Total of 451,900 foreign visitors departed Ireland in January 2024

Kenneth Fox

There was a total of 451,900 foreign visitors that came to Ireland in January 2024.

Of the 451,900 foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in January 2024, 42.3 per cent of the visitors were from Great Britain, 11.1 per cent were from the United States, and 5.8 per cent were from Germany.

The visitors' most frequent reason (46.8 per cent) for visiting Ireland was for visiting family & friends.

The visitors stayed a total of 3,813,800 nights in the country.

The total estimated expenditure of foreign visitors on their trips to Ireland was €414.1 million. The visitors stayed on average 8.4 nights and spent on average €916 on their trips.

Commenting on the release, Gregg Patrick, statistician in the Tourism and Travel Division, said: “The results show that among the 1,281,700 passengers departing Ireland on overseas routes in January 2024, some 451,900 (35.3 per cent) were foreign visitors completing their trips (with the balance being Irish residents heading abroad (56.3 per cent) and foreign same-day visitors (8.5 per cent).

"Amongst the 451,900 foreign visitors, some 42.3 per cent were from Great Britain, 11.1 per cent were from the United States, and 5.8 per cent were from Germany.

"Typically, their visit lasted 8.4 nights. Their most frequent reason was for visiting friends and family (46.8 per cent)."

He said more of the visitors stayed primarily in family/own property (54.5 per cent) than in any other accommodation type, and the mean cost of their visit was €916 (comprising €259 on fare, €24 on prepayments, €192 on accommodation, and €441 on day-to-day expenditure).