September's international travel up 200% on last year

Other than Britain, the most important countries for overseas travel last month were Spain, France and Portugal. Photo: PA

International travel was more than 200% higher in September when compared to the same period last year, but still “considerably lower” than pre-pandemic levels, the latest figures show.

Air and sea travel figures for last month, published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), found levels “held steady” when compared to the previous month.