dublin7,4717,1866,222
Mid-East2,6692,9962,390
Mid-West1,8161,8622,068
South-East2,1622,0231,843
South-West3,6543,0013,029
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Table 6 Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of
Nights & Average Length of Stay by Type of Accommodation, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031
Caravan/Camping560412302
Guesthouse/B&B311317334
Own Holiday Home596573457
Hotel/Conference Centre3,0402,8452,810
Self Catering/Rented House561570502
Friends/Relatives2,0442,2592,457
Other1187192168
    
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120
Caravan/Camping2,6181,8151,335
Guesthouse/B&B735718810
Own Holiday Home2,8862,7851,686
Hotel/Conference Centre6,5905,9596,041
Self Catering/Rented House2,8913,0402,526
Friends/Relatives6,0366,5796,875
Other1783731846
    
   Nights
Average Length of Stay3.13.02.9
Caravan/Camping4.74.44.4
Guesthouse/B&B2.42.32.4
Own Holiday Home4.84.93.7
Hotel/Conference Centre2.22.12.1
Self Catering/Rented House5.15.35.0
Friends/Relatives3.02.92.8
Other14.23.85.0
1Other includes stays in Health Farm/Spa, Ship/Cruise and other types of
accommodation not elsewhere specified.
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Table 6a Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Type of Accommodation, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Domestic - Trips7,3007,1697,031 1,4171,6752,4341,505 1,3131,683
Hotel/Conference Centre3,0402,8452,810 632624908646 596665
Self Catering/Rented House561570502 7711524566 58112
Friends/Relatives2,0442,2592,457 519601679657 520619
Other11,6541,4941,262 189334602137 140287
            
Total Domestic - Nights22,54021,62820,120 3,1314,4088,8043,777 2,9744,324
Hotel/Conference Centre6,5905,9596,041 1,1571,3622,2241,297 1,0681,325
Self Catering/Rented House2,8913,0402,526 2485171,499262 200419
Friends/Relatives6,0366,5796,875 1,2941,4732,2411,868 1,2941,502
Other17,0236,0494,678 4311,0562,840350 4121,079
            
           Nights
Average Length of Stay3.13.02.9 2.22.63.62.5 2.32.6
Hotel/Conference Centre2.22.12.1 1.82.22.52.0 1.82.0
Self Catering/Rented House5.15.35.0 3.24.56.14.0 3.43.7
Friends/Relatives3.02.92.8 2.52.43.32.8 2.52.4
Other14.24.03.7 2.33.24.72.6 2.93.8
1Other includes stays in Caravan/Camping, Guesthouse/B&B, Own Holiday Home, Health Farm/Spa, Ship/Cruise and other types of accommodation not elsewhere specified.
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Table 7 Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Total Estimated
Expenditure by Reason for Journey, 2010 - 2012
   € million
 201020112012
Domestic - Expenditure1,560.51,415.91,345.4
Holiday971.9864.9784.8
Business85.976.975.7
Visiting Friends/Relatives270.5265.9269.6
Education & Training40.526.535.5
Sporting Events54.151.049.2
Work/Looking for work19.523.428.7
Other1118.1107.2101.9
1Other includes Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other
reasons not elsewhere specified.
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Table 7a Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Total Estimated Expenditure by Reason for Journey, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           € million
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Domestic - Expenditure1,560.51,415.91,345.4 222.0315.8540.6266.9 222.3298.5
Holiday971.9864.9784.8 116.4172.3358.2137.9 111.2171.5
Business85.976.975.7 19.125.216.614.8 17.022.6
Visiting Friends/Relatives270.5265.9269.6 43.262.684.379.4 58.865.9
Other1232.2208.2215.3 43.355.881.434.9 35.338.5
1Other includes Education & Training, Sporting Events, Work/Looking for work, Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other reasons not elsewhere specified.
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Table 8 Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Total Estimated Expenditure by Region Visited, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           € million
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Domestic - Expenditure1,560.51,415.91,345.4 222.0315.8540.6266.9 222.3298.5
Border, Midland and Western508.4412.5409.9 74.8111.1150.273.9 64.093.5
Southern and Eastern1,052.11,003.4935.5 147.2204.7390.4193.1 158.4205.0
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Table 8a Domestic travel by Irish Residents - Total Estimated Expenditure by Region
Visited, 2010 - 2012
   € million
 201020112012
Total Expenditure1,560.51,415.91,345.4
Border175.8127.0132.8
Midland35.743.141.9
West297.0242.5235.2
Dublin227.2248.3245.8
Mid-East66.484.279.5
Mid-West142.8122.9118.6
South-East241.1218.8180.0
South-West374.6329.3311.6
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Table 9 Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number
of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Region Visited, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600
EU 5,7975,5635,673
Other Europe281222202
North America452410370
Central, South & Other Americas625669
Asia & Middle East163127165
Africa1107058
Australia, New Zealand & Oceania526664
    
