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Articles tagged “ireland”

Online Travel

Secret Escapes Boosts European Reach With Irish Acquisition

Secret Escapes continues its acquisition spree. The question is what comes next: Will it opt for an IPO or might a buyer be waiting in the wings?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Secret Escapes Boosts European Reach With Irish Acquisition

Airlines

Aer Lingus Taps New CEO From Within Parent IAG

Stephen Kavanagh is staying on for a couple more months and will then serve as a non-executive director, both of which imply an amicable decision. New CEO Sean Doyle inherits an airline in decent financial shape but one that has its fair share of competitive challenges.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 6 years ago

Aer Lingus Taps New CEO From Within Parent IAG

Tourism

Ireland Is Blaming Currency Issues For Decline in UK Visitors Post-Brexit

UK travelers, along with travelers from many other countries, are facing a lot of uncertainty these days about the value of their currencies. It will take more than a few famous filming locations to convince UK and other travelers to visit a place like Ireland.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 7 years ago

Ireland Is Blaming Currency Issues For Decline in UK Visitors Post-Brexit

Tourism

Ireland’s Next Tourism Campaign Taps Into Mythical Legend and Lore

Many tourism bureaus are trying to drive visitors to their lesser visited destinations, but Tourism Ireland's region-specific campaigns are more comprehensive, and according to the data, more successful than most.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Ireland’s Next Tourism Campaign Taps Into Mythical Legend and Lore

Tourism

Interview: Tourism Ireland CEO on Targeting the Right Markets

Tourism Ireland has stuck to its strengths in the countries where it knows it will have traction, but continued growth will depend on effectively using their available funds and potential partners to build brand awareness in budding source markets.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Interview: Tourism Ireland CEO on Targeting the Right Markets

Tourism

Tourism Ireland Makes Deal With HBO to Bring ‘Game of Thrones’ to Life

Ireland is attempting to replicate New Zealand's tourism success by branding itself as the real-life version of a mythical destination, and using the HBO logo adds credibility to the tourism board's campaign.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism Ireland Makes Deal With HBO to Bring ‘Game of Thrones’ to Life

Tourism

Ireland Tourism pulls heart strings of travelers for Gathering initiative

Ireland has been criticized for its overly emotional campaign, but the outburst of large and small cultural events have driven visitor numbers up and boosted the economy.

Helen O'Neill, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Ireland Tourism pulls heart strings of travelers for Gathering initiative

Hotels

What a hotel needs to do to get ready to host the G8 conference

The thought of a convention of world leaders is a hotelier's dream, but until it goes off without a hitch it's a bit of a nightmare.

Henry McDonald, The Guardian | 11 years ago

What a hotel needs to do to get ready to host the G8 conference

SkiftX

Irish tourism jumps in response to yearlong “Gathering” ad campaign

The recession hurt Ireland’s tourism economy, but its current appeal that plays on Irish descendants' emotional ties to the country is working out handsomely as inbound travel from North America rebounds.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Irish tourism jumps in response to yearlong “Gathering” ad campaign

Tourism

How fish merchant became the curator of Ireland’s independence struggle

History isn't the exclusive preserve of governments and world-famous museums, but can sometimes be found in locked-up rooms containing a lifetime's collection of papers and objects. The Jackie Clarke Collection in Ballina, Ireland, sounds like a people's museum that's worth a visit.

Skift | 11 years ago

How fish merchant became the curator of Ireland’s independence struggle