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Overseas Travel

October - December 2016

     
 Irish Residents' Trips Overseas   Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence
  Trips to Ireland Great Britain Other EuropeNorth America Other Areas
   
Oct - Dec '141,458,500 1,694,900 768,100559,000264,100103,700
Oct - Dec '151,544,800 1,995,900 884,500679,400304,800127,200
Oct - Dec '161,698,700 2,139,300 910,600688,700412,100127,800
Jan - Dec '146,514,500 7,604,400 3,163,9002,638,1001,328,600473,800
Jan - Dec '156,965,000 8,643,100 3,546,9003,043,4001,514,200538,600
Jan - Dec '167,404,600 9,584,400 3,924,1003,302,1001,808,000550,200

Trips to Ireland increased by 10.9% in 2016

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In 2016, the total number of trips to Ireland was 9,584,400, an increase of 10.9% over 2015. There was an increase of 6.3% in the number of overseas trips made by Irish residents in 2016 to 7.4 million. See tables 3 and 4.

Trips by residents of Great Britain increased by 10.6% in 2016 to 3,924,100 while trips by residents of European Countries other than Great Britain (Other Europe) increased by 8.5% to 3,302,100.  Trips by residents of North America to Ireland increased by 19.4% to 1,808,000 while trips to Ireland from Other Areas increased by 2.2% to 550,200.  See tables 3 and 4.

In the period October - December 2016, the total number of trips to Ireland exceeded 2.1 million - a rise of 7.2% compared to the same period in 2015.  See tables 1 and 2.

The total number of overseas trips made by Irish residents during the period October - December 2016 rose by 10.0% to 1.7 million.  In the fourth quarter of 2016, the total number of trips (Irish residents’ trips overseas plus trips to Ireland) was 3,837,900, an increase of 8.4% when compared with the same quarter twelve months earlier.  See tables 1 and 2.

Table 1 Overseas Trips for the period October - December, 2013 - 2016
        Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence
    Irish Residents' Trips Overseas       
     Trips to Ireland Great Britain Other EuropeNorth America Other Areas
Period All Trips   
Oct - Dec 2013 2,909,400 1,329,300 1,580,100 727,100527,600223,500102,000
            
Oct - Dec 2014 3,153,400 1,458,500 1,694,900 768,100559,000264,100103,700
            
Oct - Dec 2015 3,540,800 1,544,800 1,995,900 884,500679,400304,800127,200
            
Oct - Dec 2016 3,837,900 1,698,700 2,139,300 910,600688,700412,100127,800
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Table 2 Annual Change in Overseas Trips for the period October - December, 2014 - 2016
        Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence
    Irish Residents' Trips Overseas       
     Trips to Ireland Great Britain Other EuropeNorth America Other Areas
Period All Trips   
Change versus corresponding period of previous year (number)
Oct - Dec 2014 244,000 129,200 114,800 41,00031,40040,6001,700
            
Oct - Dec 2015 387,400 86,300 301,000 116,400120,40040,70023,500
            
Oct - Dec 2016 297,100 153,900 143,400 26,1009,300107,300600
            
Change versus corresponding period of previous year (%)
Oct - Dec 2014 8.4 9.7 7.3 5.66.018.21.7
            
Oct - Dec 2015 12.3 5.9 17.8 15.221.515.422.7
            
Oct - Dec 2016 8.4 10.0 7.2 3.01.435.20.5
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Table 3 Overseas Trips for the period January - December, 2013 - 2016
       Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence
   Irish Residents' Trips Overseas       
    Trips to Ireland Great Britain Other EuropeNorth America Other Areas
YearAll Trips   
201313,309,000 6,323,100 6,985,900 2,928,9002,463,0001,158,100435,900
           
201414,118,900 6,514,500 7,604,400 3,163,9002,638,1001,328,600473,800
           
201515,608,000 6,965,000 8,643,100 3,546,9003,043,4001,514,200538,600
           
201616,989,000 7,404,600 9,584,400 3,924,1003,302,1001,808,000550,200
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Table 4 Annual Change in Overseas Trips for the period January - December, 2014 - 2016
       Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence
   Irish Residents' Trips Overseas       
    Trips to Ireland Great Britain Other EuropeNorth America Other Areas
YearAll Trips   
   Annual change in year to December total (number)
2014809,900 191,400 618,500 235,000175,100170,50037,900
           