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046
EU 42,23540,03839,710
Other Europe2,3691,9661,444
North America5,9475,7255,576
Central, South & Other Americas825904985
Asia & Middle East3,0012,2322,755
Africa1,5821,344984
Australia, New Zealand & Oceania1,5151,8051,592
    
   Nights
Average Length of Stay8.38.38.0
EU 7.37.27.0
Other Europe8.48.87.2
North America13.114.015.1
Central, South & Other Americas13.216.114.3
Asia & Middle East18.417.516.7
Africa14.419.317.0
Australia, New Zealand & Oceania29.027.525.0
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Table 9a European Union Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips &
Number of Nights by Country/Region Visited, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total EU Outbound - Trips5,7975,5635,673
Austria765258
Belgium 656955
Netherlands95120116
Denmark/Finland/Sweden595753
France635496602
Germany219190164
Italy358267345
Other EU185204173
Poland575765
Portugal333337358
Spain1,3711,4101,407
UK (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)2,3432,3042,276
     Of which: Great Britain1,9601,9341,846
                     Northern Ireland383370430
    
Total EU Outbound - Nights42,23540,03839,710
Austria579449387
Belgium 297267187
Netherlands446597667
Denmark/Finland/Sweden438403265
France5,9524,4555,549
Germany1,3341,165901
Italy3,0732,4932,753
Other EU1,8361,8731,803
Poland463428482
Portugal3,0193,2833,375
Spain14,34813,94713,400
UK (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)10,45110,6799,940
     Of which: Great Britain9,4569,5318,758
                     Northern Ireland9951,1481,181
1This category includes the following: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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Table 9b Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Region
 Visited and Length of Stay, 2010 - 2012
           '000
 1-3 Nights 4+ Nights 1-3 Nights 4+ Nights 1-3 Nights 4+ Nights
 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012
Total Outbound - Trips2,117 4,800 1,990 4,525 1,957 4,643
EU2,013 3,783 1,930 3,633 1,899 3,774
Other Europe68 213 31 191 26 176
North America18 434 21 389 15 355
Other 18 369 7 312 17 338
            
Total Outbound - Nights5,037 52,437 4,926 49,087 4,162 48,884
EU 4,791 37,444 4,764 35,273 4,026 35,685
Other Europe160 2,209 79 1,887 64 1,379
North America45 5,902 62 5,663 38 5,538
Other 41 6,882 21 6,265 34 6,283
            
           Nights
Average Length of Stay2.4 10.9 2.5 10.8 2.1 10.5
EU 2.4 9.9 2.5 9.7 2.1 9.5
Other Europe2.4 10.4 2.5 9.9 2.4 7.9
North America2.5 13.6 3.0 14.5 2.6 15.6
Other 2.3 18.6 3.0 20.1 2.0 18.6
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Table 9c Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips and Number of Nights by Country/Region Visited, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600 1,3101,8122,0531,425 1,2851,809
France635496602 9415128076 75152
Germany219190164 42422951 2847
Italy358267345 4311912656 46104
Portugal333337358 291131397615122
Spain1,3711,4101,407 234416486270 213435
UK (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)2,3432,3042,276 546581548601 580563
                 Of which : Great Britain1,9601,9341,846 441457450498 472475
                                  Northern Ireland383370430 10512398103 10888
Other Europe1818781722 140225224133 163191
North America452410370 789011686 62102
Asia & Middle East163127165 39354842 3827
All other areas224191191 64385632 6465
            
