IHF Welcomes ‘The Gathering’ Year-Long Tourism Initiative For 2013

7^th October 2011

The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) welcomes today’s announcement by Minister Leo Varadkar of a year-long programme of cultural events in 2013 aimed at attracting 325,000 additional visitors to Ireland. Mr Tim Fenn, Chief Executive, IHF states that ‘The Gathering’ will provide a much-needed boost to hotels and guesthouses throughout the country and will enable tourism bodies to harness the strong connection many people of Irish descent living abroad have with Ireland.

“Our members are fully behind this initiative and we look forward to working closely with Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland to ensure ‘The Gathering’ is the enormous success it deserves to be,” says Mr Fenn. “The programme of events will provide local tourism enterprises with a dynamic platform to showcase the range of cultural activities and attractions that Ireland has to offer and will go a long way to putting us back on the map as a leading tourism destination.” 

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