(TAN): Tourism Ireland has won the top prize in the ‘Best foreign tourist board’ category at the French hospitality industry’s ‘ ‘Travel d’Or’ awards, the Irish tourism board said in a statement.
Beating off stiff competition from four other tourist boards, including VisitBritain, Destination Canada, Turespaña (the Spanish Tourist Board) and Mauritius Tourism, Tourism Ireland was voted number one by around 67,000 voters across France and by a panel of travel industry experts.
This is the sixth time that Tourism Ireland has won a Travel d’Or award.
Speaking about the win, Monica MacLaverty, Tourism Ireland’s Manager Southern Europe, said: “We are delighted that Tourism Ireland has been singled out for this prestigious award. After what has been a challenging and unpredictable time for travel and tourism, this is some really positive news.”
France is one of the top four markets for tourism to the island of Ireland and in 2019 welcomed 557,000 French visitors to the island of Ireland.
