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Cork pips Kerry to top staycation destination

Aug 19, 2020 13:17 By radiokerrynews
Cork pips Kerry to top staycation destination
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Cork is the most popular 'staycation' destination, followed by Kerry. According to AIB, the average domestic card transaction in the hospitality sector is up year

Cork is the most popular 'staycation' destination, followed by Kerry.

According to AIB, the average domestic card transaction in the hospitality sector is up year on year as Irish consumers staycation this summer:

This data was compiled from over one million AIB debit and credit card transactions up to the 3rd August.

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It shows that people holidaying at home spent 19 million euro in the pub, 30 million in restaurants and 28 million in hotels during the month of July.

However, spend is still down when compared with July 2019.

Cork is the popular hotel 'staycation' destination followed by Kerry.

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Since reopening, those in Monaghan and Kilkenny are spending the most in pubs per card transaction and those in Clare and Donegal are spending the least.

Meanwhile those in Kildare spent the most per card transaction in restaurants with those in Carlow spending the least.

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