Irish residents spent more than €8 billion on foreign trips last year

Staycationers spent around €1.3 billion in the country last year

5.6 million travelled abroad on holidays last year. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Irish residents spent over €8 billion on foreign trips last year compared to just over €2 billion on domestic trips, new Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.

The majority of domestic and foreign trips taken last year were for holidays, with more than 5.8 million Irish people opting to holiday in Ireland last year and over 5.6 million travelling abroad.