Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia losing out on Irish visitors

The number of Irish people travelling to Egypt and Turkey has fallen amid terrorist attacks and an uncertain political arena in the once-popular tourist hotspots.

New figures from Euromonitor International show our nearest neighbours in the UK are still the No 1 destination for Irish people with 2.4 million making the hop across the Irish Sea in 2016.

Spain and Portugal are among the most popular destinations with the numbers going to Portugal almost doubling in the last decade.