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046 9,49412,70221,2749,575 9,07612,932
France5,9524,4555,549 5461,1623,433408 5071,271
Germany1,3341,165901 184211233273 150168
Italy3,0732,4932,753 2189161,267352 227711
Portugal3,0193,2833,375 2229051,648601 70972
Spain14,34813,94713,400 2,3743,4815,1242,422 1,8903,775
UK (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)10,45110,6799,940 2,2362,1622,9682,573 2,3832,018
                 Of which : Great Britain9,4569,5318,758 1,9281,8902,6262,314 2,0941,839
                                  Northern Ireland9951,1481,181 308272342259 289179
Other Europe16,4285,9835,235 7461,5492,1977448491,171
North America5,9475,7255,576 9871,1012,4671,021 7161,256
Asia & Middle East3,0012,2322,755 727721722585 617403
All other areas3,9224,0543,561 1,2554951,215596 1,6691,187
1All other EU member states and all other European countries.
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Table 9d Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Region Visited, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600 1,3101,8122,0531,425 1,2851,809
EU5,7975,5635,673 1,1221,5641,7711,216 1,0851,546
Other Europe281222202 7846348 3569
North America452410370 789011686 62102
Other 387319355 1037410375 10392
            
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046 9,49412,70221,2749,575 9,07612,932
EU42,23540,03839,710 6,4869,80516,3237,095 5,8469,575
Other Europe2,3691,9661,444 39580546278 229511
North America5,9475,7255,576 9871,1012,4671,021 7161,256
Other 6,9236,2856,316 1,9821,2151,9371,182 2,2851,590
            
           Nights
Average Length of Stay8.38.38.0 7.27.010.46.7 7.17.1
EU7.37.27.0 5.86.39.25.8 5.46.2
Other Europe8.48.87.2 5.66.98.75.8 6.67.4
North America13.114.015.1 12.612.221.211.9 11.512.3
Other 17.919.717.8 19.216.418.815.8 22.317.3
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Table 10 Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights
& Average Length of Stay by Reason for Journey, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600
Holiday3,9643,4333,743
Business621651551
Visiting Friends/Relatives1,5921,6621,580
Education & Training1219085
Sporting Events224252273
Work/Looking for work98113121
Other1297313248
    
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046
Holiday37,65732,18333,761
Business2,4952,7142,017
Visiting Friends/Relatives12,41513,46211,750
Education & Training1,1601,129978
Sporting Events955969984
Work/Looking for work1,0601,0691,804
Other11,7322,4881,752
    
   Nights
Average Length of Stay8.38.38.0
Holiday9.59.49.0
Business4.04.23.7
Visiting Friends/Relatives7.88.17.4
Education & Training9.612.611.5
Sporting Events4.33.83.6
Work/Looking for work10.89.415.0
Other15.87.97.1
1Other includes Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other reasons not elsewhere specified.
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Table 10a Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Reason for Journey, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
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 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600 1,3101,8122,0531,425 1,2851,809
Holiday3,9643,4333,743 6111,0761,391665 5921,062
Business621651551 139141114157 178139
Visiting Friends/Relatives1,5921,6621,580 379382402417 351441
Other1740769727 181214145186 164167
            
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046 9,49412,70221,2749,575 9,07612,932
Holiday37,65732,18333,761 4,8968,50715,4404,918 4,2968,896
Business2,4952,7142,017 455514542506 662359
Visiting Friends/Relatives12,41513,46211,750 2,9532,1813,8982,719 2,9952,850
Other14,9075,6545,518 1,1901,5011,3941,433 1,123827
            
           Nights
Average Length of Stay8.38.38.0 7.27.010.46.7 7.17.1
Holiday9.59.49.0 8.07.911.17.4 7.38.4
Business4.04.23.7 3.33.64.83.2 3.72.6
Visiting Friends/Relatives7.88.17.4 7.85.79.76.5 8.56.5
Other16.67.47.6 6.67.09.67.7 6.84.9
1Other includes Education & Training, Sporting Events, Work/Looking for work, Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other reasons not elsewhere specified.
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Table 11 Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips & Number of Nights by Region Visited and Reason for Journey, 2010 - 2012
                   '000
 Reason for Journey
      Business     Holiday     Visiting Friends/Relatives     Other1     Total
 201020112012 201020112012 201020112012 201020112012 201020112012
Total Outbound - Trips621651551 3,9643,4333,743 1,5921,6621,580 740769727 6,9176,5146,600
EU480511452 3,3412,9563,270 1,3301,4291,312 645668639 5,7975,5635,673
Other Europe382612 161148115 642954 181920 281222202
North America606948 229196180 119117109 442832 452410370
Other 424439 233133177 8088105 335335 387319355
                    
