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Year End Review 2023 & Outlook 2024

27 December 2023

ITIC’s 2023 Review and 2024 Outlook shows that Irish tourism remains robust despite domestic cost challenges and international geopolitical events. It is estimated that €5.3 billion will have been spent by international visitors while visiting Ireland in 2023 with 254,000 people working in the sector making it the country’s largest indigenous industry and biggest regional employer.

Looking ahead, ITIC forecast that Irish tourism can achieve 5% revenue growth in real terms in 2024 with the North American market offering the best prospects.

VISION 2030: An Irish Tourism Strategy for Growth

18 September 2023

Ireland’s tourism industry can be ambitious about its future whilst delivering on its environmental sustainability obligations. That is the vision outlined in this strategy by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) – by 2030 the industry can be worth €15 billion to the national economy, can employ up to 350,000 people across the country, and will be delivering €3.5 billion tax receipts to the exchequer each year.

This key report recommends 38 actions to maximize potential outcomes.

11,500 hotel bedrooms needed by 2032 to meet projected tourism demand

17 August 2023

A key report by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation estimates that there is a deficit of 11,500 tourism bedrooms in the State if Ireland is to meet projected demand over the next decade.

The report, carried out by economist Jim Power, identifies that the price of sites, allied to construction inflation, make new builds cost-prohibitive apart from selected urban hotspots and Government will have to intervene with a range of policy measures to stimulate developments.

ITIC analysis of CSO’s first Tourism Satellite Account

25 July 2023

The CSO has just released its first Tourism Satellite Account, an internationally recognised framework for measuring tourist activity. It makes for interesting reading and underlines tourism’s importance to the national economy. Using 2019 data – the last year of full data pre-pandemic – the TSA estimated that tourist activity accounts for 4.4% of the economy and employs 13% of the national workforce.

Tourism’s Budget 2024 Submission

13 July 2023

ITIC launches its pre-budget submission and makes the clear case that restoring competitiveness and maintaining investment is vital to enable Ireland’s tourism industry overcome challenges and achieve sustainable growth. ITIC argues that 5 key budget decisions should be taken to support the 20,000 businesses within Ireland’s tourism and hospitality industry.

The Competitiveness of Irish Tourism – Review & Outlook

23 June 2023

Irish tourism is at a key juncture with demand strong but supply significantly compromised and sustainability at the heart of all considerations. In that context this timely report from the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) looks at the competitiveness of the sector and how worrying signs of erosion need to be addressed.

Competitiveness is critical to the continued recovery and sustained growth of the sector and this important report from ITIC outlines 10 strategic recommendations as to how Irish tourism’s competitiveness can be improved.

Increase in 9% VAT rate would damage jobs and add to inflation

11 January 2023

This report by Economist Jim Power, commissioned by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, finds that the scheduled VAT increase from 9% to 13.5% on February 28th will damage the industry at such an uncertain time. The VAT increase could cost up to 24,000 jobs and add 4.1% inflation to the cost of accommodation and food services.

The report concludes that VAT should be kept at 9% to protect the competitiveness of a vulnerable industry particularly when key source markets are going through economic turbulence.

Irish Tourism: Recovery & Outlook

10 January 2023

What does 2023 hold for Irish tourism in these most volatile of times? And how strong was the recovery in 2022?

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DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS (DMOs) IN THE EU

Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) or Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) are organizations that promotes a town, city, region, or country in order to increase the number of visitors. It promotes the development and marketing of a destination, focusing on convention sales, tourism marketing, and services. DMOs are the most important tourism marketing organizations in their respective tourist destinations, as they are directly responsible for the long term development and marketing the destination brand through travel and tourism "product awareness" to visitors.

According to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), DMOs can be assigned to three different categories: DMOs on a national level, also often called National Tourism Organization (NTO) or Authority (NTA), DMOs on a regional level, Regional Tourism Organizations (RTOs), and DMOs on a local level that serve a city or rather small geographic area.