20151,489,100 450,500 1,038,700 383,000405,300185,60064,800
           
20161,381,000 439,600 941,300 377,200258,700293,80011,600
           
   Annual change in year to December total (%)
20146.1 3.0 8.9 8.07.114.78.7
           
201510.5 6.9 13.7 12.115.414.013.7
           
20168.8 6.3 10.9 10.68.519.42.2
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Table 5 Overseas Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence for the period October - December, 2013 - 2016
  October - December
Area of Residence1 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Overseas Trips to Ireland 1,580,100 1,694,900 1,995,900 2,139,300
         
Great Britain 727,100 768,100 884,500 910,600
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg  62,500 63,000 89,200 83,100
France 75,400 87,600 101,200 98,100
Germany 103,400 115,200 133,100 132,700
Italy 48,700 54,100 65,100 57,600
Spain 57,200 58,500 68,900 86,700
Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark 45,200 42,900 60,600 50,800
Other Europe2 135,200 137,800 161,200 179,700
USA and Canada 223,500 264,100 304,800 412,100
Australia, New Zealand and Other Oceania2 43,000 39,500 45,900 48,700
Other Areas2 59,000 64,300 81,300 79,100
1Country estimates are subject to high levels of sample variation and therefore should be interpreted with caution. See Background Notes.
2See Background Notes for countries included.
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Table 6 Overseas Trips in each calendar quarter, 2008 - 2016
         Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence
     Irish Residents' Trips Overseas       
      Trips to Ireland Great Britain Other EuropeNorth America Other Areas
YearPeriod All Trips   
2008Quarter 1 3,304,700 1,762,500 1,542,200 849,500480,200155,90056,700
 Quarter 2 4,210,200 2,050,800 2,159,400 1,023,200729,000312,10095,200
 Quarter 3 4,900,700 2,428,300 2,472,400 1,148,900839,900357,200126,400
 Quarter 4 3,300,800 1,635,800 1,665,000 850,900561,200179,40073,500
 Total 15,716,400 7,877,400 7,839,000 3,872,4002,610,3001,004,600351,700
             
2009Quarter 1 2,941,900 1,539,800 1,402,200 722,400488,700142,20048,800
 Quarter 2 3,801,500 1,899,600 1,901,900 858,500658,200305,00080,300
 Quarter 3 4,314,400 2,137,100 2,177,300 956,100757,600356,400107,300
 Quarter 4 2,918,900 1,472,900 1,446,100 720,100477,800176,80071,500
 Total 13,976,900 7,049,300 6,927,500 3,257,0002,382,300980,400307,900
             
2010Quarter 1 2,523,900 1,439,200 1,084,800 526,600366,500137,30054,200
 Quarter 2 3,214,500 1,673,100 1,541,400 701,700500,500264,00075,200
 Quarter 3 4,133,800 2,137,200 1,996,600 852,600700,900332,800110,200
 Quarter 4 2,736,800 1,322,500 1,414,300 657,600477,300201,40078,100
 Total 12,609,100 6,572,000 6,037,100 2,738,5002,045,200935,600317,800
             
2011Quarter 1 2,445,200 1,266,400 1,178,800 550,700407,800154,70065,600
 Quarter 2 3,558,000 1,753,000 1,805,000 760,700647,500303,80092,900
 Quarter 3 4,114,100 1,962,400 2,151,700 911,600763,200352,400124,600
 Quarter 4 2,680,700 1,311,000 1,369,700 655,200464,700176,20073,600
 Total 12,798,000 6,292,800 6,505,200 2,878,1002,283,200987,100356,700
             
2012Quarter 1 2,399,900 1,234,800 1,165,100 562,400392,800144,70065,200
 Quarter 2 3,544,700 1,727,500 1,817,300 735,200672,400305,700104,000
 Quarter 3 4,099,900 2,003,200 2,096,700 830,200776,800365,200124,500
 Quarter 4 2,798,400 1,360,400 1,438,000 646,400505,400201,30085,000
 Total 12,842,900 6,325,800 6,517,200 2,774,2002,347,4001,016,900378,600
             