Total Outbound - Nights2,4952,7142,017 37,65732,18333,761 12,41513,46211,750 4,9075,6545,518 57,47354,01453,046
EU1,4591,6371,317 29,16125,37327,202 8,1719,1207,589 3,4443,9083,602 42,23540,03839,710
Other Europe14511539 1,5141,426905 595283346 114142154 2,3691,9661,444
North America484586337 3,1442,7842,534 1,5591,9901,734 760364971 5,9475,7255,576
Other 407376324 3,8382,6003,121 2,0902,0692,081 5891,241790 6,9236,2856,316
1Other includes Education & Training, Sporting Events, Work/Looking for work, Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other reasons not elsewhere specified.
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Table 11a Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of
Trips & Number of Nights by Age, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600
0-19 years1,1261,0031,100
20-49 years2,7792,6362,496
50+ years3,0122,8753,005
    
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046
0-19 years10,8209,6509,815
20-49 years20,35419,34318,462
50+ years26,30025,02024,769
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Table 12 Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips & Number of Nights by Sex, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600 1,3101,8122,0531,425 1,2851,809
Male3,3593,1373,213 651847976738 670864
Female3,5583,3773,388 6599651,076687 615945
            
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046 9,49412,70221,2749,575 9,07612,932
Male27,37125,23624,801 4,2565,7809,7744,991 4,3985,969
Female30,10228,77828,245 5,2376,92211,5014,585 4,6786,964
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Table 12a Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of
Trips & Number of Nights by Mode of Transport Used, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600
Air5,8995,6475,492
Bus/Rail9365159
Private Vehicle360309435
Sea/Cruise548485488
Other118827
    
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046
Air50,25248,51745,898
Bus/Rail398166744
Private Vehicle1,0541,0241,972
Sea/Cruise5,6474,2784,266
Other112229166
1Other includes Bicycle, Hired Vehicle and other modes of transport
not elsewhere specified.
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Table 12b Outbound travel by Irish Residents - percentage distribution of trips taken classified by
Method of Booking and Type of Booking, Quarter 2, 2012 - 2013
 Type of booking
          Package1 %         Transport2 %         Accommodation3 %
 Q2 2012Q2 2013Q2 2012Q2 2013Q2 2012Q2 2013
Method of booking      
       
Internet      
    Direct15.923.180.978.447.744.3
    Via travel agent/tour operator55.250.94.44.66.86.5
       
Non internet      
    Direct4.61.53.04.16.68.5
    Via travel agent/tour operator23.121.61.42.41.81.6
       
No booking required0.00.59.29.035.136.8
       
Don't know1.32.41.21.62.02.4
       
Total 100100100100100100
1A package tour/holiday is where two or more services are combined and sold as a single product at a
single price e.g transport and accommodation.
2Transport booked separately, not part of a package.
3Accommodation booked separately, not part of a package.
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Table 13 Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips & Number of Nights by Region of Residence, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600 1,3101,8122,0531,425 1,2851,809
Border, Midland and Western1,5131,3751,354 228345492289 271374
Southern and Eastern5,4045,1395,246 1,0821,4671,5611,136 1,0131,436
            
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046 9,49412,70221,2749,575 9,07612,932
Border, Midland and Western11,85312,04411,470 1,7672,6844,9302,090 1,6922,695
Southern and Eastern45,62141,97041,576 7,72710,01916,3447,486 7,38510,237
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Table 14 Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights &
Average Length of Stay by Type of Accommodation, 2010 - 2012
   '000
 201020112012
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600
Caravan/Camping262160214
Guesthouse/B&B222206227
Own Holiday Home206188167
Hotel/Conference Centre3,0112,7252,688
Self Catering/Rented House1,2381,2151,273
Friends/Relatives1,7131,7711,766
Other1264249264
    
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046
Caravan/Camping3,7791,8672,547
Guesthouse/B&B1,3641,4881,799
Own Holiday Home2,5583,0122,849
Hotel/Conference Centre18,38916,17014,884
Self Catering/Rented House13,98213,59513,060
Friends/Relatives14,53215,31815,258
Other12,8702,5622,649
    
