These genealogy tourists travel to the land of their ancestors to reconnect with their past and "walk in the footsteps of their forefathers".
[3] The Irish Tourist Board ceased recording genealogy visitors numbers in 2004, and its present levels are now unknown.
Genealogy tourism is very common in countries of Central Europe where World War II caused mass migrations of population.
[5][6][7] Areas frequently visited include Cape Coast and Elmina in Ghana, Gorée in Senegal, Juffureh in Gambia, and Bahia in Brazil.
[7] Genealogy tourists often participate in tracing their ancestral lineages; digital access to historical records, as well as DNA studies in recent years, have allowed an increasing number of people to identify the homelands of their ancestors.