DMOs in EU Member States

• The Austrian National Tourist Office; ANTO Vienna, Österreich Werbung
• Burgenland Tourismus
• Kärnten Information
• Niederösterreich Information
• Oberösterreich Tourismus Information
• Salzburger Land Tourismus
• Steirsche Tourismus GmbH
• Vorarlberg Tourismus
• Wien Tourismus
• Brussels International - Tourism & Congress (BI-TC)
• Toerisme Vlaanderen
• Office de Promotion du Tourisme de Wallonie et de Bruxelles
• Bulgarian State Agency for Tourism
• Croatian National Tourist Board
• The Croatian Convention and Incentive Bureau (CCIB)
• Zagreb Tourist Board & Convention Bureau
• Tourist Board of the County of Krapina - Zagorje
• Tourist Board of the County of Varaždin
• Tourist Board of the County of Osijek - Baranja
• Tourist Board of the County of Vukovar - Srijem
• Tourist Board of the County of Istria, Istria Convention Bureau
• Tourist Board of the County of Primorje - Gorski Kotar
• Tourist Board of the County of Zadar
• Tourist Board of the County of Sibenik-Knin
• Tourist Board of the County of Split-Dalmatia
• Tourist Board of the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO)

• CTO Information Office Agia Napa
• CTO Information Office Germasogeias
• CTO Information Office Kato Pafos
• CTO Information Office Larnaka
• CTO Information Office Lefkosia
• CTO Information Office Lemesos
• CTO Information Office Pafos
• CTO Information Office Paralimni Protaras
• CTO Information Office Platres

  Czech Republic

• Czech Tourism Authority
• Visit Denmark
• Wonderful Copenhagen Head Office
• Destination Roskilde, Roskilde Lejre Turistbureau
• VisiteastDenmark - Østdansk Turisme
• Bornholms Velkomstcenter
• Fonden Fyntour
• VisitNordjylland.dk
• Turistgruppen Vestjylland
• South-East Jutland Region Tourism Development Organization
• Estonian Tourist Board
• Tallinn City Tourist Office & Convention Bureau
• Finnish Tourist Board
• Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau
• Espoo Convention & Marketing
• Turku Touring
• Tampere Convention Bureau
• Lapland Marketing Ltd
• Oulu City Tourist Office, Convention and Marketing
• Congress Vaasa
• Vaasa Tourist Office
• Rauma Regional Tourist Information
• Pori Tourist Office
• Kokkola City Tourist Office
• Åland Tourism Board
• French Tourist Authority
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Aquitaine
• Comité Régional de Développement Touristique d'Auvergne
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Bretagne
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Bourgogne
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Champagne-Ardenne
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Alsace
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Franche-Comté
• Agence du Tourisme de la Corse
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Aude
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Limousin
• Région des Pays de la Loire
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Val-de-Loire
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Lorraine
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Midi-Pyrénéés
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Nord-Pas de Calais
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Normandie
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Paris Ile-de-France
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Picardie
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Poitou-Charentes
• Comité Régional du Tourisme de Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Rhône-Alpes
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Riviera Cote d'Azur
• Bayern Tourismus Marketing GmbH
• Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH
• BTZ Bremer Touristik-Zentrale, Gesellschaft für Marketing und Service mbH
• Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus
• HA Hessen Agentur GmbH
• Hamburg Tourismus GmbH
• Nordrhein-Westfalen Tourismus e.V.
• Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus GmbH
• TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH
• Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
• Tourismus Marketing GmbH Baden-Württemberg
• Tourismus Zentrale Saarland GmbH
• Tourismus-Agentur Schleswig-Holstein GmbH
• TourismusMarketing Niedersachsen GmbH
• Tourismus-Marketing Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH
• Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.
• Tourist Information Thüringen
• Greek National Tourism Organisation
• Regional Tourism Organization Argostoli
• Regional Tourism Organization Arta
• Regional Tourism Organization Chios
• Regional Tourism Organization Gythio
• Regional Tourist Organization Hania
• Heraklion - Offices of Tourism Directorate
• Regional Tourism Organization Igoumenitsa
• Regional Tourism Organization Ioannina
• Regional Tourism Organization Kalamata
• Regional Tourism Organization Kavala
• Regional Tourism Organization Kerkyra
• Regional Tourism Organization Komotini
• Regional Tourism Organization Kos
• Regional Tourism Organization Kozani
• Regional Tourism Organization Lamia
• Regional Tourism Organization Larissa
• Regional Tourism Organization Lefkada
• Regional Tourism Organization Mitilini
• Regional Tourism Organization Mykonos
• Regional Tourism Organization Paros
• Regional Tourism Organization Patra
• Regional Tourism Organization Rethimno
• Regional Tourism Organization Rodos
• Regional Tourism Organization Samos
• Regional Tourism Organization Syros
• Thessaloniki - -Offices of Tourism Directorate
• Regional Tourism Organization Thira (Santorinh)
• Regional Tourism Organization Tripoli
• Regional Tourism Organization Volos
• Regional Tourism Organization Zakynthos
• Hungarian National Tourist Office
• Central Danubien Regional Marketing Directorate
• Balaton Regional Tourist Project Office
• Southern Plain Regional Marketing Directorate
• The Lake Tisza Regional Tourist Project Office
• North Hungary Regional Marketing Directorate
• Budapest Tourism Office
• Tourism Ireland, Northern Ireland
• Tourism Ireland
• Belfast CVB
• Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism
• Northern Ireland Tourism Board
• Causeway Coast & Glens Tourism
• Armagh Down Tourism Partnership
• Fáilte Ireland East & Midlands Dublin Tourism
• Fáilte Ireland North West
• Fáilte Ireland South West
• Failte Ireland (National Tourism Development Authority)
• Italian State Tourism Board
• Regione Abruzzo - Servizio Sviluppo del Turismo
• Tourism Region Campania - Redazione Portale Turismo Regione Campania
• Emilia-Romagno Tourist Authority
• Agenzia Turismo Friuli Venezia Giulia
• Regione Ligura Turismo
• Regione Lombardia, DG Giovani, Sport, Promozione Attività Turistica
• Toscana Promozione
• Trentino S.p.A
• Rome Tourist Board
• Latvia Tourism
• Riga Tourism Coordination and Information Centre

