A North Clare businesswoman doesn’t believe a drop off in coach tours will have a major impact on the county’s tourism industry.
Unpublished Fáilte Ireland figures show there were 293,000 bus tourists recorded in this country in 2017, a drop of 3,000 on the previous year.
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Concerns have been expressed over the impact of the decline in trade on the tourism and hospitality sector, with many in the industry blaming a lack of parking facilities, restrictions to drivers hours and rising hotel rates.
Kilfenora businesswoman Orla Vaughan believes a significant boost in coach tours following the launch of the Wild Atlantic Way, meant this decline was predictable.
