Tony Lane

Throughout 2025, the first year of the second Trump administration, there was an expectation that visitation from Ireland to the USA would reduce. There were negative stories in many of the major news outlets about numbers being down, including RTÉ , the Irish Times and Irish Examiner . There were also negative forecasts from prominent commercial tourism analytics firms, such as Tourism Economics , predicting that visitation from Ireland to the USA would be down in 2025. So how did actual...

The Visit USA Committee Ireland had a strong presence at the Holiday World Show in Dublin, which took place in the R.D.S. from 23rd - 25th January 2026. US Ambassador, Edward S. Walsh officially opened the US pavilion, before touring the US exhibitor stands. Throughout the weekend, members of the Visit USA Committee Ireland, representatives from the Consular Section of the US Embassy in Dublin and officers from US Customs & Border Protection participated at the Visit USA and advised members...

The Visit USA Committee Ireland celebrated Thanksgiving in Dublin with two outstanding events on 20th November 2025. The first was a business-focused trade show that was designed to connect the Visit USA members with senior managers, buyers, marketing chiefs from Ireland's top travel agencies and tour operators. This took place in the Spencer Hotel , Dublin and 18 Visit USA members participated. Exhibitors included: Delta Air Lines, Brand USA, Maverick Helicopters, Louisiana, Tennessee,...