Luxury US travel agents discover north coast

A group of American travel agents have been exploring the Causeway Coast recently – as guests of Tourism Ireland and Luxury Gold (part of The Travel Corporation).
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They also visited Strangford Lough, Belfast, Londonderry as well as, Dublin, Mayo and Galway.

The travel advisors are all specialists in luxury travel and are members of high-profile travel agent networks like Virtuoso, Travel Leaders and Signature Travel Network. They design unique, luxury travel itineraries for their US clients.

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The group’s action-packed itinerary included Strangford Lough, Titanic Belfast, the walled city of Derry and the Giant’s Causeway.

US travel agents visiting the Giant’s Causeway with James Neill, National Trust Storyteller (right) during their recent visit to Northern IrelandUS travel agents visiting the Giant’s Causeway with James Neill, National Trust Storyteller (right) during their recent visit to Northern Ireland
US travel agents visiting the Giant’s Causeway with James Neill, National Trust Storyteller (right) during their recent visit to Northern Ireland

Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America, said: “Tourism Ireland was delighted to work with Luxury Gold to experience at first-hand some of our luxury tourism offering. Seeing is believing – and our aim is that when they return home, they will be even more enthusiastic about the destination, helping to secure a greater share of their business for the island of Ireland in 2023 and beyond.”