2013Quarter 1 2,460,600 1,208,900 1,251,700 570,200444,000168,80068,700
 Quarter 2 3,645,400 1,752,400 1,893,000 726,900705,200350,800110,100
 Quarter 3 4,293,500 2,032,600 2,261,000 904,700786,200415,000155,000
Quarter 42,909,400 1,329,300 1,580,100 727,100527,600223,500102,000
 Total 13,309,000 6,323,100 6,985,900 2,928,9002,463,0001,158,100435,900
             
2014Quarter 1 2,496,100 1,153,500 1,342,500 635,500447,400178,90080,700
 Quarter 23,917,400 1,790,800 2,126,600 837,700770,600395,600122,600
Quarter 3 4,552,000 2,111,700 2,440,400 922,600861,100490,000166,700
Quarter 4 3,153,400 1,458,500 1,694,900 768,100559,000264,100103,700
 Total 14,118,900 6,514,500 7,604,400 3,163,9002,638,1001,328,600473,800
2015Quarter 12,837,400 1,306,100 1,531,300 725,800526,000191,20088,300
Quarter 24,272,500 1,927,500 2,344,900 886,200850,900468,100139,700
Quarter 34,957,400 2,186,500 2,770,900 1,050,400987,000550,100183,400
Quarter 43,540,800 1,544,800 1,995,900 884,500679,400304,800127,200
 Total 15,608,000 6,965,000 8,643,100 3,546,9003,043,4001,514,200538,600
2016Quarter 1 3,262,400 1,477,700 1,784,700 851,400599,600238,20095,500
 Quarter 2 4,574,200 1,975,300 2,598,900 1,013,600928,500520,100136,700
 Quarter 3 5,314,400 2,252,900 3,061,500 1,148,5001,085,300637,500190,200
 Quarter 4 3,837,900 1,698,700 2,139,300 910,600688,700412,100127,800
 Total 16,989,000 7,404,600 9,584,400 3,924,1003,302,1001,808,000550,200
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Table 7 Overseas Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence, 2015 - 2016
 20152016 2015 2016
Area of Residence1   Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
Total Overseas Trips to Ireland8,643,1009,584,400 1,531,3002,344,9002,770,9001,995,900 1,784,7002,598,9003,061,5002,139,300
             
Great Britain3,546,9003,924,100 725,800886,2001,050,400884,500 851,4001,013,6001,148,500910,600
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg 326,000384,400 60,80080,20095,80089,200 79,800100,800120,60083,100
France504,700531,500 87,500159,600156,300101,200 97,500164,700171,10098,100
Germany629,300652,200 86,300196,100213,800133,100 104,200192,300223,000132,700
Italy321,400344,400 59,80080,700115,90065,100 61,60096,000129,30057,600
Spain343,200394,900 62,90089,400122,00068,900 71,300100,100136,90086,700
Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark233,900223,100 35,80068,50069,00060,600 44,60062,00065,70050,800
Other Europe2684,900771,500 133,000176,500214,200161,200 140,500212,600238,700179,700
USA and Canada1,514,2001,808,000 191,200468,100550,100304,800 238,200520,100637,500412,100
Australia, New Zealand and Other Oceania2207,600204,500 31,10054,90075,70045,900 31,40051,10073,20048,700
Other Areas2331,000345,700 57,30084,800107,70081,300 64,10085,500117,00079,100
1Country estimates are subject to high levels of sample variation and therefore should be interpreted with caution. See Background Notes.
2See Background Notes for countries included.
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Table 8 Overseas Trips in each calendar quarter - Seasonally Adjusted, 2008 - 2016
         Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence
     Irish Residents' Trips Overseas       
      Trips to Ireland Great Britain Other EuropeNorth America Other Areas
YearPeriod All Trips   
2008Quarter 1 4,091,200 2,070,400 1,995,600 1,016,500634,200264,70084,800
 Quarter 2 3,989,700 1,950,200 2,030,500 1,000,400667,200261,00091,000
 Quarter 3 3,855,600 1,941,900 1,896,400 928,900633,800245,40090,100
 Quarter 4 3,795,100 1,939,100 1,922,100 920,300681,200236,80083,500
 Total 15,731,600 7,901,600 7,844,600 3,866,1002,616,4001,007,900349,400
             
