The central statistics office has reported a large drop in visitors from the UK to Ireland this July when compared to last July. The amount of overall visitors travelling to Irish Airports fell by 8% for this period.
It was the British who accounted for the bulk of the drop with 17.1%. US visitors were also less than they were in previous years with a drop of 6.1%.
For the whole of 2008 thus far, there is an increase in overall visitors of 0.4%. This shows a slower growth rate when compared to 2007 which showed a 4% increase.
It seems the Irish summer or lack of it has caused more Irish people to holiday abroad. There was a 6% increase this July compared to the previous July.
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