Record numbers of people from the republic visited Northern Ireland as tourists last year, up more than 50% on pre-pandemic levels | Read more:
Figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal that there were more than 800,000 such trips between January and September last year.
Four years ago, the palace opened its doors and 100-acre gardens to tourists for the first time, before closing during the Covid pandemic. "We get people travelling independently, but also a lot participate in organised group travel, which includes a tour of the inside of the palace. It's particularly that market that is very strong for us at the moment.
But that was eclipsed for the same period last year, after the lifting of restrictions, with 809,172 cross-border trips, an increase of almost 53%, according to the Central Statistics Office's Household Travel Survey. "During the first nine months of last year the visitor numbers increased by 53% on the same period in the year before the pandemic.
While city breaks to Belfast and Derry continue to be popular, one of the trends in recent years has been the number of people engaging in outdoor tourism like walking tours, hiking and glamping.
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