Spain still our top overseas holiday spot

Ireland’s love affair with Spain is set to continue this summer with 60% of travel agents naming the country as the most popular destination for holidaymakers in 2018.

A combination of rain, the Beast from the East and seemingly never-ending grey skies has seen 64% of travel agents reporting an increase in turnover in the first three months of this year when compared to the same period in 2017.

Some 5% of agents reported an increase of more than 20% in turnover.