Sustainable Tourism in Ireland

Summary

Sustainable Tourism in Ireland industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

Sustainable tourism, also known as ecological tourism or eco-tourism, aims to lessen the damaging effects of travel on the planet while fostering positive social and economic benefits. Sustainable tourism minimizes the negative impacts and maximizes the positive impacts of tourism as an activity while conserving resources or using them wisely to maintain their long-term viability. It takes full account of socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental impacts and addresses the needs of visitors, industry, and host communities. The market scope includes hotels & motels, travel intermediaries (travel agents, direct), food service (commercial food services), and transportation (airlines, passenger rail, road).
The Irish sustainable tourism market recorded a revenue of $546.7 million in 2025, and the value increased with a CAGR of 17.9% between 2020 and 2025.
The international segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $420.1 million, equivalent to 76.8% of the market's overall value.
In 2025, the Irish sustainable tourism market recorded an annual growth of 9.7%.

Scope

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What was the size of the Ireland sustainable tourism market by value in 2025?
What will be the size of the Ireland sustainable tourism market in 2030?
What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Ireland sustainable tourism market?
How has the market performed over the last five years?
What are the main segments that make up Ireland's sustainable tourism market?

1 Executive Summary

1.1. Market Value
1.2. Market Value Forecast
1.3. Category Segmentation
1.4. Geography Segmentation
1.5. Market Rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape

2 Market Overview

2.1. Market Definition
2.2. Market Analysis

3 Market Data

3.1. Market Value

4 Market Segmentation

4.1. Category Segmentation
4.2. Geography Segmentation

5 Market Outlook

5.1. Market Value Forecast

6 Five Forces Analysis

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer Power
6.3. Supplier Power
6.4. New Entrants
6.5. Threat Of Substitutes
6.6. Degree Of Rivalry

7 Competitive Landscape

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the leading companies’ Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives?
7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?

8 Company Profiles

8.1. Ryanair Holdings Plc
8.2. Dalata Hotel Group Plc
8.3. McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Limited
8.4. Hostelworld Group PLC

9 Macroeconomic Indicators

9.1. Country data

10 Appendix

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry Associations
10.3. Related the Analyst Research
10.4. About the Analyst

List of Tables

Table 1: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Value: $ Million, 2020-25
Table 2: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Category Segmentation: % Share, By Value, 2020-25
Table 3: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Category Segmentation: $ Million, 2020-25
Table 4: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Geography Segmentation: $ Million, 2025
Table 5: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Value Forecast: $ Million, 2025-30
Table 6: Ryanair Holdings Plc: Key Facts
Table 7: Ryanair Holdings Plc: annual financial ratios
Table 8: Ryanair Holdings Plc: key employees
Table 9: Dalata Hotel Group Plc: Key Facts
Table 10: Dalata Hotel Group Plc: key employees
Table 11: McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Limited: Key Facts
Table 12: Hostelworld Group PLC: Key Facts
Table 13: Hostelworld Group PLC: annual financial ratios
Table 14: Hostelworld Group PLC: key employees
Table 15: Ireland Size Of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 16: Ireland Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 17: Ireland GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 18: Ireland Inflation, 2021-25
Table 19: Ireland Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 20: Ireland Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List of Figures

Figure 1: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Value: $ Million, 2020-25
Figure 2: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Category Segmentation: $ Million, 2020-25
Figure 3: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Geography Segmentation: % Share, By Value, 2025
Figure 4: Ireland Sustainable Tourism Market Value Forecast: $ Million, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces Driving Competition In The Sustainable Tourism Market In Ireland, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers Of Buyer Power In The Sustainable Tourism Market In Ireland, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers Of Supplier Power In The Sustainable Tourism Market In Ireland, 2025
Figure 8: Factors Influencing The Likelihood Of New Entrants In The Sustainable Tourism Market In Ireland, 2025
Figure 9: Factors Influencing The Threat Of Substitutes In The Sustainable Tourism Market In Ireland, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers Of Degree Of Rivalry In The Sustainable Tourism Market In Ireland, 2025

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

Ryanair Holdings Plc
Dalata Hotel Group Plc
McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Limited
Hostelworld Group PLC

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