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Caring Culture Aids Competitiveness |
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Written by Melissa Hathaway
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Friday, 24 May 2013 08:18 |
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For the first time in a while, Ireland is seeing a light at the end of what has been a tunnel of economic doom and gloom. The seeds planted to drive tourism to the country are beginning to grow as “The Gathering,” Tourism Ireland’s year-long campaign to draw back the estimated 70 million people around the world who claim Irish ancestry, pays off.
Ireland has already seen an increase of 17% by North American visitors in the first quarter of 2013. Eamon McKeon, the chief executive of the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation says that there is clear evidence that the campaign has been effective and that it helps to differentiate Ireland from other European destinations. According to Reuters, Ireland has already achieved the highest number of trips to the country in the first-quarter since 2009 at 1.25 million people.
In the Middle East, the campaign is also reaping success as the number of visitors has increased 15% over the same period last year along with an 8% rise in visitor visa applications. The increase is partly attributed to better flight connectivity and the Short Stay Visa Waiver program which is available to visitors from the Middle East, India, China, Serbia, Ukraine, Bosnia, and Turkey.
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Last Updated on Friday, 24 May 2013 08:33 |
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Scribes Scribble in Doolin |
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Written by Frank Corr
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Friday, 24 May 2013 08:15 |
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Playwrights, musicians, poets and writers will descend on the North Clare village of Doolin today (Friday) for the launch of the inaugural Doolin Writer’s Weekend.
Famed throughout the decades for hosting some of the world’s most famous writers such as J.R.R. Tolkien, J.M. Synge, CS Lewis, George Bernard Shaw and Dylan Thomas, Doolin is this weekend hosting a series of workshops, lectures and readings by some of Ireland’s leading literary and arts figures.
Playwright and Director Peter Sheridan, Irish punk music pioneer Terri Hooley, and Steve Wall of The Walls & The Stunning are amongst the line-up of participants scheduled to take part in the festival which continues through Sunday.
Hosted by the Irish Writers' Centre and Hotel Doolin, the Weekend will also include the announcement of the winner of the 2013 Doolin Short Story Competition 2013, for which there is a prize fund of €1000.
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Mobile a 'Must' say Experts |
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Written by Frank Corr
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Friday, 24 May 2013 08:11 |
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There is no longer an option – you have to be mobile. This was the main message at our national Web Check Digital Conference - Connectivity on the Move - which took place yesterday in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin.
Leading digital experts from international companies Google, Facebook, O2 and Book Assist shared their insights into the area of mobile technology at the conference which drew a large attendance of tourism professionals eager to learn how they could attract more visitors to Ireland by getting mobile.
With a ‘must have’ digital presence and a touch point for customers, the mobile channel creates a unique opportunity to improve the effectiveness of the customer acquisition and customer engagement efforts.
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