French Travel Writers Pay Laois A Visit

Five top travel writers from France have been exploring Laois and Ireland’s Ancient East. They were here as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Ireland’s Blue Book.   Representing various print and online publications with a combined readership of more than 777,000 people – or potential French holidaymakers – the journalists were here to […]

An Indian Summer For Laois – As Top Tour Operators Pay A Visit

Seven leading tour operators from India have been visiting Laois and Ireland this week, on a fact-finding tour organised by Tourism Ireland in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland and Tourism NI.   The tour operators – based in the cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh – are here to experience at first-hand what Laois […]

870,000 Scandinavians Read All About Laois

Journalists from Norway, Sweden and Denmark have been exploring Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. As a result of their visit, more than 870,000 Scandinavians will be reading all about Laois and Ireland’s Ancient East over the coming months. The special theme of the visit was ‘digital detox’ – so […]

Castle Durrow ‘Goes Dutch’ at Workshop in Amsterdam

Twenty-one tourism organisations from around the island of Ireland – including Shelly Stokes of Castle Durrow – travelled to Amsterdam recently, to take part in the first ever “Ierland workshop”, organised by Tourism Ireland to increase our share of the Dutch travel market in 2012 and beyond. The Irish companies met and presented to 60 […]