According to a poll, over 80% of Irish people prioritise travel by making daily sacrifices like making coffee at home, cooking at home instead of ordering a takeaway, and cutting back on evenings out.

Despite the cost-of-living problem, travel remains a priority for 62% of individuals, according to PayPal's latest Travel Check-in study, while 64% want to make up for missed travel time over the previous two years owing to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Eight in ten indicated they would prefer to make changes to their travel plans than cancel them, and 79% said they were looking for ways to save costs in other areas of their lives so that they could prioritise travel.

According to the report, 85% of Irish consumers have booked or plan to book a vacation for 2023, and nearly a third will take more than two vacations this year.

Eight out of ten respondents stated they intended to go outside of Ireland for their vacations, with Spain being the most preferred foreign location, followed by the UK, Italy, and France.

Galway, Cork, Donegal, and Dublin were the most popular locations in Ireland for individuals looking to stay near to home.

With regard to booking and total travel expenses, the average predicted annual holiday expenditure came to about €2,320. Clare, Cork, and Donegal residents made the highest purchases.