2009Quarter 1 3,797,200 1,862,400 1,890,700 898,900659,500243,10073,000
 Quarter 2 3,510,500 1,768,400 1,742,300 820,800595,300255,50075,400
 Quarter 3 3,378,600 1,704,500 1,673,100 782,300570,800245,20076,700
 Quarter 4 3,358,200 1,731,800 1,670,000 773,000576,200235,60081,900
 Total 14,044,500 7,067,100 6,976,100 3,275,0002,401,800979,400307,000
             
2010Quarter 1 3,237,600 1,732,500 1,439,800 651,000505,400236,00079,000
 Quarter 2 2,978,000 1,563,300 1,421,400 674,800449,900212,70070,200
 Quarter 3 3,226,500 1,697,500 1,544,600 699,800523,400229,50079,500
 Quarter 4 3,142,000 1,539,200 1,615,300 699,900574,800263,30089,400
 Total 12,584,100 6,532,500 6,021,100 2,725,5002,053,500941,500318,100
             
2011Quarter 1 3,240,800 1,595,700 1,603,700 684,000565,200266,80096,800
 Quarter 2 3,233,000 1,600,900 1,631,000 729,800571,500252,60087,500
 Quarter 3 3,201,400 1,556,600 1,666,800 752,600578,800242,50089,900
 Quarter 4 3,111,000 1,526,700 1,577,500 700,800562,200233,30083,800
 Total 12,786,200 6,279,900 6,479,000 2,867,2002,277,700995,200358,000
             
2012Quarter 1 3,196,400 1,555,100 1,591,800 700,000549,000248,00095,700
 Quarter 2 3,199,100 1,584,900 1,637,400 704,500587,500252,80099,600
 Quarter 3 3,202,400 1,591,700 1,631,200 687,700588,700254,10090,100
 Quarter 4 3,246,600 1,578,300 1,653,400 689,200609,100264,70096,200
 Total 12,844,500 6,310,000 6,513,800 2,781,4002,334,3001,019,600381,600
             
2013Quarter 1 3,199,100 1,518,500 1,657,700 685,400609,300290,10098,700
 Quarter 2 3,341,100 1,613,100 1,735,800 711,200620,200288,000105,900
 Quarter 3 3,365,900 1,616,100 1,763,800 751,200607,500287,400112,600
Quarter 43,367,200 1,546,400 1,805,900 769,600625,700291,200115,600
 Total 13,273,300 6,294,100 6,963,200 2,917,4002,462,7001,156,700432,800
             
2014Quarter 13,360,000 1,510,800 1,846,600 782,100634,000317,600117,900
 Quarter 23,486,700 1,601,000 1,891,100 796,000664,200317,700114,900
 Quarter 33,592,100 1,686,000 1,911,300 775,700664,200340,600120,000
 Quarter 43,635,700 1,681,600 1,939,700 814,900671,100340,900117,100
 Total 14,074,500 6,479,400 7,588,700 3,168,7002,633,5001,316,800469,900
2015Quarter 13,736,500 1,679,200 2,054,700 879,400727,100340,800127,200
Quarter 23,849,500 1,751,400 2,111,100 841,200743,200379,900136,300
Quarter 33,938,000 1,751,800 2,177,500 889,800769,500383,800133,000
Quarter 44,060,700 1,767,500 2,290,900 942,200799,100393,600141,600
 Total 15,584,700 6,949,900 8,634,200 3,552,6003,038,9001,498,100538,100
2016Quarter 1 4,203,900 1,869,300 2,374,900 1,007,600822,700416,700136,200
 Quarter 2 4,183,500 1,803,600 2,378,800 988,200823,700423,200133,300
 Quarter 3 4,243,700 1,816,700 2,407,400 975,400836,400445,800137,700
Quarter 44,397,900 1,950,700 2,451,500 971,600815,600525,500142,700
 Total 17,029,000 7,440,300 9,612,600 3,942,8003,298,4001,811,200549,900
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Table 9 Overseas Trips to Ireland by Area of Residence for the years, 2010 - 2016
Area of Residence12010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Overseas Trips to Ireland6,037,100 6,505,200 6,517,200 6,985,900 7,604,4008,643,1009,584,400
            
