Organisation: World Tourism Organisation

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The Irish Examiner View: Holiday at home to try to save tourism jobs

Something north of 11m tourists visited Ireland last year. These visitors generating almost €6bn for our economy, a figure increased significantly by domestic tourism. If the money spent by Irish people in bars and restaurants at home holiday resorts is added to the total then the huge importance of tourism, international and domestic, to our economy and employment can hardly be overstated. That

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International tourist numbers could fall by 80%, data shows

Most adventure tourism operators have been significantly impacted by the coronavirus outbreak

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Adventure tourism sector decimated by crisis, appeals for government, banks to help

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Restaurant trends and 'food democracy' have changed the way we dine

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Review: Tourism Industry must broaden market horizons

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€12.5m spent to woo Chinese here

Tourism office targets lucrative Chinese market

AN Irish tourism office opened in China yesterday in a bid to attract 50,000 Chinese visitors to Ireland by 2009.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2006

Tsunami fears still hurting Asian tourism

The Asia-Pacific region could lose as much as $3bn (€2.2bn) in tourist revenue this year because of concerns among international travellers about visiting Asia following the December 26 tsunami, a business executive said today.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2005

Tourism chiefs eye lucrative Chinese market

Up to 50,000 Chinese tourists could visit Ireland annually within the next four years, industry chiefs claimed today.

Tue, 18 Jan, 2005

Visitor figure increase welcomed

The chief executive of Tourism Ireland has welcomed today's 5% increase in 2003 visitor figures, but noted that revenues grew by just 2.2%.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2004

Tourism figures on course to reach ambitious targets, says O’Donoghue

TOURISM MINISTER John O’Donoghue has welcomed the news that a near-record number of tourists visited Ireland in 2003 against the background of serious difficulties for global tourism.

Wed, 31 Dec, 2003

Growth in tourist numbers set to continue

THE number of tourists arriving here next year is expected to reach 7.7 million, according to forecasts from Tourism Ireland.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2003

Asia tourism recovers from SARS

Asia’s tourism industry is still suffering the aftershocks of the SARS crisis, but business is starting to pick up and should recover by the end of the year, the head of the World Tourism Organisation predicted today.

Sun, 13 Jul, 2003

World tourism recovers from September 11

Tourism around the world hit a record last year despite fears of terrorism, although travellers stayed closer to home, made shorter visits and spent less.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2003

World tourism shrank after Sept 11

The international tourism industry shrank 2.6% last year because the September 11 attacks 'severely aggravated' the effects of the global economic slow down, the World Tourism Organisation said today.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2002

US slips in tourism league after terror attacks

The United States has lost its status as the world's second most popular tourist destination.

Tue, 29 Jan, 2002