Alarm over collapse in British visitor rate

TOURISM here may never return to its pre-recession levels, a hard-hitting industry report has concluded.

Much focus is placed on the recent stark decline in British tourist numbers, which is the primary member among Irish tourism’s top four which also include the US, Germany and France.

The report — A Changed World for Irish Tourism — was commissioned by the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC) and presents a very stark outlook for the country’s third most important industry.