Ten tour operators from Denmark, Finland and Norway visited Mayo and Sligo as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland.
The itinerary included a walking tour of Westport and the National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park. The group experienced the National Surf Centre and WB Yeats’ grave at Drumcliffe in Sligo.
Activities featured seaweed foraging with Prannie Rhatigan’s Irish Seaweed Kitchen and a sheepdog demonstration with Atlantic Sheepdogs. It also included an evening of traditional music and dance took place at The Merry Ploughboy in Dublin.
Sarah Dee shared “Tourism Ireland was delighted to invite this group of Nordic tour operators to experience Ireland first-hand. 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 Ireland.”
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