Spain is still the top holiday spot for the Irish
Central Statistics Office numbers show an increase of 10.9% in overseas visits to Ireland for 2016 compared to 2015. A record-breaking 9.5m tourists visited Ireland over a 12-month period.
A quarterly survey by the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) released on the opening day of the Holiday World Show in Dublin showed 65% of travel agents found Spain was their most popular destination last year, followed by Portugal and the US.
