Special Report: High-flying spenders boost Tramore’s summer

It may have been a washout summer but business interests in Waterford’s premier beach town, Tramore, are finding that visitors’ willingness to spend is benefiting the town’s tourist trade, writes Sean O’ Riordan

IT’S not always sunny in the sunny South-East and last month was a washout. But Waterford’s premier beachside town has learned to diversify and while footfall was down it was negated in Tramore by arrivals willing to spend more.