US visitors spent $274m here last year, survey reveals

Research from Visa shows that US cardholders spent $274m (€193.4m) travelling in this country in 2007.

The accommodation, retail, car hire and food industries were the main beneficiaries — benefiting to the tune of $79.9m (€56.4m), $64.3m (€45.4m), $33.6m (€23.7m) and $30.1m (€21.2m) respectively.