Clare Hoteliers are feeling optimistic following recent tourism figures released by the Central Statistics Office.
Hotel and B&B owners across the county have reported an increase in bookings and enquiries for 2012, despite the statistics showing that visitor numbers dropped slighlty for the last quarter.
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The CSO report also revealed that the number of Irish people travelling abroad was down by 1.1%.
President of the Irish Hotels Federation and Lahinch hotelier Michael Vaughan believes that this is good news for the local tourism industry.
