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Bild in Donegal

More than two million Germans will soon be reading all about Donegal, following this week’s visit by a journalist from one of Germany’s most popular tabloid newspapers, Bild.

German journalist Oliver Abraham (right) is pictured with with Trés Connaghan, Glenveagh National Park.

Invited here by Tourism Ireland in Frankfurt, journalist Oliver Abraham is busy checking out some of the many things to see and do on a holiday in this part of Ireland – so that he can inspire his readers around Germany to put Donegal on their holiday ‘wish list’ for 2015. His itinerary – designed by Fáilte Ireland – includes a tour of the castles and gardens at Glenveagh, as well as a guided cliff walk at Slieve League. He also enjoyed a tour, and overnight stay, at Castle Leslie in Co Monaghan.

'Now We Take Berlin'

Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe is attending ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Börse) in Berlin , which attracts some 170,000 visitors from 189 countries across the world. Of

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these, about 110,000 are trade visitors – including leading tour operators, travel agents, airlines, travel media and bloggers – not just from Germany but from all over the world.

The five-day event provides a valuable opportunity to network, negotiate and exchange vital contracts with the influential international tour operators and travel agents in attendance. The Wild Atlantic Way, Causeway Coastal Route, Yeats 150, ID2015 (the year of Irish Design) and the Irish Open at Royal County Down are just some of the key themes being highlighted by Tourism Ireland at this year’s ITB.

Burren Tourism Showcase

Shannon Airport Chairperson Rose Hynes, award winning travel writer Mark Graham and Fáilte Ireland's Fiona Monaghan have been confirmed as guest speakers at an information and network event showcasing the activities, adventures, food and heritage of the Burren Region.

The Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark, in conjunction with the Burren Ecotourism Network, will host The Burren Tourism Story 2015 at the Pavilion, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare, to-day (Wednesday 4th March) from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

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New Paris Tourism Event

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A delegation of 35 Irish tourism businesses travelled to Paris to take part in a brand new, B2B tourism event for 2015, Irlande à Paris.

The group is pictured with Caroline Phelan, Tourism Ireland (back, fifth right), and Game of Thrones characters (right), outside the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris, where the new B2B tourism event, Irlande à Paris, took place.

Organised by Tourism Ireland, Irlande à Paris took place in the Irish Cultural Centre and involved two simultaneous workshops and networking events – one targeting group tour operators and travel agents, the other business tourism and MICE (meetings, incentive, conferences and events) buyers. It provided the Irish delegation with the opportunity to meet and do business with more than 250 carefully selected French travel professionals – including leading business tourism buyers, group tour operators and travel agents.

Monica MacLaverty, Tourism Ireland’s head of southern Europe, said: “2014 was a record year for French visitors to Ireland and Tourism Ireland in France is undertaking an extensive programme of promotional activity throughout 2015 – to keep the momentum going and build on that growth. We were delighted that so many influential French travel professionals took the time to come and meet our industry partners at our new event, Irlande à Paris – demonstrating their keen interest in programming the island of Ireland in 2015 and beyond.”

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