Debate contribution: Tourism: ETA Impact
Debate contribution by Mr Conor Murphy on .
- MLA
- Mr Conor Murphy
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 20 January 2025
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Tourism: ETA Impact
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4744651
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Tourism has grown substantially in recent years, and there is considerable potential for further growth. However, the introduction of the electronic travel authorisation scheme threatens that progress. That is why, on behalf of the industry, I continue to lobby the British Government for a solution. With 67% of our overseas holidaymakers arriving via the South, seamless all-Ireland travel is key to the success of our tourism sector. The ETA introduces a financial and bureaucratic barrier for tourists to travel into the North. Undoubtedly, that will put off some people from visiting here, which will, in turn, impact on expenditure by international visitors in the local economy.
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