Essay On Tourism In Ireland

Ireland is one of the most popular countries in Europe for toursim. It is famous for its hospitality, tranquility, mountains and the evergreen valleys. Last year it got 8 million visitors which is more than the population of ireland. Tourism also brought a net worth of €6 billion.(Failte Ireland 2016) Due to its geographical location, Ireland has maintained a huge number of its historical sites such as chamber tombs, standing stones and the Newgrange itself, which lets tourists plunge themselves into the Neolithic period. The historical heritage of Ireland is so well preserved that it allows tourists to plan the most diverse holidays. This all means that heritage as a tourism product is very important to Ireland. The word ‘Heritage’

Thanks to the Visitor Attitudes Survey carried out by Failte Ireland in 2013 it can be seen that a significant percentage of tourists enjoyed the company of friendly and hospitable Irish people with the top experience being hearing Irish music in a pub and of course the Irish scenery, where 82% mentioned that visiting a coastal town was one of their top experiences.(Failte Ireland 2014) Statistics like these illustrate that heritage is a very important factor in Irish

It includes things such as mountains, lakes, countryside and Fig. 2 (Cliffs of Moher 2016) coastlines therefore it is very important that it is kept very well preserved especially since there can be the dangers of coastal erosion. In this sector examples include the famous Cliffs of Moher(fig.2), and The Giant’s Casueway. Also hiking trail around the Ring of Kerry. Ireland is that one exception when the photos which are pictured on the promotional brochures lose out to the real splended