Ten US travel professionals are exploring Galway and other parts of Ireland this week as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland.
The group flew from the United States to Shannon Airport and enjoyed dinner and an overnight stay at Glenlo Abbey Hotel, before visiting Inis Oírr where they had lunch in a private fisherman’s cottage.
The travel advisors are all specialists in luxury travel and are members of Virtuoso, a high-profile travel agent network, designing unique travel itineraries for their American clients.
The aim of the visit is to familiarise the travel advisors with the island of Ireland and the superb luxury tourism offering here.
Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America, said: “Tourism Ireland was delighted to work with Virtuoso, to invite this group of specialist luxury travel agents to visit Galway and Ireland, to experience at first-hand some of our luxury tourism offering, including our boutique hotels and high-end resorts.”
“Seeing is believing – and our aim is that when they return home, they will be even more enthusiastic about the destination, helping to secure a greater share of their business for the island of Ireland in 2024 and beyond,” she said.
