Foreign tourists in Ireland spending €1,351 on average as total expenditure reaches new high

With more than 737,600 foreign tourists in Ireland in August, total estimated expenditure was €996.1m for the month

At 737,600, foreign overnight tourists comprised just over a third of all departing visitors in the month. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Foreign tourists visiting Ireland in August spent an average of €1,351 on their trip, with total expenditure for the month trumping that of the previous summer months, new figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal.

Broken down, international visitors travelling across Ireland in August spent €356 on average on travel, €62 on prepayments, €505 on day-to-day expenditure and €428 on accommodation.