The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published Inbound Tourism August 2025 – Spending down again!
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (29 September 2025) published Inbound Tourism August 2025.
Key Findings
- Some 772,800 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland in August 2025, an increase of 1% when compared with the same month in 2024 and an increase of 5% compared with August 2023.
- The average length of stay for foreign resident overnight visitors was 8.6 nights, down from an average of 8.7 nights in August 2024 and 9.9 nights in August 2023.
- Visitors stayed a total of 6.7 million nights in the country, showing no change from August 2024, and a decrease of 9% when compared with August 2023.
- The visitors spent €744 million on their trips (excluding fares), a drop of 9% when compared with August 2024, and an increase of 1% compared with August 2023.
- The largest contingent of visitors came from Great Britain (36%), followed by visitors from the United States (23%).
- The most frequent reason for travelling to Ireland was for holiday (48%).
Commenting on the release, Edward Duffy, Statistician in the Tourism and Travel Division, said:
“The results show that 772,800 foreign visitors departed Ireland on overseas routes in August 2025, an increase of 1% compared with August 2024 and up 5% when compared with August 2023. The number of nights spent by foreign visitors in August was just under 6.7 million nights, showing no change when compared with August 2024 and down 9% compared with August 2023.
In August 2025, the greatest number of visitors came from Great Britain (36%), followed by Continental Europe (31%), North America (26%) and the Rest of the World (6%). When compared with August 2024, visitors from North America were up 21%, while visitors from Great Britain were up 3%, visitors from Continental Europe declined by 12%, and visitors from the Rest of the World increased by 1%.
The visitors’ expenditure in Ireland (excluding fares) was €744 million in August 2025. Visitors from Great Britian accounted for €155 million (21%) of this spend, Continental Europe for €251 million (34%), North America for €271 million (36%), and visitors from the Rest of the World for €68 million (9%). Taken together, this represented a fall of 9% when compared with August 2024, and an increase of 1% when compared with August 2023.
The most frequent reason for the visitors’ trips was for holiday or leisure (48%), while almost one in three trips (31%) were to visit friends or relatives.”
Read the full report HERE
