Articles tagged “northern ireland”

Tourism

Ex-Google Marketer Takes Tourism Ireland’s Top Job

Google is a key pillar in destination marketing. So it's interesting that Ireland tapped one of the tech giant's execs to be the new leader of its tourism strategy.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 months ago

Ex-Google Marketer Takes Tourism Ireland’s Top Job

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Irish Inbound Tourism Set to Regain 75 Percent of Pre-Pandemic Level

Ireland's overseas inbound tourism level for the year is set to hit 75 percent of 2019 levels, CEO of Tourism Ireland Niall Gibbons told The Sunday Times (London). Tourism Ireland forecasts the sector will fully recover by 2025. In 2019 Ireland welcomed 11.3 million tourists, generating approximately $6.1 billion (€5.9 billion) in revenue. The strong…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Coronavirus

Ryanair Says Passenger Numbers Will Reach 10.5 Million in August

CEO Michael O'Leary is calling a recovery, but that may depend on how it reshuffles its bases over the coming months. Low-cost carriers need low-cost airports, after all.

Sergio Goncalves, Reuters | 3 years ago

Tourism

Ireland’s Tourism Success Is Under Threat by Brexit: A Skift Deep Dive

Whatever happens over the next few weeks, months, and years, Brexit has brought back some unpleasant memories and risks damaging the very united tourism that the north and the south in Ireland have worked so hard to build.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Ireland’s Tourism Success Is Under Threat by Brexit: A Skift Deep Dive