US visitors to the Kingdom surge 15%

The Americans are back and Kerry tourism interests are smiling as the season hits its annual August peak.

A 22% hike in capacity in flights from North America to Shannon is key to an increase in business from the US this year, according to Kerry hoteliers’ spokesman Michael Rosney.

US visitors are up 15% and European visitors around 6%. However, the British market remains stagnant, a source of serious concern for tourism nationally, he noted.