The number of overseas trips to Ireland fell by 4.1 per cent in the period from September to November last year, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.
The three-month period saw a total of 1.52 million inwards journeys, a decline of 65,300 on the same period a year earlier.
Trips by residents of North America decreased by 11.7 per cent to 224,500, representing the greatest single decline.
Visitor numbers from European countries other than Britain fell by 2.9 per cent to 513,300 while visitors from Britain – the country’s biggest source of overseas visitors - dropped by 2 per cent to 697,600.
The figures showed the total number of overseas trips by Irish residents also fell by 3.7 per cent to 1.52 million when compared with the same period of 2010.
The total number of trips by Irish residents overseas and to Ireland during the period decreased by 3.9 per cent to 3.04 million.
