The competitiveness of Irish tourism and how it needs to be improved: a new report from ITIC

In a key report just published, the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) identifies that the competitiveness of Irish tourism has diminished as costs of business have risen sharply. As a result, trading circumstances have become more challenging for the estimated 20,000 Irish businesses within Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector. Competitiveness has become more important than […]... Read More

Irish Tourism Dashboard – June 2019

Click on the image below to see ITIC’s June tourism dashboard, a snapshot of how Irish tourism is performing based on CSO and recent data releases. Share this:... Read More

Ireland’s fastest growing airport: ITIC talk to Cork’s Niall MacCarthy

Cork Airport is having a strong year with growth to date of 10% and on track to handle 2.6 million passengers in 2019. And just last week it won the top award for European airports in its class. ITIC recently caught up with Niall MacCarthy, MD of Cork Airport, to talk about how the airport […]... Read More

Irish Tourism Dashboard – May 2019

Click on the image below to see ITIC’s May tourism dashboard, a snapshot of how Irish tourism is performing based on CSO and recent data releases. Share this:... Read More

Roe & Co: Dublin’s newest whiskey distillery and visitor experience

The growth and success of Irish whiskey in recent years has been remarkable. Roe & Co is a new contemporary blend of whiskey, named to honour the memory of a whiskey-maker whose distillery was in its time the largest in Ireland. Diageo, owners of Roe & Co, have invested €25 million in the product including […]... Read More

So how is the 2019 tourism year shaping up?

The monthly tourism figures from the CSO can at times sow more confusion that clarity. Are overseas visitor numbers really up 5.5% for the first quarter and this with the Easter bounce falling in March of last year? Certainly feedback on the ground from tourism and hospitality businesses is less buoyant. Rising costs and Brexit […]... Read More

Irish Tourism Dashboard – April 2019

Click on the image below to see ITIC’s April tourism dashboard, a snapshot of how Irish tourism is performing based on CSO and recent data releases. Share this:... Read More

ITIC’s new Chairperson, Ruth Andrews, discusses tourism industry priorities

At its recent AGM the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) elected Ruth Andrews as Chairperson. Ruth has significant strategic and policy experience within Irish tourism and commences a 2 year term on behalf of Ireland’s largest indigenous industry. ITIC caught up with Ruth to discuss her priorities for her term, the state of Irish tourism, […]... Read More

Annual review of ITIC’s industry strategy for tourism growth

Last year the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) published an 8 year roadmap for the tourism sector in Ireland entitled Tourism: An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025. The Strategy, devised after an extensive consultation period with the tourism and hospitality sector throughout Ireland, sets out ambitious goals for Irish tourism including a 65% growth […]... Read More

Irish Tourism Dashboard – March 2019

Click on the image below to see ITIC’s March tourism dashboard, a snapshot of how Irish tourism is performing based on CSO and recent data releases. Share this:... Read More