More positive news for Tourism in Ireland
In an article released by The Irish Times, Failte Ireland has said the number of visitors to Ireland during 2014 are now back at pre-recession level, contributing over €3.5bn to the economy. Tourism Ireland launched its marketing plans earlier this month to promote Ireland around the world in 2015, with the aim of attracting a record 7.74m visitors to Ireland next year. Irish Hotels Federation chief executive, Tim Fenn, is calling for funding to be returned to 2012 levels at a minimum in order to maximise tourism’s growth potential going forward. The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has called for the drinks and hospitality sectors to be adequately represented by tourism state agencies in Ireland and highlighted the importance of the sector to tourism. This was shown in Failte Ireland research which found that the Irish pub is the [...]