Don’t ban the deck chairs yet

Sir, – Your correspondent, Bobby Carty (Letters, August 7th), seems to think that British tourists will flock to Ireland because Spain wants to curb tourism.

However, the majority of British tourists are looking for “sun, sea and sand”, which at present Ireland does not deliver. Travelling to Ireland to most British people is seen as a staycation with the same weather, if not a bit wetter. Recently, British tourism has moved on and the Adriatic coast is now in vogue as they follow the sun.

We Irish also add to those numbers as we chase the sun and are looked upon in the same manner as the tourists the Spanish are protesting about.

I would say to your correspondent, “don’t ban the deck chairs yet” and don’t put up barriers to tourists – there are plenty of other countries for the British tourists to go to before they approach Ireland’s shores.