Top US travel writers and editors visit Durrow
A group of top US travel writers and editors has been enjoying a fact-finding visit in Co Laois, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The travel writers and editors had been attending the prestigious Travel Classics International writers’ conference at Ashford Castle. The conference is regarded by many as the world’s foremost networking event for […]
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 […]
Laois Delegation Visits Tourism Ireland In New York
Representatives of Laois County Council, who are in New York for the St Patrick’s Day period, met with senior executives from Tourism Ireland. They were briefed on Tourism Ireland’s extensive promotional programme in the United States for 2018, which is in full swing right now. The United States is the second-largest market for tourism 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 […]
1.7 million Scandinavians to read all about Laois and Ireland
Journalists from Denmark and Sweden have been exploring Ireland’s Ancient East and the Wild Atlantic Way, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. As a result of their visit, more than 1.7 million Scandinavians will be reading all about Laois and Ireland over the coming months. The journalists, representing a number of major […]
Minister Charlie Flanagan Lends A Hand To Boost Tourism From Italy
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, has been visiting Italy, as part of a ‘Promote Ireland’ programme around St Patrick’s Day. The minister’s busy schedule included attending the ‘Greening’ of the famous Colosseum in Rome – which joined Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening initiative once again this year, to celebrate the island of Ireland […]
Top British Tour Operators Stop Off In Laois And Ireland’s Ancient East
Leading British coach and group tour operators have been visiting Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. They were here to attend a workshop in Kilkenny, where they met with Irish tourism enterprises to negotiate for their 2017 programmes. The tour operators also took part in a fact-finding visit around […]
Ireland Breaks The 1 Million Visitor Milestone In First Two Months Of 2016 For The First Time Ever
Welcoming figures published today by the CSO for overseas visitors to Ireland between December 2015 and February 2016, Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “Today’s figures represent a very positive start to 2016 – confirming that, for the first time ever, we welcomed more than 1 million visitors in the first two months of […]
Tourism Ireland announces Global Greening lineup for St Patrick’s Day 2016
Tourism Ireland has announced that the Colosseum in Rome, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and Nelson’s Column in London will go green this year to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, as part of the organisation’s seventh annual Global Greening initiative. New ‘greenings’ […]
Tourism Ireland looks back on a record year for Irish tourism
2015 has been the best year ever for overseas tourism to Ireland, with about 7.9 million visitors (+11% over 2014) contributing more than €4.2 billion (+16%) in revenue to the economy. Growth has come from all markets, with theUnited States, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia all turning in record performances once again this year. […]