SHORTS:Irish campsites are filling up as the weather improves and more people holiday in the outdoors. There's been a 16 per cent rise in the numbers going camping so far this year, according to the Irish Caravan and Camping Council (ICC) which oversees the country's estimated 100 caravan and camping parks.
Niamh D’Arcy, chairperson of ICC, said: “Camping is cool again with Irish people. We’ve had a great start to our summer and bookings are looking very healthy for the remainder of the season. While the numbers of Irish are on the up, there has been a slight decrease in the numbers of visitors from the UK. However, German and Dutch visitor numbers are both up by 4 per cent.”
Kilimanjaro evening
GoHop.ie is hosting a free Kilimanjaro information evening on July 27th in the Tropical Medical Bureau on Grafton Street, Dublin.
Every year 200 to 300 Irish climb Kilimanjaro but this year some 2,500 are expected to do so. Speakers on the night include Kieran Creevy from Great Outdoors who has guided groups up the mountain nine times; Dr Graham Fry from Tropical Medical Bureau who has in-depth knowledge about altitude; and Andre Migliarina of GoHop.ie who will advise on how to get there and what safaris are on offer in Tanzania after your Kilimanjaro trek.
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The percentage of Irish people who have taken breakfast ingredients on holidays with them according to a survey from hotels.com.