   Nights
Average Length of Stay8.38.38.0
Caravan/Camping14.411.711.9
Guesthouse/B&B6.17.27.9
Own Holiday Home12.416.017.0
Hotel/Conference Centre6.15.95.5
Self Catering/Rented House11.311.210.3
Friends/Relatives8.58.68.6
Other110.910.310.0
1Other includes stays in Health Farm/Spa, Ship/Cruise and other types of accommodation
not elsewhere specified.
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Table 14a Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Number of Trips, Number of Nights & Average Length of Stay by Type of
Accommodation, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           '000
 201020112012 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Outbound - Trips6,9176,5146,600 1,3101,8122,0531,425 1,2851,809
Hotel/Conference Centre3,0112,7252,688 587755690656 639764
Self Catering/Rented House1,2381,2151,273 190368510205 145313
Friends/Relatives1,7131,7711,766 418437489422 391513
Other1955804873 115252364142 110219
            
Total Outbound - Nights57,47354,01453,046 9,49412,70221,2749,575 9,07612,932
Hotel/Conference Centre18,38916,17014,884 2,9453,8614,8253,253 2,9494,417
Self Catering/Rented House13,98213,59513,060 1,8253,4686,0221,745 1,7522,902
Friends/Relatives14,53215,31815,258 3,5533,0065,6063,092 3,2773,569
Other110,5718,9309,844 1,1712,3674,8201,486 1,0982,045
            
           Nights
Average Length of Stay8.38.38.0 7.27.010.46.7 7.17.1
Hotel/Conference Centre6.15.95.5 5.05.17.05.0 4.65.8
Self Catering/Rented House11.311.210.3 9.69.411.88.5 12.19.3
Friends/Relatives8.58.68.6 8.56.911.57.3 8.47.0
Other111.111.111.3 10.29.413.210.5 10.09.3
1Other includes stays in Caravan/Camping, Guesthouse/B&B, Own Holiday Home, Health Farm/Spa, Ship/Cruise and other types of accommodation not
elsewhere specified.
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Table 15 Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Total Estimated
Expenditure by Reason for Journey, 2010 - 2012
   € million
 2010201120122
Outbound - Expenditure5,895.75,408.15,345.2
Holiday3,812.93,148.63,302.1
Business628.5744.8589.7
Visiting Friends/Relatives872.8938.4925.0
Education & Training119.372.775.8
Sporting Events133.9134.5139.1
Work/Looking for work91.2108.8124.7
Other1237.2260.4188.8
1Other includes Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other
reasons not elsewhere specified.
2From 2012 onwards expenditure includes expenditure on car
imports in the region of €100m for the year.
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Table 15a Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Total Estimated Expenditure by Reason for Journey, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           € million
 2010201120122 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Outbound - Expenditure5,895.75,408.15,345.2 998.71,299.71,950.71,096.1 1,012.21,346.5
Holiday3,812.93,148.63,302.1 514.3827.41,394.9565.4 516.2872.9
Business628.5744.8589.7 132.0129.7161.8166.1 196.8131.7
Visiting Friends/Relatives872.8938.4925.0 232.2193.8269.6229.5 210.4241.5
Other1581.5576.4528.4 120.2148.7124.4135.1 88.8100.3
1Other includes Education & Training, Sporting Events, Work/Looking for work, Health & Medical, Religious, Shopping and other reasons not elsewhere specified.
2From 2012 onwards expenditure includes expenditure on car imports in the region of €100m for the year.
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Table 16 Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Total Estimated
Expenditure by Region Visited, 2010 - 2012
   € million
 2010201120121
Outbound - Expenditure5,895.75,408.15,345.2
EU3,901.53,628.63,674.2
Other Europe237.4202.2148.1
North America876.5785.1760.4
Central, South & Other Americas150.7127.3135.7
Asia & Middle East411.9332.7344.2
Africa182.6136.6104.7
Australia, New Zealand & Oceania135.1195.6178.0
1From 2012 onwards expenditure includes expenditure on car imports in
the region of €100m for the year.
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Table 16a Outbound travel by Irish Residents - Total Estimated Expenditure by Country/Region Visited, Q1 2012 - Q2 2013
           € million
 2010201120122 2012 2013
     Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOct-Dec Jan-MarApr-Jun
Total Outbound - Trips5,895.75,408.15,345.2 998.71,299.71,950.71,096.1 1,012.21,346.5
France500.6374.0463.9 65.088.2260.949.9 58.1100.1
Germany142.6123.0118.6 28.023.124.842.7 17.327.3
Italy351.8298.3315.5 33.494.8136.750.6 32.592.7
Spain1,198.11,137.61,166.6 193.3309.4440.8223.1 177.2311.3
UK (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)984.7976.2926.7 227.6204.0249.1246.0 215.0200.3
                 Of which : Great Britain876.9907.6841.2 208.9182.4227.7222.2 200.6187.6
                                  Northern Ireland107.868.685.5 18.721.621.323.8 14.412.7
Other Europe1961.2921.8831.0 123.2243.1329.1135.5 155.3222.4
North America876.5785.1760.4 113.9183.3276.6186.6 106.9187.6
Asia & Middle East411.9332.7344.2 59.090.1106.488.7 84.667.9
All other areas468.4459.5418.3 155.463.6126.472.9 165.3136.8
1All other EU member states and all other European countries.
2From 2012 onwards expenditure includes expenditure on car imports in the region of €100m for the year.
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Background Notes

