tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817171247555815363.post4659455395810148516..comments2024-03-26T05:57:44.937+00:00Comments on True Economics: 1/7/2013: Good Numbers on Trips to Ireland: January-May 2013TrueEconomicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350536454228478974noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817171247555815363.post-76826218948047628142013-07-02T10:18:14.914+01:002013-07-02T10:18:14.914+01:00In part, you are correct - the numbers above are b...In part, you are correct - the numbers above are based on survey. So if someone who is an Irish national resident in, say, Canada, travel form Canada to Ireland for a visit, this counts as trip to Ireland from North America. If you look at underlying numbers: increase of 150,000 trips in 5 months, it is hard to ignore that we have so many people emigrating from the country. When we take into account those who emigrate to 'near-abroad' - e.g UK and Europe, with cheaper short haul flights available, then yes, big effect here. North America - probably less so.TrueEconomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350536454228478974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817171247555815363.post-80887460308256792452013-07-01T23:34:19.153+01:002013-07-01T23:34:19.153+01:00I emigrated to mainland Europe and come back to Ir...I emigrated to mainland Europe and come back to Ireland once every 6 to 8 weeks on a cheap ryanair flight. <br />How about all those thousands who emigrated to further afield and come home less frequently.<br />This is good news for the airports and airlines mostly, not for the rest of the economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com