{"id":73798,"date":"2025-10-11T12:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T12:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/73798\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T12:06:10","slug":"failte-ireland-fosters-clare-limerick-tourism-collaboration-to-boost-visitor-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/73798\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00e1ilte Ireland fosters Clare-Limerick tourism collaboration to boost visitor numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"275\">More than 100 tourism businesses from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarelive.ie\/section\/1123\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Clare<\/a> and Limerick attended a F\u00e1ilte Ireland industry networking event at The Strand Hotel in Limerick this week.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"597\">The event aimed to strengthen collaboration between tourism operators in both counties, encouraging them to work together to attract more visitors, extend stays, and boost local spending.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"597\">Attendees took part in face-to-face networking sessions, providing opportunities to forge new connections and renew existing ones.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"597\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo-collage.png_(47)-1759936485283.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"597\">Read next:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarelive.ie\/news\/local-news\/1912272\/ennis-school-celebrates-completion-of-truly-transformative-road-scheme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ennis School celebrates completion of &#8216;truly transformative&#8217; road scheme<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"764\">Now in its third year, this marks the first time the Clare\u2013Limerick collaboration event was hosted in Limerick, with support from Limerick City and County Council.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"957\">F\u00e1ilte Ireland\u2019s Wild Atlantic Way Manager, Margaret Jenkins, shared updates on upcoming local initiatives and outlined the benefits of joint promotion in attracting visitors to the region.<\/p>\n<p>Guest\u00a0speaker Roz Purcell offered practical insights into how local businesses can use content and storytelling to promote sustainable tourism, increase social media engagement, and\u00a0showcase\u00a0authentic travel experiences that set destinations apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the\u202fevent, Margaret Jenkins, Manager Wild Atlantic Way with F\u00e1ilte Ireland, said:\u202f\u00a0\u201cWe were pleased to see so many tourism businesses from Clare and Limerick taking time out of their busy schedule to attend our\u202fnetworking\u202fevent\u202fhere at The Strand Hotel.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She continued: &#8220;Both counties are well-established and popular destinations, offering rich experiences for domestic and international visitors alike. By combining the advantages of Clare and Limerick into a unified offering,\u00a0travellers\u00a0can enjoy a greater variety of accommodation, attractions, and activities to fit every taste and budget, encouraging them to explore further, stay longer, and spend more.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event highlighted the shared commitment of Clare and Limerick tourism businesses to work together in creating a stronger, more attractive destination for visitors to the region.<\/p>\n<p>Read\u00a0 more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarelive.ie\/news\/local-news\/1907978\/tourism-ireland-shines-spotlight-on-county-clare-to-create-meaningful-connections.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tourism Ireland shines spotlight on County Clare to &#8216;create meaningful connections&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 100 tourism businesses from Clare and Limerick attended a F\u00e1ilte Ireland industry networking event at The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[15469,15148,61,60,1396,43,6306],"class_list":["post-73798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-clare","tag-failte-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-limerick","tag-news","tag-tourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}