 

Reference Period

Annual/Quarterly.

Scope

Domestic and Outbound travel patterns which involve overnight stays of all residents of the Republic of Ireland.

Coverage

All private households.

Purpose

The purpose of the Household Travel Survey (HTS) is to measure domestic and outbound travel patterns involving overnight stays and associated details (expenditure, purpose of trip, type of accommodation used etc.) of Irish residents.  The survey is one of several Central Statistics Office (CSO) tourism surveys conducted to comply with the requirements of Council Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 concerning the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism for data to the end of 2011 and Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism and repealing Council Directive 95/57/EC in respect of data from the beginning of 2012.

Data Collection

Information is collected via postal survey of private households on a monthly basis by the Central Statistics Office.

Sample Design

The HTS is a random stratified sample. Each month, over 4,600 households (or approximately 0.3% of all private households) are randomly selected from the 2011 Electoral Register, where the selection is stratified by District Electoral Division.

A two stage weighting process is used for outbound travel. Firstly, survey household numbers are weighted to agree with household population estimates broken down by household type (the number of persons aged 18 or over) and region (NUTS 3).  These household population estimates are provided by the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS).  These weightings are then applied to survey results.  The results for outbound travel are subsequently further weighted to agree with the Tourism & Travel results.

Survey household numbers for domestic travel are weighted to agree with household population estimates broken down by household type (the number of persons aged 18 or over) and region (NUTS 3). These household population estimates are provided by the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS).  These weightings are then applied to survey results.

The sample size for some subcategories/breakdowns can be small and therefore caution should be taken when analysing this data.

 

Methodological Changes

The compilation of the HTS has undergone a number of methodological changes for data from 2010 onwards.

  • The recall period for trips taken has changed. Up to Quarter 4 2009, respondents were asked to detail all trips taken in the previous three months.  Since January 2010, respondents are asked to outline trips completed within the previous month only.
  • The methodology adopted to calibrate outbound travel data from the Household Travel Survey (HTS) to the frontier survey data has been changed from January 2010.  The CSO compiles outward travel by Irish residents from two separate sources: (1) the Tourism and Travel Survey (TTS), which is a frontier survey of Irish air and sea ports and (2) the HTS which is a postal survey.  While both of these surveys yield broadly comparable results, in order to avoid confusion, the aggregate results from the HTS are calibrated to match the totals on the TTS in respect of number of trips, bed nights and total expenditure.  As the HTS has a more disaggregated breakdown of subcategories, the breakdowns shown in this release are those compiled in the HTS. It should be noted that the breakdowns shown in this release can be quite different to those shown in the Tourism and Travel release – this is due to the different types of survey and data collection methods involved.
  • The methodology adopted to calibrate domestic travel from the Household Travel Survey (HTS) has been changed from January 2010. Previously, the calibration factor for outbound trips was also applied to domestic travel data. From January 2010 onwards this calibration factor is no longer applied to domestic travel data. This means that domestic travel survey household numbers are weighted to agree with household population estimates broken down by household type (provided by the QNHS) only. These weightings are then applied to survey results.

 

Arising from these changes, a discontinuity in all of the series relating to outbound and domestic travel has occurred from 2010 onwards and therefore these results are not directly comparable with the results prior to 2010.

It should be noted that there are some differences between the Household Travel Survey and Tourism and Travel Survey:

  • The HTS includes travel to Northern Ireland while the TTS only includes overseas travel (it excludes travel to Northern Ireland).
  • The HTS only includes travel where there is at least one overnight stay while the TTS covers both same-day trips and overnight trips.

Definitions

Tourism

Means the activity of visitors taking a trip to a main destination outside their usual environment, for less than a year, for any main purpose, including business, leisure or other personal purpose, other than to be employed  by a resident entity in the place visited.

