Tourism operators in Clare are predicting positive growth in 2015.
It follows a reported surge in visitors for the 2014 tourist season – coinciding with the opening of the Wild Atlantic Way – and this week the 1 millionth visitor to the Cliffs of Moher Experience.
Today's news that a prestigious travel magazine has ranked two Clare resorts as being in the top twenty in Europe – comes at the end of positive tourism season for the county.
83 per cent of operators reported an upturn in business this year – with many crediting additional flights at Shannon Airport and the opening of the Wild Atlantic Way with bringing more tourists into the county.
Conde Nast Traveler magazine has ranked Trump International Hotel and Golf Links in Doonbeg in twelfth position while Dromoland Castle is in 14th in a new survey.
Mark Nolan Managing Director of the Dromoland Estate says the inclusion has provided a further morale boost for staff.
Yesterday Lonely Planet gave a strong endorsement of the local tourism sector in its preview of global tourism destinations to visit in 2015.
Donnagh Gregson Chair of the Clare Tourism Forum says the county is in an ideal place to capitalise on increasing positivity.
