No stand-out reason to visit Fermanagh, says tourism boss


FERMANAGH’S big tourist attractions aren’t pulling in the tourists the way they ought to. And it seems that keen deals being offered by local hotels are the main reasons why visitors come to Fermanagh – not the landmark attractions like the lakes and the Marble Arch caves.


Tourism tops the agenda at Lisnaskea’s chamber dinner


THE chief executive of Waterways Ireland, Dawn Latimer, the guest of Lisnaskea Chamber of Commerce at last week’s annual dinner, told the members they were ‘very fortunate’ to be near one of the most attractive and scenic parts of the inland navigations, Upper Lough Erne.


£3.2m spent on promoting Fermanagh


  An estimated £3.2 million has been spent on promoting the county since 2009 through the Destination Fermanagh programme. The figures were revealed last week in Stormont after local MLA Tom Elliott put the question to Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. She explained that the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has invested substantially in Destination Fermanagh […]