Donegal wows British travel journalists

PIC 1 SHOWS: British travel journalists and Grace Armitage, Tourism Ireland (second right), at Fort Dunree.

A group of British travel journalists has been exploring Donegal, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. They’re here to experience our superb tourism offering at first-hand and, in turn, to showcase some of the many things to see and do here and inspire their readers in Britain to come and follow in their footsteps.

The journalists’ action-packed programme included Grianán of Aileach, a guided tour of Wild Ireland in Burnfoot, Fort Dunree and the Wild Alpaca Way. They had lunch at The Red Door Country House in Fahan and dinner at McCrory’s in Culdaff.

Julie Wakley, Tourism Ireland’s Head of Great Britain, said: “Tourism Ireland was delighted to invite this group of influential travel journalists to come and discover some of the many things to see and do in Donegal. Seeing is definitely believing and fact-finding visits like this are a really effective way for us to get positive exposure for Donegal, the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland through the media in Britain.”

Tourism Ireland is continuing its ‘twinning’ initiative this year, which involves each overseas market ‘twinning’ with a specific region or area on the island of Ireland. Britain is twinned with Donegal and Derry, so is placing a special focus on the North-West in its promotions this year.

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30/09/2023, Inishowen, Co Donegal – A group of GB travel journalists has been exploring the Walled City of Derry and the Causeway Coast, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Tourism NI. They’re here to experience our superb tourism offering at first-hand and, in turn, to showcase some of the many things to see and do here and inspire their GB readers to come and follow in their footsteps.
PIC SHOWS: GB travel journalists with tour guide Henry Doohan (left) at Grianán an Aileach.
Pic – Tourism Ireland (no repro fee)

 

 

 

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