Useful Facts & Figures

• Dublin Convention Bureau won Business Britain ‘Meetings and Business Destination of the Year 2006’ for service, attention to detail and overall investment in tourism.
  
  
• Dublin city is 3rd in Europe in terms of bednights, after London and Paris.
  
  
• In a survery in Business Travel Buyer magazine, Dublin was shown as the cheapest of 10 cities for hotel accommodation.
  
  
• Overseas visitor numbers grew by 6% and there was 9% growth in foreign revenue earnings, giving a return to the exchequer of €650 million in 2004.
  
  
• One out of every 3 visitors to Dublin visits a Dublin Tourism Tourist Information Office – the highest usage rate in Europe.
  
  
• www.visitdublin.com is the leader of city tourism websites in Europe.
  
  
• Dublin plays an important role in the national economy, with the City’s ports and airport making it an important entry point to the country and a gateway to the EU, and indeed the rest of the world.
  
  
• While Ireland’s GNP growth levels have averaged 7.5% each year over the last six years, Dublin has outperformed the national average, accounting for 38% of GNP.