  Lithuania

• Lithuanian State Department of Tourism

  Luxembourg

• Office national du tourisme
• Malta Tourism Authority
• Gozo Tourism Association

  Netherlands

• Nederlands Bureau voor Toerisme & Congressen (Dutch CVB)
• BBT - Brabant Tourism Bureau
• Marketing Groningen
• Fryslan Marketing
• Marketing Drenthe
• Gelders Overijssels Buerau voor Toerisme
• Utrecht Toerisme & Recreatie
• Toerisme Noord-Holland
• Zuid-Hollands Bureau voor Toerisme
• Bureau voor Toerisme Zeeland
• Samenwerkende VVV's in Limburg
• Amsterdam Toerisme en Congres Bureau
• Polish National Tourist Office and CVB
• Bydgoszcz Convention Bureau
• Convention Bureau Dolny Slask (Lower Silesia)
• Gdansk Convention Bureau
• Convention Bureau Kielce
• Convention Bureau Katowice
• Krakow Convention Bureau Department of Information, Tourism, and City Promotion
• Łodz Convention Bureau Promotion, Tourism and International Relations Office
• Poznan Convention Bureau (Poznan Local Tourism Organisation)
• Torun Convention Bureau (Local Tourist Organization in Torun)
• Warsaw Convention Bureau (Warsaw Tourist Office)
• Convention Bureau Wroclaw
• Turismo de Portugal
• Porto and North Tourism
• Turismo do Alentejo
• ATA - Associação Turismo do Algarve
• ATA – Associação de Turismo dos Açores
• Direcção Regional do Turismo da Madeira
• Agência Regional de Promoção Turistica Centro de Portugal
• Turismo de Lisboa - Visitors & Convention Bureau
• Tourism Romania
• Slovak Tourist Board
• Bratislava Culture and Information Centre
• Banská Bystrica Culture and Information Centre
• RTO Mikulás
• Poprad Tourist Information Centre
• Information Centre CK Selinan in Žilina
• Information Centre of the Town Košice
• Trenčín Culture and Information Centre
• Turisticko informačná kancelária a cestovná agentúra
• Slovenian Tourist Board
• Slovenian Convention Bureau
• The Ljubljana Tourist Board and CVB
• Instituto de Turismo de España
• Turismo Andaluz S.A.
• Turismo de Extremadura
• Murcia Turística
• Instituto de Promocíon Turística de Castilla la Mancha
• Sociedad de Promocíon del Turismo de Castilla y León
• Turismó de Aragon
• Turisme de Catalunya
• La Rioja Turismo
• Departamento de Cultura y Turismo
• San Sebastián Tourism Office
• Dirección General de Turismo - Turismo de Cantabria
• Sociedad regional de Turismo del Principado de Asturias, Parque Tecnológico de Asturias
• Galicia Tourism Turgalicia
• Turismo de Baleares - Ibatur
• Promotur Turismo Canarias SA
• Valencia Tourism and Convention Bureau
• Turisme de Barcelona Consortium
• Consorcio Turístico de Madrid
• VisitSweden
• Swedish Lapland
• Västerbotten Turism
• Jämtland Härjedalen Turism
• Hälsingland Turism
• Mid Sweden Tourism, Mitt Sverige Turism
• Sörmlands Turism
• Destination Örebro
• Gästrikland Turism
• Västmanlands Kommuner & Landsting (Regional tourism development agency)
• Uppsala Tourism
• Region Blekinge - Tourism
• West Sweden Tourist Board
• Gotland Tourist Association
• Region Halland - Tourism
• East Sweden Tourist Board
• Position Skane
• Visit Smaland
• Stockholm Visitors Board and Congress Stockholm

