Jimmy Deenihan
Question:71 Mr. Deenihan asked the Taoiseach the average amount spent per tourist for each EU country, including Ireland.
Written Answers. - Tourism Statistics.
The latest available data published by the Statistical Office of the EU (EUROSTAT) relates mainly to the year 1991 and is given in the following table. The figures for Ireland relate to overseas visits only.
The figures for the different countries may not be fully comparable. Furthermore, different sources may be used by some countries for their estimates of visitors and their expenditure. Average expenditures, therefore, cannot be reliably derived.
Arrival of Visitors and Tourist Expenditure in EU Countries in 1991.
(Source: Tourism 1991 — Annual Statistics-Eurostat).
|
Country |
Arrival of Visitors |
Tourist Expenditure |
|
(000) |
(Million ECU) |
|
|
Ireland |
2,997 |
1,445 |
|
Belgium* |
: |
269 |
|
Denmark |
: |
2,811 |
|
France# |
38,288 |
: |
|
Germany* |
144,250 |
8,389 |
|
Greece |
8,036 |
2,078 |
|
Italy |
51,317 |
14,892 |
|
Luxemburg |
: |
: |
|
Netherlands |
: |
3,289 |
|
Portugal |
19,641 |
3,015 |
|
Spain* |
52,044 |
14,742 |
|
United Kingdom* |
18,021 |
10,904 |
: Data not available.
* 1990 figures.
# 1988 figures available only.