Home holidaymakers dominate market

FÁILTE Ireland has admitted that the tourism market is highly dependent on domestic holidaymakers for business.

Figures show that 65% of overnight stays in the hotel sector is accounted for by native tourists, in a market worth up to €1 billion per year.

That share could grow this year as research commissioned by the tourism body revealed Irish people intend to cut back on foreign travel but 5% more said they were going to holiday at home.