Group to lead 2018 plan to increase visitor numbers

A new tourism leadership group of the industry’s key stakeholders has been formed to increase visitor numbers and jobs.

The new group, chaired by Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe, will be tasked with drawing up a Tourism Action Plan for 2018 and implementing the objectives of the Government’s tourism policy document for 2025.

The action plan will be the first in a series of three-year plans with the aim of growing overseas visitor revenue to €5bn per year by 2025. It also aims to grow tourism employment from 200,000 to 250,000 and to increase overseas visits from 7.6m last year to 10m by 2025.