Carmarthenshire treasures on show in Ireland
A treasure box of Carmarthenshire’s attractions has spilled out to the Emerald Isle.
The county’s tourism officers have been visiting tourism and travel exhibitions in Belfast and Dublin enticing more than 200,000 Irish people to come and see what we have to offer.
County marketing and tourism manager Huw Parsons said the stand and costs were shared with Pembrokeshire.
“We had a great response and people were really interested in our attractions that well displayed and promoted at both the Belfast and the Dublin World Holiday Shows," he said.
Marketing and development tourism officer Hywel Davies said: “It was a real eye opener for the Irish how much we had to offer.
“The exhibition worked well for both counties and shows a good working partnership working between the tourism departments.
“There was a huge amount of interest in our joint South West Wales stand and we even had I’m A Celebrity star Kim Woodburn from How Clean Is Your House visit our stand.
“Many already knew about our new racecourse at Ffos Las and were keen on getting more information on the area.
“We ran a competition where two people could win two nights at Stradey Park hotel and two tickets for a Ffos Las raceday."
One stand visitor Eldon Mitchell from County Down said: "My wife and I love Wales, especially the South. We have been to Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire many times before and are returning this year in our caravan."
County executive board member for regeneration and leisure services Cllr Clive Scourfield said: “It is an important part of our tourism strategy to go out and tell people what we have to offer and the Irish certainly seem to have warmed to our invitation to visit.
“I am confident many of the attractions across both counties will benefit from this partnership working of speculating to accumulate.”
I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star Kim Woodburn wants to BE over here in Carmarthenshire. The How Clean Is Your House celebrity teamed up with Carmarthenshire tourism officers Hywel Davies and Lowri Jones at tourism shows giving the Irish a flavour of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
The county’s tourism officers have been visiting tourism and travel exhibitions in Belfast and Dublin enticing more than 200,000 Irish people to come and see what we have to offer.
County marketing and tourism manager Huw Parsons said the stand and costs were shared with Pembrokeshire.
“We had a great response and people were really interested in our attractions that well displayed and promoted at both the Belfast and the Dublin World Holiday Shows," he said.
Marketing and development tourism officer Hywel Davies said: “It was a real eye opener for the Irish how much we had to offer.
“The exhibition worked well for both counties and shows a good working partnership working between the tourism departments.
“There was a huge amount of interest in our joint South West Wales stand and we even had I’m A Celebrity star Kim Woodburn from How Clean Is Your House visit our stand.
“Many already knew about our new racecourse at Ffos Las and were keen on getting more information on the area.
“We ran a competition where two people could win two nights at Stradey Park hotel and two tickets for a Ffos Las raceday."
One stand visitor Eldon Mitchell from County Down said: "My wife and I love Wales, especially the South. We have been to Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire many times before and are returning this year in our caravan."
County executive board member for regeneration and leisure services Cllr Clive Scourfield said: “It is an important part of our tourism strategy to go out and tell people what we have to offer and the Irish certainly seem to have warmed to our invitation to visit.
“I am confident many of the attractions across both counties will benefit from this partnership working of speculating to accumulate.”
I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star Kim Woodburn wants to BE over here in Carmarthenshire. The How Clean Is Your House celebrity teamed up with Carmarthenshire tourism officers Hywel Davies and Lowri Jones at tourism shows giving the Irish a flavour of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
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