Tourism Ireland has launched details of its marketing strategy and plans to promote the island of Ireland overseas in 2023, at an event attended by Tourism Minister Catherine Martin and around 500 tourism industry leaders from around the country, including the Irish Caravan & Camping Council, based in Mitchelstown.
The Plan To Keep Tourists Safe This Summer
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The Cabinet sub-committee on COVID-19 is meeting tonight to consider the recommendations made by NPHET on the next phase of reopening the country.
But what are those in the tourism industry hoping for from the government tomorrow?
Máire Ní Murchú, Chair of the Irish Self-Catering Federation, Derek Binchy, Managing Director of Fota Adventure Centre, and Con Quill, Chief Executive of the Irish Caravan & Camping Council and owner of Blarney Caravan and Camping Park, joined us to discuss plans to keep tourists safe this summer.
Nothing is certain, but staycations certainly seem a safer bet than sun holidays at this stage. Already, we re seeing a bounce in self-catering searches, and campsites are reporting phenomenal interest in summer.
One site, Sir Rogers Caravan & Camping Park near Banna Bay in Co Kerry, posted on Facebook this week that all our rental mobiles and log cabin are now fully booked and our long-term spaces are full for 2021.
But even when lockdown does loosen, and the rollout of vaccines speeds up, don t expect home holidays to return to normal in a hurry.
Center Parcs, for instance, has gone cashless, reduced capacity and is limiting access to its popular Subtropical Swimming Paradise to just two two-hour swims per three- or four-night stay.