Rising tourism figures show Govt efforts are paying off
- Published on Tuesday, 25 October 2011 01:07
Tourism industry showing strong signs of improvement with Wexford set to benefit Fine Gael Senator , Michael D'Arcy, today said recent CSO figures on tourism which show that visits to Ireland for the first eight months of 2011 were up by 11% compared to the same period in 2010, are proof that the Government's efforts to boost visitor numbers are paying off. “In total, 4.5 million people visited Ireland in the period from January to August. This is a significant rise of 11% on the same time in 2010 and a clear indication that the tourism …
International marketing blitz to boost tourism trade – D’Arcy
- Published on Monday, 17 October 2011 01:04
Fine Gael Senator for Wexford, Michael D'Arcy has said that a new €9 million international tourism marketing initiative will reach a worldwide audience of 20 million people, and should help to significantly boost visitor numbers to Wexford. “This initiative, announced by the Minister for Tourism, Leo Varadkar, will see a veritable blitz of media outlets across the globe, from Europe to Asia and the US, promoting Ireland as a world class winter tourism destination. Joint campaigns between Tourism Ireland and a list of private operators wi …