Ireland driven to succeed at tourism gongs

IRELAND has been named the “best overseas selfdrive touring destination”, at an awards ceremony.

The gongs were organised by travel giant Ctrip – the leading online travel agent in China.

At the ceremony in Shanghai, Ireland was one of four destinations listed in the ‘best overseas selfdrive touring’ category – along with Australia, Portugal and Guam, to take the number one spot.

Tourism Ireland’s James Kenny said: “People nowadays have so much choice, which makes it more important than ever that the island of Ireland really stands out from other competitor destinations.”