The number of people choosing Waterford as their staycation location halved between 2019 and 2021.
This is likely because of the pandemic and travel restrictions that were in place.
In 2019, 460,000 people from other counties visited the Déise, compared to just 232,000 last year.
Waterford doesn't fare too poorly when compared to its neighbouring counties.
Kilkenny saw a 76% decrease, Tipperary 62% and Wexford 54%.
Overall, Irish people spent almost 1.3 million nights in Waterford in 2019.
In 2021, that number dropped to 728,000.
The length of time people stayed for did increase.
In 2019 they stayed for an average of 2.8 nights, while in 2021, they stayed for an average of 2.1.
When looking at the amount of money tourists spent while on holiday, a 43% drop was seen.
€90,000 was spent by people visiting Waterford in 2019, compared to 51,000 in 2021.
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