Usual Environment

The usual environment of an individual is defined as the geographical area (though not necessarily a contiguous one) within which an individual conducts his/her regular life routines.  Places that are frequently visited are part of a person’s usual environment even though they may be located at a considerable distance (or in another country) from the place of residence.

For the purposes of this release, trips taken on a weekly or more frequent basis are considered to be within a respondent’s usual environment and are thus excluded from estimates for tourism trips.  The one exception being that of holiday homes which although may be frequently visited, are considered outside the usual environment according to the UNWTO 2008 International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (IRTS).

Trip

A trip refers to the travel by a person from the time of departure from his/her usual residence until he/she returns: it thus refers to a round trip.  A trip is made up of visits to different places.

Domestic Tourism

Domestic tourism is defined as the activities of residents of the Republic of Ireland travelling to and staying in places only within the Republic of Ireland but outside their usual environment.

The following categories are excluded from the definition of domestic travel:

  • Residents travelling within the country with the intention of changing their usual residence.
  • Persons who travel to work temporarily in institutions within the country.
  • Persons who travel regularly or frequently between neighbouring localities to work or study.
  • Nomads and persons without fixed residence.
  • Armed forces on manoeuvre.

Outbound Tourism

Outbound tourism is defined as the activities of residents of the Republic of Ireland travelling to and staying in places outside the Republic of Ireland and outside their usual environment.  From 2012 onwards expenditure on outbound travel includes expenditure on car imports of approximately €100m per annum.

The following categories are excluded from outbound travel:

  • Persons leaving the country as migrants, including dependants accompanying or joining them.
  • Persons, known as border workers, residing near the border in the Republic of Ireland but working in the North of Ireland.
  • Diplomats, consular officers and members of the armed forces when travelling outside of the Republic of Ireland on assignment.  This includes dependants and household employees accompanying or joining them.
  • Persons travelling as refugees or nomads.

Overnight Visitor

An overnight visitor is a visitor who stays at least one night in collective or private accommodation in the place, county or country visited.

Tourism Expenditure (to the end of 2011)

Total consumption expenditure is any expenditure made by a visitor or on behalf of a visitor during their trip and stay at their destination.

Tourism expenditure includes purchases of consumer goods and services inherent in travel and stay (eg. travel to, from and at destination, accommodation costs, food and drink, excursions), purchases of durable goods for personal use, souvenirs and gifts for family and friends.

The following outlays or acquisitions are excluded:

  • Purchases for commercial purposes, for resale, purchases made on behalf of an employer during a business trip.
  • Capital type investments or transactions engaged in by visitors, such as land, housing or real estate, works of art and other important acquisitions (such as cars, caravans, boats, second houses), even though they may be used in the future for tourism travel purposes.
  • Cash given to relatives or friends during the trip, which does not represent payment of tourism goods or services, as well as donations made to institutions.

Tourism Expenditure (from 2012 onwards)

Total consumption expenditure is any expenditure made by a visitor or on behalf of a visitor during their trip and stay at their destination.

Tourism expenditure includes purchases of consumer goods and services inherent in travel and stay (eg. travel to, from and at destination, accommodation costs, food and drink, excursions), purchases of durable goods for personal use, souvenirs and gifts for family and friends.

Expenditure on valuables such as paintings, works of art, jewellery and on durable consumer goods such as cars, boats, mobile homes and caravans are also included.

The following outlays or acquisitions are excluded:

  • Purchases for commercial purposes, for resale, purchases made on behalf of an employer during a business trip.
  • Investments or transactions engaged in by visitors, such as land, housing or real estate.
  • Cash given to relatives or friends during the trip, which does not represent payment of tourism goods or services, as well as donations made to institutions.

Rounding

Individual figures have been rounded independently and the sum of the component items therefore may not necessarily add to the totals shown.

NUTS Regions

The regional classifications in this release are based on the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units) classification used by Eurostat.  The NUTS 3 regions correspond to the eight Regional Authorities established under the Local Government Act, 1991 and Regional Authorities Establishment Order, 1993, which came into operation on 1 January 1994.  The NUTS 2 regions, which were proposed by Government and agreed by Eurostat in 1999, are groupings of the NUTS 3 regions.  The composition of the regions is set out below.

