Eight members of Virtuoso and Signature Travel Network from the U.S. have visited Ireland, hosted by Tourism Ireland to explore the country’s premium tourism offerings.
Their itinerary designed by Adams & Butler included a falconry experience at Adare Manor, a visit to Molly Gallivan’s Cottage and a jaunting car tour through Killarney National Park. They’ve also been visiting Kildare Village, the Pearse Lyons Whiskey Distillery in Dublin, the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Titanic
Hotels include Adare Manor, Muckross Park Hotel & Spa, Sheen Falls Lodge, Park Hotel Kenmare, Dromoland Castle, Mount Juliet Estate, The Merrion Hotel, Lough Erne Resort, Bishop’s Gate Hotel and Culloden Estate & Spa.Belfast.experiences like falconry and jaunting car tours through Killarney National Park.
The initiative aims to enhance the agents’ familiarity with Ireland’s luxury offerings, encouraging them to promote the destination enthusiastically to their clients and increase bookings for 2025 and beyond.
Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America, shared: “Tourism Ireland was delighted to work with Virtuoso and Signature Travel Network, to invite this group of specialist luxury travel agents to visit 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 Ireland in 2025 and beyond.”
