April sees recovery in tourism numbers following sharp first quarter drop

Tourism industry warns of misalignment with their own data

The average length of stay for foreign resident overnight visitors was 6.5 nights, up from an average of 6.4 nights in April 2024. Picture Larry Cummins

The number of foreign visitors arriving in Ireland last month was down 4% on April of last year, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

Some 528,100 tourists completed a trip to Ireland in April, with the largest contingent of visitors coming from Great Britain at 41%, followed by visitors from the United States at 18%.