Border, Midland and Western NUTS 2 Region   

Southern and Eastern NUTS 2 Region
Border Cavan Dublin Dublin City
  Donegal   Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown       
  Leitrim   Fingal
  Louth   South Dublin
  Monaghan    
  Sligo Mid-East Kildare
      Meath
Midland         Laois   Wicklow
  Longford    
  Offaly Mid-West Clare
  Westmeath   Limerick City
      Limerick
West Galway City   North Tipperary
  Galway    
  Mayo South-East          Carlow
  Roscommon                 Kilkenny
      South Tipperary
      Waterford City
      Waterford
      Wexford
       
    South-West Cork City
      Cork
      Kerry

 

   

EU includes the following countries:
Austria Germany Poland
Belgium Greece Portugal
Bulgaria Hungary Romania
Cyprus Italy Slovakia
Czech Republic Latvia Slovenia
Denmark Lithuania Spain
Estonia Luxembourg Sweden
Finland Malta United Kingdom
France Netherlands  
 
 
Other Europe includes the following countries:
Aland Islands Iceland Russian Federation
Albania Isle of Man San Marino
Andorra Jersey Serbia
Belarus Liechtenstein Switzerland
Bosnia and Herzegovina                             Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of           Turkey
Croatia Moldova, Republic of Ukraine
Faroe Islands Monaco                                     Vatican City
Gibraltar Montenegro  
Guernsey Norway  

 

 

 

North America includes the following countries:
Canada
United States      
 
 
Central, South and Other Americas includes the following countries:
Anguilla Dominican Republic Nicaragua
Antigua and Barbuda Ecuador Panama
Argentina El Salvador Paraguay
Aruba Falkland Islands (Malvinas)                Peru
Bahamas French Guiana Puerto Rico
Barbados Greenland Saint Kitts and Nevis
Belize Grenada Saint Lucia
Bermuda Guadeloupe Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Bolivia Guatemala Saint Vincent & the Grenadines           
Brazil Guyana Suriname
Cayman Islands Haiti Trinidad and Tobago
Chile Honduras Turks and Caicos Islands
Colombia Jamaica Uruguay
Costa Rica Martinique Venezuela
Cuba Mexico Virgin Islands, British
Dominica                                       Montserrat                                   Virgin Islands, US                          

 

 

Asia and Middle East includes the following countries:
Afghanistan Japan Palestinian Territory, Occupied          
Armenia Jordan Philippines
Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Qatar
Bahrain Korea, Democratic People's Republic of             Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh Korea, Republic of Singapore
Bhutan Kuwait Sri Lanka
British Indian Ocean Territory             Kyrgyzstan Syrian Arab Republic
Brunei Darussalam Lao People's Democratic Republic Taiwan, Province of China
Cambodia Lebanon Tajikistan
China Macao Thailand
Georgia Malaysia Timor Leste
Hong Kong Maldives Turkmenistan
India Mongolia United Arab Emirates
Indonesia Myanmar Uzbekistan
Iran, Islamic Republic of Nepal Vietnam
Iraq Oman Yemen
Israel Pakistan  

 

 

Africa includes the following countries:
Algeria Gambia Rwanda
Angola Ghana Saint Helena
Benin Guinea Sao Tome and Principe
Botswana Guinea-Bissau              Senegal
Burkina Faso Kenya Seychelles
Burundi Lesotho Sierra Leone
Cameroon Liberia Somalia
Cape Verde Libya South Africa
Central African Republic Madagascar South Sudan
Chad Malawi Sudan
Comoros Mali Swaziland
Congo Mauritania Tanzania, United Republic of             
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the             Mauritius Togo
Cote d’Ivoire Mayotte Tunisia
Djibouti Morocco Uganda
Egypt Mozambique Western Sahara
Equatorial Guinea Namibia Zambia
Eritrea Niger Zimbabwe
Ethiopia Nigeria  
Gabon Reunion  

 

 

 

Australia, New Zealand and Oceania includes the following countries:
American Samoa Kiribati Samoa
Antarctica Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
Australia Micronesia, Federated States of            South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands        
Bouvet Island Nauru Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Christmas Island New Caledonia Tokelau
Cocos (Keeling) Islands New Zealand Tonga
Cook Islands Niue Tuvalu
Fiji Norfolk Island United States Minor Outlying Islands
French Polynesia Northern Mariana Islands Vanuatu
French Southern Territories Palau Wallis and Futuna
Guam Papua New Guinea  
Heard Island & McDonald Islands            Pitcairn  

 

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