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Reeling in the Years: 25 years of Change in Irish Tourism
2nd Annual Tourism Policy Workshop Dromoland Castle
4th-6th November 2011
Brian Maher Head of Policy and Futures
Fáilte Ireland
1985-2010
A Potted History
Events that shaped today’s world
1980’s
Economies in Turmoil
• Black Monday
• Strikes
• Unemployment/Self Aid
• Emigration
People
• Bob Geldof
• Jack Charleton
• Mary Robinson
Political Upheaval
• Anglo-Irish Agreement
• Iraq War I
• End of Apartheid
• Collapse of European Communist Systems
• Tianamen Square
1990’s
Transforming Economy
•Unemployment reaching record levels – 1992
•Employment and investment growing, economy improving – 1994
•Booming economy, record growth and inward invesment - 1998
Transforming Ireland
• Italia 90
•Eurovision winner four times in five years
•Riverdance
•Good Friday Agreement
•Tour de France
Cusp of a Century
•Millenium Celebrations (Y2K bug?!)
•Abbeylara
•Concorde crashes
•Angry Eircom shareholders
• Flood Tribunal
The Noughties
Shock and Awe
•9/11
• Foot and Mouth Disease in UK and Ireland
• Iraq War II
•Tsunami
Ireland Transformed
• Special Olympics
•Oxegen/Electric Picnic
•Cork City of Culture
•Ryder Cup/Waterford Tall Ships/Volvo Ocean Race
Economy
•The Euro
•Celtic Tiger
•Economic collapse
Tourism Touch Points 1985-2010 Europe
•European Funding
•Expansion of the EU
•The Euro
Ireland
•Northern Ireland
•Foot and Mouth Disease
•Celtic Tiger
•Temple Bar Economic
•Banking Crisis, public debt
•Global recession
•Loss of consumer confidence
Tourism and Travel
•Ryanair – the advent of low cost airlines
•Removal of Shannon Stopover
•European deregulation, Open Skies
•Accommodation tax breaks Technology
•The Internet
•Mobile Technology
•Social Media
Global Tourism Overview
1985-2010 Growth in International Tourism Arrivals and Receipts
Source: World Tourism Organisation
1985-2010 Growth in International Tourism Arrivals by Region
Source: World Tourism Organisation
1985-2010 Growth in International Tourism Arrivals Index
Source: World Tourism Organisation
Regional Share of International Arrivals (%)
1985 2010
Source: World Tourism Organisation
Average Annual Growth (%)
Source: World Tourism Organisation
1985-2010 Growth in International Tourism Receipts by Region
Source: World Tourism Organisation
Regional Share of International Receipts (%)
1985 2010
Source: World Tourism Organisation
Irish Tourism 1985-2010
1985-2010 Overseas Visitors to Ireland
Source: Central Statistics Office
Indices 1985-2010 Overseas Visitor Spend in Ireland and Irish CPI
Source: Central Statistics Office
2000-2010 Domestic Trips (000s)
Source: Central Statistics Office
2000-2010 Domestic Holidays (000s)
Source: Central Statistics Office
Indices 1985-2009 Irish Outbound Tourism and Irish GDP
Source: Central Statistics Office
1985-2010 British Visitors to Ireland and GDP Indices
The Euro
FMD
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database and Central Statistics Office
1985-2010 US Visitors to Ireland and US GDP Indices
1st invasion of Iraq
End of Shannon Stopover
9/11
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database and Central Statistics Office
1985-2010 German Visitors to Ireland and German GDP Indices
Reunification FMD
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database and Central Statistics Office
Holiday Segments (000s) 2000-2010
Fáilte Ireland Survey of Overseas Travellers
Holiday Route of Entry (%) 1985-2010
Fáilte Ireland Survey of Overseas Travellers
Holiday Use of Car(%) 1985-2010
Fáilte Ireland Survey of Overseas Travellers
Holiday Seasonality (%) 1985-2010
Fáilte Ireland Survey of Overseas Travellers
1985-2009 Length of Stay
Central Statistics Office
Holiday Accommodation Used(%) 1985-2009
Fáilte Ireland Survey of Overseas Travellers
Accommodation Nights - All
1985 2010
Fáilte Ireland Survey of Overseas Travellers
Accommodation Nights - Britain
1985 2010
Fáilte Ireland Survey of Overseas Travellers
Sources of Information
Fáilte Ireland Visitor Attitudes Survey
Considering Ireland for a Holiday (%)
Very Important Factor (%) 2000 2010
Friendly, hospitable people 95 92
Easy, relaxed pace of life 84 74
Beautiful scenery 93 91
Good all round value for money 75 74
Competitively priced air and sea fares 57 67
Easy to get to 63 65
Interesting history and culture 77 80
Opportunities for outdoor activities 36 38
Fáilte Ireland Visitor Attitudes Survey