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1st May 2022

Tourism Ireland and Galway Businesses Target Nordic Nations to Region

Tourism Ireland promotes Galway region to the Nordic market and among travel operators attending an event in Denmark was Aran Island Ferries whose newbuild fastcraft Saoire Na Farraige AFLOAT adds, is seen on its maiden crossing last year from the Port of Galway to Inishmore in addition to cruises off the Cliffs of Moher. The 400 passenger vessel, is Ireland's largest domestic ferry on a route that is also the longest distance taking 90 minutes.

Companies throughout Galway have been promoted to more than 50 top tour operators and travel agents from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland at a trade workshop held recently in Scandinavia.

Moycullen-based North & West Coast Links Golf Ireland and Aran Island Ferries (incl. Cliffs of Moher) took part along with 23 other businesses at Tourism Ireland’s 2022 Nordic trade workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark.

At the event, Irish businesses met with Nordic travel professionals, to encourage them to extend their Ireland offering, or to include Ireland for the first time in their brochures and programmes.

The key message was that Ireland is open for business again, and cannot wait to welcome back Nordic visitors.

Asides the Galway City Docks-Aran Islands (Inishmore) route, Afloat highlights those available from Rossaveel, Connemara and from Doolin in Co. Clare. At Doolin Pier there are other ferry operators also connecting to all three Aran Islands of Inishmore, Inishmean and Inisheer.

In addition running out of Doolin, coastal excursions head along to the spectacular Cliffs of Moher.

More from Galway Daily on the tourist trade promotion.

Published in Galway Harbour

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