Great Britain2,738,500 2,878,100 2,774,200 2,928,900 3,163,9003,546,9003,924,100
France342,500 401,500 396,300 433,700 455,700504,700531,500
Germany377,300 422,900 448,200 482,900 557,200629,300652,200
Italy221,800 220,100 251,700 234,000 257,800321,400344,400
Spain221,300 244,900 253,100 263,000 290,900343,200394,900
Belgium67,000 87,100 86,700 100,400 106,000129,400135,700
Netherlands122,700 138,500 143,000 155,000 158,400183,600235,600
Norway46,500 54,200 51,200 52,700 53,60062,10053,300
Sweden54,500 60,000 74,600 75,900 64,40067,20063,500
Denmark44,400 48,200 44,200 53,200 59,30070,20068,300
Austria42,700 46,200 49,000 54,000 59,20057,00062,000
Poland171,100 170,600 168,900 159,700 149,500172,200189,200
Switzerland55,400 71,400 80,900 76,700 88,900111,400114,600
Other Europe2278,100 317,500 299,600 321,900 337,400391,600456,800
USA 848,300 888,600 904,200 1,035,500 1,169,1001,323,4001,586,400
Canada87,200 98,500 112,700 122,500 159,500190,700221,600
Australia, New Zealand and Other Oceania2135,300 141,100 155,700 187,700 190,000207,600204,500
Africa236,300 38,600 41,100 39,000 44,70043,60049,900
Central, South and Other Americas235,200 49,500 48,800 55,200 64,50067,50064,900
Asia and Middle East2111,000 127,500 133,000 154,000 174,700 220,000 230,900
1Country estimates are subject to high levels of sample variation and therefore should be interpreted with caution. See Background Notes.
2See Background Notes for countries included.
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Background Notes

 

Periodicity

Monthly - rolling three month release.

Scope

Overseas Travel.

Coverage

This release covers Overseas Travel into and out of the Republic of Ireland, however travel by residents of Northern Ireland into or out of the Republic of Ireland or domestic travel within the Republic of Ireland is excluded.

Data Collection

Data from the Country of Residence Survey (CRS) is used in this release.  This survey is conducted at Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Knock and Kerry airports and Rosslare, Ringaskiddy and Dublin seaports.  Residency data is collected from passengers by a Central Statistics Office (CSO) interviewer.  Surveys are also conducted on behalf of the CSO at Holyhead Port by the UK's Office of National Statistics.

Sample Design

A sample of flights and sailings is selected to facilitate proper representation of airport/seaport pairings, day, night, week day and weekend flights/sailings.

On the selected flights/sailings for the CRS, a 1 in 5 (20%) systematic sample of passengers is selected and their country of residence is recorded.

Sample results are grossed to total passenger numbers travelling for each airport or seaport pairing, as provided by the airports and ferry companies.

Where there is no survey coverage in a period for an airport/seaport pairing, results are imputed using the 'nearest neighbour' imputation methodology.

Sample Size

The sample size for the Overseas Travel release in respect of the three month period October - December 2016 was under 91,100 passengers.

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally adjusted quarterly data is available in Table 8.  Trip numbers are subject to a high degree of seasonality.  These seasonal fluctuations do not affect annual comparisons but they do affect monthly or quarterly comparisons.  Typically trips are at their highest during the summer months, although there are also clear peaks around Christmas and Easter.  To facilitate interpretation of underlying trends, trip numbers are adjusted to remove these seasonal trends.  Seasonal adjustment is conducted using the direct seasonal adjustment approach.  Under this approach each individual series is independently adjusted each month, e.g. aggregate series are adjusted without reference to the component series.  Seasonal adjustment models are developed for each series based on unadjusted data from January 2000 to the current period.  These models are then applied to the entire series.  Seasonal factors are updated each quarter. 

The adjustments are completed by applying the X-12-ARIMA model, developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to the unadjusted data.  This methodology estimates seasonal factors while also taking into consideration factors that impact on the quality of the seasonal adjustment such as:

  • Calendar effects, e.g. the timing of Easter (see definition (5)).
  • Outliers, temporary changes and level shifts in the series.

Rounding

Individual figures have been rounded independently and the sum of the component items may therefore not necessarily add to the totals shown.

