Tourism Ireland Welcomes +9% Growth In Overseas Visitors For January-May 2014
Figures issued by the CSO today show that overseas visitor numbers to Ireland increased by +9% for the first five months of 2014. Welcoming the figures, Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “I am really pleased to see continued growth in overseas visitors to Ireland for the five-month period January to May 2014, with an […]
Tourism Ireland Announces ‘Global Grenning’ Lineup for ST Patrick’s DayY 2014
UNESCO World Heritage Site Petra, the Holmenkollen ski jump and Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland® Paris join Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening for St Patrick’s 2014 – Tourism Ireland has lined up a fairytale ending for St Patrick’s Day this year, as Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland® Paris, the Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo and the UNESCO World […]
Giant Leap For Tourism! Astraunaut Chris Hadfield Lends a Hand to Promote Ireland
The famous Canadian astronaut who put Ireland on the map with the first-ever tweet from space ‘as Gaeilge’ last year, arrived in Ireland yesterday. Tourism Ireland is hoping that he will help put Ireland ‘on the map’ again – this time as a top destination for holidays in 2014 and beyond. The organisation has enlisted […]
Tourism Ireland Looks Back on a Successful Year for Overseas Tourism
Tourism Ireland today reflected on highlights of its promotional activity around the world this year. 2013 was a strong year for overseas tourism, with eight million visitors (+7%) contributing €3.64 billion (+6%) in revenue to the economy. Growth has come from all market areas, with the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia turning […]
Banagher, Offaly and the River Shannon in the Spotlight in Amsterdam
Banagher, Offaly and the River Shannon were in the spotlight recently in Amsterdam when Silver Line Cruises joined Tourism Ireland and up to 40 Dutch tour operators for an innovative Tourism Workshop. The event took place in the Amsterdam ArenA and was the second workshop, of its kind, that Tourism Ireland in Amsterdam has held […]
Ireland in 4TH Place on “Dream Destination” List
Readers of American Travel Magazine Vote Ireland Number Four Ireland has been voted number four in a list of “dream destinations” by the readers of a glossy travel magazine in the United States. Almost 8,000 readers of Virtuoso Life magazine took part in the seventh annual “Travel Dreams” survey – to reveal their ideal destination, travel experience […]
Local Tourism Businesses Promote Offaly to International Visitors via New ‘Gathering’ App
Five tourism businesses from Co Offaly are being promoted to international visitors on a brand new app for iPhones and android devices. The app, called ‘Gathering Gestures’, has been created by Tourism Ireland specifically for The Gathering Ireland 2013 and offers a wide variety of ‘gestures’ to ensure our international visitors get more from their […]
Shane Lowry Tees Off for Tourism in Britain
Irish golf and tourism operators attending Golf Live in Wales got a great boost when Offaly native and former Irish Open Champion Shane Lowry stopped off at the Tourism Ireland stand, to lend his support for Tourism Ireland’s 2013 marketing drive and to do his bit to grow golf tourism this year. About 13,000 […]
Offaly Says ‘Hola’ to Spanish Travel Agents
Leading travel agents from Spain enjoyed a visit to Co Offaly recently, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Spanish tour operator Travelplan. They were here to check out some of the many things to see and do in this part of Ireland and to find out what’s in store for Spanish holidaymakers during this special […]
It’s Going to be “Glas Vegas” this St Patrick’s Day!
– Pyramids of Giza, Christ the Redeemer Statue, Little Mermaid and ‘Welcome’ Sign in Las Vegas to go green for the first time ever, as part of Tourism Ireland’s ‘Global Greening’ on 17 March – In a major coup for Irish tourism, an ancient wonder of the world – the Pyramids of Giza – and a […]
