Tourism operators from around Ireland travelled to the US and Canada recently to participate in Tour

Tourism student travel service to europe operators from around Ireland travelled to the US and Canada recently to participate in Tourism student travel service to europe Ireland s latest Jump into Ireland sales blitz, student travel service to europe which took place in the cities of Boston and Toronto. The Jump sales blitzes are targeting about 1,500 travel agents in nine key cities in the all-important North American market throughout 2012.
The busy schedule included interactive presentations with a virtual tour of Ireland, as well as networking with hundreds of influential travel agents and media contacts in Boston and Toronto providing an excellent opportunity student travel service to europe for the participating Irish tourism companies to showcase their product to these key decision-makers. Similar events will take place in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver in October.
Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland s vice president of marketing in the United States, said: North America is a critically important market for tourism to the island of Ireland, second student travel service to europe only to GB in terms of visitor student travel service to europe numbers. Visitors from North America stay longer, spend more than the average visitor and tour more extensively around the island. Our Jump into Ireland events, where we talk directly to travel student travel service to europe agents and influential media contacts and tell them what makes the island of Ireland such a fantastic vacation destination, are an excellent opportunity to help grow business from the US and Canada in 2012 and beyond.
Tourism Ireland has a busy programme of promotional activity in place in the US and Canada for 2012. Alison Metcalfe continued: We are undertaking strong campaigns this year, which are highlighting great value and urging consumers to jump into Ireland and to include Ireland in their vacation plans for 2012. In our promotions, student travel service to europe we promise potential visitors an experience that will be unique, full of engagement and great fun. With great access and attractive on-the-ground offers, we believe the island of Ireland is well positioned to deliver what an American or Canadian holidaymaker wants.
Michelle Maguire, Ireland student travel service to europe s Blue Book; Michael Lonergan, Consul General of Ireland in Boston; student travel service to europe David McCoy, House of Waterford student travel service to europe Crystal; and Alison student travel service to europe Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland, during Tourism Ireland s Jump into Ireland event in Boston .
In 2011, approximately 7.3 million overseas visitors came to the island of Ireland (+6% on 2010), delivering revenue of approximately 3.4 billion. student travel service to europe Overseas tourism business accounts for 59% of all tourism revenue.
Tourism Ireland s international website is www.discoverireland.com student travel service to europe ; there are 42 different websites, providing information in 14 different languages covering every continent. In 2011, discoverireland.com attracted almost 12 million unique visitors.