Reliability of Results 

Estimation of survey results using the above sampling design introduces a statistical variability which would not be present if all passengers from every flight/sailing had been sampled.  This means that the survey results are best estimates based on the information collected for the sample.

Airport Pairings

The CSO "Airport Pairings" database contains information on every direct flight in and out of the nine Irish airports on a monthly basis.  December 2016 passenger figures will be added to the database from early March 2017.  For details please go to http://cso.ie/shorturl.aspx/15

Definitions

(1) Trips

The data presented in this report is in terms of trip numbers.  A trip is defined as a journey (usually including the return) from one place to another.

(2) Visitor

The definition of Visitor used in these surveys is based on that agreed with Eurostat, the European Statistical Office.  A Visitor is defined as 'any person travelling to a place other than that of his/her usual environment for less than twelve months and whose main purpose is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited'.  However, as the CRS does not establish the reason for an individual's trip or length of stay, those travelling for reason of remuneration or for more than one year to a country cannot be excluded.  Therefore, trips may include those travelling for paid work.  Commercial Drivers travelling on sea routes are excluded.

(3) Country of Residence

Country of Residence is defined as the country in which the person has resided during the past year.

(4) Transit/Transfer Passengers

Transit passengers are defined as those who make a stop at an airport without any particular purpose other than being en route to another destination.  These passengers generally do not disembark from their aircraft and are not covered by the Country of Residence Survey.

Transfer passengers or 'connecting passengers' are also defined as those who make a stop at an airport without any particular purpose other than being en route to another destination.  However, unlike transits, transfer passengers disembark the aircraft and pass through the airport en route to their connecting flight.  The two flights must be booked on the same ticket for it to be considered a transfer.  Such passengers are included in the estimates of trips for Overseas Travel release and are treated in the same manner as same-day visits.  This is in line with UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics.  Transfers are surveyed for the Country of Residence Survey.

 

Overseas Trips to Ireland and Transfer Trips
YearOverseas trips to Ireland 1Number of transfer trips through Dublin Airport 2
2010  6,037,100  162,100
2011  6,505,200  165,000
2012  6,517,200  201,200
2013  6,985,900  274,100
2014  7,604,400  374,600
2015  8,643,100  474,400
2016  9,584,400  583,400
1 Source: Overseas Travel Release, CSO
2 Source: Dublin Airport Authority (DAA)

 

A transfer trip is a completed journey – for example a passenger who travels from London Gatwick to Dublin Airport and then on to New York (on the one ticket) is counted as two transfer passengers and one transfer trip. 

In 2016, the number of overseas trips to Ireland increased by 10.9% when compared with 2015. Excluding transfer trips, the annual increase in overseas trips to Ireland would have been 10.2%.

 

(5) Timing of Easter

Easter falls each year on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th, inclusively.  In 2016 Easter Sunday fell on March 27th, while in 2015 it fell on April 5th.  Trip numbers each year are greatly influenced by when Easter falls.

Dates for Easter Sunday

2016 – 27th March

2015 – 5th April

2014 – 20th April

2013 – 31st March

2012 - 8th April

2011 - 24th April

 

Other Europe

Tables 1-4, 6 and 8

Includes the following countries:

  
Aland Islands Gibraltar Netherlands 
Albania Greece Norway
Andorra Guernsey Poland
Austria Hungary Portugal
Belarus Iceland Romania
Belgium Isle of Man Russian Federation
Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy San Marino
Bulgaria Jersey Serbia
Croatia Latvia Slovakia
Cyprus Liechtenstein Slovenia
Czech Republic Lithuania Spain
Denmark Luxembourg Sweden
Estonia Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Switzerland
Faroe Islands Malta Turkey
Finland Moldova, Republic of Ukraine
France Monaco  Vatican City
Germany Montenegro  

 

 

North America

Tables 1-4, 6 and 8

Includes the following countries:

Canada
United States

 

Other Areas

Tables 1-4, 6 and 8

Includes the following countries:

Africa (see below for breakdown of countries)
Australia, New Zealand and Other Oceania  (see below for breakdown of countries)
Central, South and Other Americas  (see below for breakdown of countries)
Eastern Asia, Middle East and Other Asia  (see below for breakdown of countries)

 

Other Europe

Tables 5 and 7

Includes the following countries:

