Covid-19 ITIC Bulletin 4: A first step, a cost estimate, an international perspective, and a plan for the future

A welcome initiative but only a first step The Irish Government’s economic response last week to Covid-19 with a €3.7 billion package was a welcome initiative in supporting tourism and hospitality businesses up and down the country who are wrestling with a staggering challenge. The wage subsidy measures, increased unemployment payments and better illness cover […]... Read More

Covid-19 ITIC Bulletin 3: A tourism industry on the brink

An immediate and devastating impact With Irish society and its economy in a state of enforced paralysis it is at times difficult to look forward with any degree of confidence to normality. The phrase “this too shall pass” is a cliché at the best of times and now at the worst of times it seems […]... Read More

Covid-19 Latest Update: urgent and immediate action to save Ireland’s tourism industry

Tourism in business front line of Covid-19 As hotels, attractions, restaurants, venues, pubs and many more hospitality businesses close their doors it is evident to all that Ireland’s tourism industry is in the business front line of the Covid-19 crisis that grips the country. A public health issue first and foremost, Covid-19 also has shattering […]... Read More

Impact of Covid-19 and immediate supports needed for Irish tourism & hospitality industry

An Unprecedented Crisis Ireland’s tourism economy has changed profoundly in the space of only a couple of short weeks. Covid-19, since the first case in Ireland on February 29th, has had – and continues to have – a catastrophic impact on Ireland’s tourism and hospitality industry. Each day seems to bring a new and more […]... Read More

Irish Tourism Postcard – March 2020

Click Here to view our March 2020 Industry Postcard in conjunction with Tourism & Transport Consult International (TTC)... Read More

Irish Tourism Dashboard – January 2020

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

Party Political Manifestos & Tourism

Now that all the political parties have published their manifestos it is clearer as to where and how tourism policy is featured. Positively tourism is referenced in all party manifestos although some of the initiatives are vague and lacking in detail. The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) has pulled together references to tourism policy within […]... Read More

Irish Tourism Dashboard – December 2019

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

Election 2020 Tourism Manifesto

With an election campaign in full swing the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) – representing the leading tourism businesses and stakeholders across the country – call for the industry to be supported by all political parties, competitiveness measures to be improved, and appropriate state investment to be committed to the sector. Tourism is Ireland’s largest […]... Read More

Tourism Review of 2019 & Outlook for 2020

According to the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC), 2019 was a mixed year for Irish tourism with strong growth in the early months slowing sharply as the year progressed. The tourism industry was worth €9.3 billion in 2019 with 265,000 people employed in the sector making it Ireland’s largest indigenous industry and biggest regional employer. […]... Read More