Loss of international tourists costing €27m a day

The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation is asking the government to introduce a rapid Covid-19 testing regime to allow for international travel and tourism to recommence 

Grounded aircraft at Shannon Airport. The ITIC estimates that the loss of international tourists has cost the industry €27 million every day over the summer months. Picture : Eamon Ward

The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) has estimated that the loss of international tourists has cost Ireland’s tourism industry €27 million every day over the summer months.

The ITIC, the umbrella group representing leading tourism interests in Ireland, has today published a Tourism Call to Action in response asking the government to introduce a number of key changes including a rapid Covid-19 testing regime to allow for international travel and tourism to recommence safely.