  
Aland Islands Greece Montenegro
Albania Guernsey Poland
Andorra Hungary Portugal
Austria Iceland Romania
Belarus Isle of Man Russian Federation
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jersey San Marino
Bulgaria Latvia Serbia
Croatia Liechtenstein Slovakia
Cyprus Lithuania Slovenia
Czech Republic Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Switzerland
Estonia Malta Turkey
Faroe Islands Moldova, Republic of Ukraine
Gibraltar Monaco Vatican City

 

Other Europe

Table 9

Includes the following countries:

  
Aland Islands Greece Monaco
Albania Guernsey Montenegro
Andorra Hungary Portugal
Belarus Iceland Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina Isle of Man Russian Federation
Bulgaria Jersey San Marino
Croatia Latvia Serbia
Cyprus Liechtenstein Slovakia
Czech Republic Lithuania Slovenia
Estonia Luxembourg Turkey
Faroe Islands Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Ukraine
Finland Malta Vatican City
Gibraltar Moldova, Republic of  

 

 

Australia, New Zealand and Other Oceania

Tables 5, 7 and 9

Includes the following countries:

  
American Samoa Kiribati Pitcairn
Australia Marshall Islands Samoa
Antarctica Micronesia, Federated States of Solomon Islands
Christmas Island Nauru South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands New Caledonia Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Cook Islands New Zealand Tokelau
Fiji Niue Tonga
French Polynesia Norfolk Island Tuvalu
French Southern Territories Northern Mariana Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands
Guam Palau Vanuatu
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Papua New Guinea Wallis and Futuna

 

Other Areas

Tables 5 and 7

Includes the following group of countries:

Central, South and Other Americas (See below for country breakdowns)

Africa (See below for country breakdowns)

Eastern Asia, Middle East and Other Asia (See below for country breakdowns)

 

Central, South and Other Americas

Table 9

Includes the following countries:

  
Anguilla Dominican Republic Nicaragua
Antigua and Barbuda Ecuador Panama
Argentina El Salvador Paraguay
Aruba Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Peru
Bahamas French Guiana Puerto Rico
Barbados Greenland Saint Kitts and Nevis
Belize Grenada Saint Lucia
Bermuda Guadeloupe Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Bolivia Guatemala Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Brazil Guyana Suriname
Cayman Islands Haiti Trinidad and Tobago
Chile Honduras Turks and Caicos Islands
Colombia Jamaica Uruguay
Costa Rica Martinique Venezuela
Cuba Mexico Virgin Islands, British
Dominica Montserrat Virgin Islands, US

 

 

Africa

Table 9

Includes the following countries:

  
Algeria Gambia Rwanda
Angola Ghana Saint Helena
Benin Guinea Sao Tome and Principe
Botswana Guinea-Bissau Senegal
Burkina Faso Kenya Seychelles
Burundi Lesotho Sierra Leone
Cameroon Liberia Somalia
Cape Verde Libya South Africa
Central African Republic Madagascar South Sudan
Chad Malawi Sudan
Comoros Mali Swaziland
Congo Mauritania Tanzania, United Republic of
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Mauritius Togo
Cote d'Ivoire Mayotte Tunisia
Djibouti Morocco Uganda
Egypt Mozambique Western Sahara
Equatorial Guinea Namibia Zambia
Eritrea Niger Zimbabwe
Ethiopia Nigeria  
Gabon Reunion  

 

Eastern Asia

Table 9

Includes the following countries:

  
China Korea, Republic of Taiwan, Province of China
Hong Kong Korea, Democratic People's Republic of  
Japan Mongolia  

 

Middle East

Table 9

Includes the following countries:

  
Afghanistan Jordan Qatar
Bahrain Kuwait Saudi Arabia
Iran, Islamic Republic of Lebanon Syrian Arab Republic
Iraq Oman United Arab Emirates
Israel Palestinian Territory, Occupied Yemen

 

 

Other Asia

Table 9

Includes the following countries:

  
Armenia Kazakhstan Singapore
Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Lao People's Democratic Republic Tajikistan
Bhutan Macao Thailand
British Indian Ocean Territory Malaysia Timor Leste
Brunei Darussalam Maldives Turkmenistan
Cambodia Myanmar Uzbekistan
Georgia Nepal Vietnam
India Pakistan  
Indonesia Philippines  

 

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