Fáílte Ireland has confirmed the shortlist of ten towns from across the country for its 2014 Tourism Towns Award.
Two overall winners will share the ultimate accolade of Ireland’s top Tourism Town – for the Best Large Town and Best Small Town – when the winners are unveiled this November following further assessments from the independent panel of judges.
The shortlisted towns are:
- Ardmore, Waterford [small town]
- Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim [small town]
- Glengarriff, Cork [small town]
- Kinsale, Cork [small town]
- Lismore, Waterford [small town]
- Portmagee, Kerry [small town]
- Killarney, Kerry [large town]
- Cobh, Cork [large town]
- Westport, Mayo [large town]
- Kilkenny, Kilkenny [large town]
The honors started in 2012, when Portmagee, Co. Kerry was delegated the inaugural victor, with Kilkenny taking the by and large ‘Tourism Town’ grant in 2013.
Not long from now, in distinguishment of the differing qualities of size and scale of the groups included, the configuration of the opposition has been changed to incorporate Best Large Town and Best Small Town.
As a component of their shortlisting, the chose towns have as of now been liable to an arrangement of unannounced examinations from a group of autonomous ‘mystery customers’ who gone by every area and evaluated the nature of guest experience to be had.
The examinations concentrate on how towns have created their neighborhood key regions, for example, feeling of spot, tourism encounters, nearby inclusion and the advancement and advancement of the town.
Clergyman of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring, said:
“This grant is about perceiving those Irish towns, towns and groups which are putting their weight behind tourism and endeavoring to make their town considerably more alluring for vacationers.
“Tourism execution in Ireland has dependably been underpinned by the amicability and cordiality of the individuals and it is positively fitting that we have a grant plan to perceive that imperative information. I trust that the towns and towns shortlisted today will be a motivation for different groups around Ireland”.
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