There has been an 81% increase in the number of staycations, according to ebookers.ie.

Munich, Germany

The Titanic anniversary, St Patrick’s Day, and last year’s visits by Britain’s Queen and US President Barack Obama contributed to a surge in interest across Europe in Ireland as a holiday destination.

Online travel agent ebookers.ie has called on the Government to explain its reasoning behind introducing taxes on airline tickets purchased by passengers departing from Ireland.

EBOOKERS.ie has noticed a massive increase in the number of people buying travel insurance, with an increase of 117% in bookings so far this year.