During 2013, Fáilte Ireland sought the views of tourists and visitors to Ireland as a way of gaining some insight into their perspective of the country and its regional destinations.
The report entitled the Fáilte Ireland Holidaymaker Study 2013 comprised the analysis of the views of up to 10,000 overseas and domestic holidaymakers who visited 11 holiday areas across during Ireland vacations between May and October 2013.
Set in various locations around Kilkenny city, the Kilkenny Arts Festival is set to take place from the 8th until the 17th August.
Promising a host of cultural delights, powerful world premieres, specially- commissioned shows and world- class music to visitors and locals alike to enjoy, the festival has been running for over 40 years. The festival is set to bring some of the world’s largest and greatest artists to the beautiful surroundings of the medieval Kilkenny city including Victoria de Los Angeles, Peter Brook, Robert Lowell, Jordi Savall, Steven Isserlis, Nigel Kennedy amongst many many others.
There was some positive news recently after figures published by the Central Statistics Office of Ireland showed that the number of visitors who planned Ireland vacations increased during the first half of 2014.
The encouraging tourism figures, welcomed by Tourism Ireland, showed an increase of almost 10% in the numbers of overseas figures planning trips to Ireland for the first six months of 2014, resulting in an additional 324,400 visitors in comparison to the same period in 2013.
Waterford City has been hosting the renowned Spraoi International Street Arts Festival since 1993. During this three day festival, which runs from the 1st to the 3rd of August, residents of this medieval city take to the streets of Waterford and enjoy an international programme of street arts and spectacle where the majority of events are free.
A recent article by the world-renowned National Geographic Magazine, states how it is blown away by the food scene in Ireland, especially in its culinary capital Dublin.
Ireland has always been synonymous with fantastic panoramas, beautiful scenery and landmarks and great golf. For those of you who have always wished to plan the ultimate golf vacation in Ireland then visiting some of Ireland’s 350 18-hole golf courses is the perfect addition to your trip to Ireland.
Ireland’s national tourism agency, Tourism Ireland, has produced a new online video to help promote the Limerick City of Culture’s flagship event… Royal de Luxe’s The Giant’s Journey. The Limerick City of Culture is a year long celebration which is sure to be of interest to those planning vacations in Ireland for the remainder of 2014.
The French street theatre company is coming to Limerick for three days in September. It is expected that they will be putting a massive show with crowds in excess of 200,000 expected to come to Limerick City for the spectacle.
For those fortunate enough to be planning an up and coming trip to Ireland a venture to the West of Ireland is well worth adding to any travel itinerary. Galway city, located in the heart of the West of Ireland is a vibrant city with a wealth of cultural attractions, activities and festivals which run throughout the year both in the city and the surrounding areas.
