In Q3 2024, Irish residents spent a total of 14.1m nights on domestic trips, up 6.6pc from Q3 2023.
The Southern region emerged as the most popular destination, accounting for 42pc of all domestic overnight trips, translating to 2.2m trips, with holiday trips constituting the majority at 55pc.
- 2.2m trips were made to Clare, Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Cork, and Kerry.
- The Northern and Western region of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan, Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon had the least number of domestic overnight trips – at 1.5m trips.
- Across all regions, the length of stay decreased compared to 2023, from an average of 2.9 nights to 2.7 nights.
