Tourism in Ireland

seanmc1980 · 19-06-2012 10:26AM #1

Is tourism that big in Ireland???

You always hear people taking about projecting a postivie image of ireland to the world as if touism is the life blood of the country. in reality its only a small industry in ireland.
maybe i'm wrong and someone can show me figures to show how important tourism is to ireland but looking at the top visited countries Ireland seems to pale in comparision

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings

I suppose when you here people talking about get the tourist in to solve the economic crisis it can be a bit annoying

starbelgrade · 19-06-2012 10:30AM

It's worth over €3 billion a year to the country. Not to be sniffed at.

rgmmg · 19-06-2012 10:30AM

seanmc1980 wrote: »

Is tourism that big in Ireland???

You always hear people taking about projecting a postivie image of ireland to the world as if touism is the life blood of the country. in reality its only a small industry in ireland.
maybe i'm wrong and someoen can show me figures to show how important tourism is to ireland

Google "Tourism Ireland Revenue"

Naomi00 · 19-06-2012 10:32AM

There was one of these threads last week?

OP,

I live in a 'tourist' town and there's always loads of them here, especially April-September. Maybe where you live is the reason there's no tourists there?

chin_grin · 19-06-2012 10:33AM

Naomi00 wrote: »

There was one of these last week?

A tourist? WHERE!? GET HIM! GET HIS MONEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYY!

abouttobebanned · 19-06-2012 10:34AM

Hard to understand why the ukraine is a more popular tourist destination than Ireland

abouttobebanned · 19-06-2012 10:35AM

Naomi00 wrote: »

There was one of these last week?

He's gone home now though. Was only here for 4 days...saw the rock of cashel...bought some waterford crystal...had his picture taken next to molly malone...had his "order ready" at Charlies 2...

tacofries · 19-06-2012 10:37AM

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Hard to understand why the ukraine is a more popular tourist destination than Ireland

Coke and hookers

seanmc1980 · 19-06-2012 10:38AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

It's worth over €3 billion a year to the country. Not to be sniffed at.

i agree its not to be sniffed at but its a bit ignorant when people bandy onabout tourism getting the country out its economic woes

Naomi00 · 19-06-2012 10:43AM

abouttobebanned wrote: »

He's gone home now though. Was only here for 4 days...saw the rock of cashel...bought some waterford crystal...had his picture taken next to molly malone...had his "order ready" at Charlies 2...

Ha, I edited it.

snubbleste · 19-06-2012 11:17AM

Tourism is Ireland’s largest indigenous industry, contributing almost 4 per cent of gross national product and employing more than 200,000 people http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0217/breaking22.html

That's pretty significant. We cannot depend on multinationals only to provide jobs.

Jester252 · 19-06-2012 11:25AM

Naomi00 wrote: »

Ha, I edited it.

Too bad on the quote front

whistlingtitan · 19-06-2012 11:36AM

seanmc1980 wrote: »

starbelgrade wrote: »

It's worth over €3 billion a year to the country. Not to be sniffed at.

i agree its not to be sniffed at but its a bit ignorant when people bandy onabout tourism getting the country out its economic woes

They only thing ignorant is your comment no other industry can get us out of this mess as we need external money coming in and with a worldwide ressesion the multinationals aren't / can spend it IT sector is struggling phramas are doing ok exports are doing well but low employment there
that leaves ……… oh yes tourism

Unless you have a great idea

Doc Ruby · 19-06-2012 11:39AM

Galway would be boned without them. The multinationals and the students make up the rest of the picture round these parts.

Zonda999 · 19-06-2012 11:42AM

Its our biggest industry, enough said, plenty regions of the country have little economic activity but tourism..

getz · 19-06-2012 11:58AM

whistlingtitan wrote: »

They only thing ignorant is your comment no other industry can get us out of this mess as we need external money coming in and with a worldwide ressesion the multinationals aren't / can spend it IT sector is struggling phramas are doing ok exports are doing well but low employment there
that leaves ……… oh yes tourism

Unless you have a great idea

to be a tourist in ireland,you need to bring your car,public transport is at best poor,to get there from the EU meens two ferrys and a long drive across england ,that makes it expensive,so you are left with the city trippers or the british tourists,many of who are visiting friends and family.but for those who do get over its well worth it,as the natives are friendly,

whistlingtitan · 19-06-2012 12:02PM

First off most of the tourists coming here come on tours to start with so are bussed around
Few bring there own cars …rental??? Big big business in this country that's why there's so many

Doc Ruby · 19-06-2012 12:22PM

getz wrote: »

to get there from the EU meens two ferrys and a long drive across england ,that makes it expensive,

Eh?

getz · 19-06-2012 01:04PM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Eh?

its even more expensive going direct by britannia ferries, 868 euros return,thats even before you start paying for your food and accomodation ,i was giving the cheepest option

getz · 19-06-2012 01:15PM

whistlingtitan wrote: »

First off most of the tourists coming here come on tours to start with so are bussed around
Few bring there own cars …rental??? Big big business in this country that's why there's so many

tourists on a bus only go to the tourist trap,and usualy the trip is a all in holiday,the ones that are wanted are those who stop at the towns villages and local pubs and spend money,as far as car hire in ireland,its a well known rip off,i would never recommend anyone to do so.most of the foreign reg tourist cars you will see are eng/scot wales.

ejmaztec · 19-06-2012 01:23PM

getz wrote: »

to be a tourist in ireland,you need to bring your car,public transport is at best poor,to get there from the EU meens two ferrys and a long drive across england ,that makes it expensive,so you are left with the city trippers or the british tourists,many of who are visiting friends and family.but for those who do get over its well worth it,as the natives are friendly,

You forgot to mention the large suitcase full of cash for the tips.

getz · 19-06-2012 02:02PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

You forgot to mention the large suitcase full of cash for the tips.

you could do with a few more like me over,guinness sales double in the village i stay

JupiterKid · 19-06-2012 02:09PM

Hmmm...well there are these things called airplanes strangely enough, they've been around for 100 years and jets for 50 of those years.

