BOTH visitors and locals will be able to enjoy the sites and history of Enniskillen like never before – following the launch of a new historical walking tour app.
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.
Funding axe spells trouble for major local events
MAJOR local events including the Clogher Valley Show and the Ulster Rally could be facing an uncertain future after a government department scrapped its funding.
Online film promoting Fermanagh is launched
TOURISM Ireland has launched a new online film, specially created to highlight Enniskillen, the Fermanagh Lakelands and the recent, successful Happy Days International Beckett Festival.
Upper Lough no longer the poor relation when it comes to tourism
WHEN it comes to tourism, it’s often said that Upper Lough Erne is the poor relation compared to the better known Lower Lough, but now it seems efforts are being made to set things right.
£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 […]
Fermanagh up for tourism awards
The awards recognise the outstanding performers in the tourism industry across nine categories.
CEO of tourist board welcomes Irish Open to Fermanagh
WELCOMING the Irish Open in 2017 to Lough Erne, the chief executive of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Alan Clarke, said that the international competition could attract up to 90, 000 people to the county – while appearing to £300m people via television.
Businesses still counting the cost of G8 ‘disaster’
It was to be the biggest thing to happen to Fermanagh in a generation, bringing thousands of visitors, and £7 million to the county, and the local economy, which relies so heavily on tourism.