Dublin was voted the ‘best weekend destination in the world’ by a famous American travel magazine.
The Irish capital of Dublin had much reason to celebrate recently as they were voted the best location in the world for a weekend break in a famous global travel magazine survey.
The award was widely welcomed by Tourism Ireland as their main aim is to promote Ireland as an elite tourist destination.
Given that before the pandemic, international tourism was worth €5.6 billion to the Irish economy, this will be seen as a further opportunity to promote and increase tourism to Ireland further.
Dublin – the best weekend destination in the world
Dublin was officially named the ‘Best Weekend Destination in the World’ by the readers of the famous American travel magazine Global Traveler at its 11th annual Leisure Lifestyle Awards, hosted in Philadelphia.
Regarding Dublin’s win, Interim Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, Siobhan McManamy, said, “I am delighted that Dublin has been named the ‘Best Weekend Destination in the World’ in this year’s prestigious Global Traveler Leisure Lifestyle Awards.
“This accolade, as voted for by the readers of Global Traveler magazine, gives Tourism Ireland another great hook to continue to promote the island of Ireland in the US and elsewhere around the world as a ‘must see’ destination”.
Global Traveler Magazine – a popular monthly publication
Global Traveler Magazine is a monthly magazine which is published for a target audience that tends to be comprised of mainly frequent business and luxury travellers.
In their annual survey, Global Traveler asked its readers to decide on various things such as their favourite destinations, hotels, attractions, cruise providers and airlines worldwide.
For the second year in a row, Dublin has successfully beat out stiff competition from Rome and Paris.
The best weekend destinations in the world – Dublin beat out stiff competition
While Dublin came in first place for the second year in a row, Rome in Italy scored a respectable second place, with Paris in France earning itself a third-place spot.
The fourth and fifth places were taken up by two Portuguese cities, which were São Miguel and Lisbon.
Ms McManamy also spoke about the importance of tourism from America to Ireland, particularly Dublin. For instance, an estimated 1.5 million Americans visited Ireland last year, and it’s hoped that the number will be even more significant in 2023.
Speaking about what’s been done to improve tourism from the US to Ireland, Ms McManamy said, “So, we’ll have 16 gateways from the US into Ireland this year, and we’re looking forward to a really strong autumn as well from the US market.
“We’ve 40,000 visitors coming to the US Navy, Notre Dame US football match at the end of August. That will really give us a good platform to launch for the rest of the year”.