  United Kingdom

• Visit Britain
• VisitEngland
• Visit London
• East Midlands Tourism
• East of England Tourism
• Northwest Regional Development Agency
• Advantage West Midlands - Tourism West Midlands
• Regional Tourism Team - One North East
• Tourism South East
• South West Tourism
• Yorkshire Tourist Board
• VisitScotland
• ConventionScotland
• VisitShetland
• VisitOrkney- Kirkwall Visitor Information Centre
• Stornoway Tourist Information Centre
• VisitScotland - Highlands
• VisitScotland - Aberdeen and Grampian
• VisitScotland - Angus and Dundee
• VisitScotland - Perthshire
• VisitscottishHeartlands
• Glasgow City Marketing Bureau
• VisitScotland Ayrshire and Arran
• The Scottish Borders Tourist Board
• VisitScotland Dumfries & Galloway
• Edinburgh Convention Bureau
• VisitScotland - Edinburgh & Lothians
• VisitWales - Welsh Assembly Government

DMOs in Non- EU Member States

• Tourism Albania - The Albanian Institute of Tourism & Environmental Developments
• Ministry of Tourism and Environment
• Tourist office of Ordino
• Tourist and information department of Sant Julià de Lòria Comú
• Tourist office of Andorra la Vella
• Oficina de Turisme Valls de Canillo
• Unió pro-turisme d'Escaldes-Engordany
• Tourism Armenia - Tourism Information Centre

  Azerbaijan

• Tourism in Azerbaijan

  Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Tourism Community of FB&H
• Departments of Tourism and Resorts
• Icelandic Tourist Board (Head office)
• Icelandic Tourist Board
• Iceland Convention and Incentive Bureau
• The Westfjords Tourist Bureau
• Northiceland
• East Iceland Tourist Board
• South Iceland
• West Iceland Tourism
• Visit Reykjavík

  Liechtenstein

• Liechtenstein Tourism
• Macedonian National Tourism Portal
• Moldova Ministry of Culture and Tourism
• Direction du Tourisme et des Congrès de la Principauté de Monaco
• The Ministry of Tourism
• Innovation Norway - Norwegian Tourist Board
• Hedmark Tourist Board
• Hallingdal Reiseliv as.
• Telemarkreiser AL
• Visit Orlandet
• Fjord Norge AS
• Rogaland Reiseliv
• Hordaland Reiseliv
• Trøndelag Reiseliv AS
• Nordland Reiseliv AS
• Troms Reiseliv AS
• Finnmark Tourist Board
• Svalbard Reiseliv

  San Marino

• State office of tourism San Marino
• National Tourism Organisation of Serbia

  Switzerland

• Schweiz Tourismus
• Basel Tourism
• Ostschweiz Tourismus
• Schweizer Mittelland Tourismus
• Luzern Tourismus AG, Region
• Zentralschweiz
• Freiburger Tourimusverband
• Genève Tourisme
• Graubünden Ferien
• Office du tourisme du Canton de Vaud
• Watch Valley Coordination
• Ticino Turismo
• Valais Tourisme
• Zürich Tourismus
• Bern Tourism
• Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkish Republic
• Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau

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