Galway tourism stakeholders makes bid for global market

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Key stakeholders in Galway's tourism sector gathered in the city today to discuss ways to drive growth. The workshop hosted by Failte Ireland focused on driving growth through segmentation and is part of a series being rolled out nationwide. The meeting which was held in the Ardilaun Hotel examined how Galway can win additional market share in Great Britain, the US, Germany and France. It comes as research compiled by travel site Expedia shows that Galway is now in second place in its ‘start of summer' tourism category. Galway has overtaken Killarney with a 55% increase. The study shows that America and Britain are our top customers. Eva Dearie of Failte Ireland says Galway has a lot to offer to tourists from around the globe.