Website reports bookings up 50% as tourism sector booms

REPORTS of an exceptionally successful year for tourism have been reaffirmed by figures showing a 50% rise in bookings on one of the country’s most popular accommodation websites.

The increased business on GoIreland.com has been attributed to increased spending by domestic, British and US travellers.

The site is powered by Gulliver Ireland, which operates a number of tourism information and reservations sites.