General Industry News

'Strong rebound' in international travel as over 1.4 million people arrive in Ireland in April

The Journal.ie – 30.05.2022

Over 1.4 million passengers arrived into Ireland in April, with more people arriving from Great Britain than any other country according to new CSO data. According to the CSO, more than 1,476,600 passengers arrived into Ireland from overseas in April. This is a 21 fold increase on April 2021, where only 69,400 passengers arrived into Ireland.  A majority of the passengers travelled to Ireland by air – 1,377,100 – while just 99,500 came by sea. Commenting on the figures, CSO statistician Gregg Patrick says that there has been a “strong rebound” in overseas travel since the pandemic, but that it remains below pre-pandemic levels “Overseas travel remains significantly lower (14%) than pre-pandemic levels.

Fáilte Ireland Launches Campaign to Attract Tourism Sector Staff

Hospitality Ireland – 19.05.2022

Fáilte Ireland has announced that it has launched a new €700,000 national marketing campaign titled ‘Works for Me’ – the aim of which is to attract more people, across all ages and demographics, to jobs in the tourism industry. According to the statement published on FailteIreland.ie, the campaign will target new demographics of potential staff members, with a particular focus on retirees and parents, who – according to Fáilte Ireland’s research – are seeking flexible working arrangements and patterns. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism accounted for 260,000 jobs in Ireland and provided as many as one in five in some counties, according to Fáilte Ireland.