CSO reports international visitation to Ireland was up 5.5% year-on-year, but spend down 4% and hotel occupancy down 1% (maybe because of increasing Airbnb stays).

Here are changes in spend for 1Q2019 vs.1Q2018 by source market:

• Great Britain -5.3%
• France -10.4%
• Germany -3.6%
• Italy -16.7%
• Other Europe -2.0%
• USA & Canada +3.1% (the only market with growth - attributable in part to increased transatlantic air capacity)
• All other regions -10.0%

Get those American tourists!