The vast majority of tourists coming to Ireland travel in these.

getz · 19-06-2012 02:22PM

JupiterKid wrote: »

Hmmm...well there are these things called airplanes strangely enough, they've been around for 100 years and jets for 50 of those years.

The vast majority of tourists coming to Ireland travel in these.

thats the ones that never get out of the cities,if your going to spend a weekend in dublin you may as well stay the weekend in any other city in europe,its getting out into the villages that where tourist money is needed. i stay for a month every year and spend a lot,

Doc Ruby · 19-06-2012 02:51PM

getz wrote: »

its even more expensive going direct by britannia ferries, 868 euros return,thats even before you start paying for your food and accomodation ,i was giving the cheepest option

What are you smoking, Celtic Link just gave me a price of €188 with vehicle.

getz · 20-06-2012 07:49AM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

What are you smoking, Celtic Link just gave me a price of €188 with vehicle.

your putting out false information,celtic link charge for two people and a car traveling during tourist season,costs an average of 524 euros, your 188 euros is for one tourist in a car traveling in mid january,how many of them do you see visiting ireland in the winter months,but we are going off the thread,tourism in ireland has dropped in the last two years because of costs,even from people from the UK,who provide ireland with more tourists than the rest of the EU put together

hardCopy · 20-06-2012 08:03AM

getz wrote: »

Doc Ruby wrote: »

What are you smoking, Celtic Link just gave me a price of €188 with vehicle.

your putting out false information,celtic link charge for two people and a car traveling during tourist season,costs an average of 524 euros, your 188 euros is for one tourist in a car traveling in mid january,how many of them do you see visiting ireland in the winter months,but we are going off the thread,tourism in ireland has dropped in the last two years because of costs,even from people from the UK,who provide ireland with more tourists than the rest of the EU put together

Why would anyone from further than France or Britain want to drive here? much easier to fly and rent a car

getz · 20-06-2012 08:43AM

hardCopy wrote: »

Why would anyone from further than France or Britain want to drive here? much easier to fly and rent a car

the problem is also cost,to hire a small car[toyota 1.0] costs 380 euros per week, inc insurance, a lot more for a larger car,on top of that you have to pay for the cost of the flight,for yourself wife and kids,as well as the cost of the extra baggage,by driving over you can bring all the clothes you need for your holiday ,my son and wife joined my last year in the cottage i was renting,and told me next time he was bringing his own car as it was a lot cheeper.

munchkin_utd · 20-06-2012 09:54AM

getz wrote: »

your putting out false information,celtic link charge for two people and a car traveling during tourist season,costs an average of 524 euros, your 188 euros is for one tourist in a car traveling in mid january,how many of them do you see visiting ireland in the winter months,but we are going off the thread,tourism in ireland has dropped in the last two years because of costs,even from people from the UK,who provide ireland with more tourists than the rest of the EU put together

A) it hasnt dropped. In 2011 there was a 7% increase in overseas tourist numbers.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1230/1224309632109.html

Ireland is getting progressively more expensive?? From a report a couple of months back, hotel bookings were increasing and average cost per night was reducing
http://www.failteireland.ie/FailteIreland/media/WebsiteStructure/Documents/3_Research_Insights/3_General_SurveysReports/Failte-Ireland-Tourism-Barometer-April-2012.pdf?ext=.pdf

I live in Germany 12 years now. Till about 2 years ago I was proactivly discouraging people from going to Ireland. Crap weather, high prices combined with hotels + hospitalily businesses that were inept, sloppy and to put it bluntly didnt give a crap about customers. Many were only built for tax breaks for the owners so customers were only a minor reason for their existance and it REALLY showed.
Its one thing to charge bonkers prices but roll out the red carpet. Ireland though had bonkers prices and abject service !
Anyhow, the feedback from german friends who visited was so bad (and christ I had nothing but bad experiences myself too during the boom!) that you could only warn others of what to expect.

But in the last 2 years prices have come down to affordable levels in hotel and restaurants and the service you get has improved VASTLY.
Ireland is still not cheap but theres much less chance of nasty surprises nowadays.

seanmc1980 · 20-06-2012 10:31AM

Zonda999 wrote: »

Its our biggest industry, enough said, plenty regions of the country have little economic activity but tourism..

classic point, its not our biggest industry its a subjective figure, please tell me how 3 billion is got to
are you aware Ireland is the 7th largest producer of zinc in the world
Its a massive producer of Pharma
Agri exports...

SellingJuan · 20-06-2012 10:48AM

I dont see why anyone would want to visit Ireland... From my experience with foreigners who visit they never come back. Why would they, imagine being charged E5 for a pint, imagine veing charged E4 for a cup of coffe and being charged over the moon prices for any tourist attraction.

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