Tourism drive to lure visitors to mid-west

OVERSEAS visitors to the mid-west spend less and have briefer stays than visitors to any of the seven tourism regions, according to Fáilte Ireland.

Figures released by Fáilte Ireland show that overseas visitors to the mid-west spend €261 on average.

The corresponding figures for the other regions are Dublin (€316), midlands east (€320), south-east (€275), south-west (€413), west (€368) and north-west (€334).