“Bonjour” from Westmeath!

A big “Bonjour!” is wished to prospective French tourists by Kilbeggan Distillery and Tyrrellspass Castle Restaurant, after a group of twenty-seven travel agents from around France, visited Westmeath over the weekend!

The group’s itinerary – designed by Fáilte Ireland – included some of Ireland’s most popular visitor attractions, like Kilbeggan Distillery and Tyrrellspass Castle, as well as Athlone Castle.

They were invited to visit having completed Tourism Ireland’s 2013 e-learning training programme for French travel agents, designed to help them sell holidays to the island of Ireland.

Monica MacLaverty, Tourism Ireland, said, “Trips such as this are really important as our aim is that when they return home to France, the travel agents will be even more enthusiastic about the destination and much better equipped to advise their clients when planning and booking their holidays.”

France is one of Ireland’s ‘top four’ markets for overseas tourism and Tourism Ireland has a busy promotional programme in place this autumn, showcasing the island of Ireland as a fantastic holiday destination.