Shoppers still making New York trek

IRISH shoppers are continuing to flock to New York despite the downturn with figures indicating numbers are up on last year.

The Dublin-based New York tourist board, NYC & Company, said feedback from two of the largest tour operators, Tour America and Sunway, say that their business to New York City in 2009 was up on the previous year.

Also it said Continental Airlines reported “particularly high” load factors throughout 2009 on their direct services to New York from Belfast, Dublin and Shannon.