Harrison describes recent research on passenger spending, which focused on Cork in the Republic of Ireland. He quotes this lrish research because he believes there are parallels between Cork and the type of destinations in the Southwest and similarities between the types of passengers. This research identified that each passenger spends £197 and that the crew spend is marginally less. There is, however, some disagreement about levels of spend and some sources suggest that at times the crew can actually spend more than some passengers. Harrison describes recent research on passenger spending, which focused on Cork in the Republic of Ireland. He quotes this lrish research because he believes there are parallels between Cork and the type of destinations in the Southwest and similarities between the types of passengers. This research identified that each passenger spends £197 and that the crew spend is marginally less. There is, however, some disagreement about levels of spend and some sources suggest that at times the crew can actually spend more than some passengers.