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Donegal Picture Wins International Tourist Photography Competition
June-2011
Search for New Irish Iconic Images Begins
A vivid early-morning photograph of a beach on Donegal's Fanad Head was announced today (Monday, 20th June 2011) as the winner of this year's GoIreland.com Photography Awards, an international amateur tourist photography competition that highlights Ireland and its tourism qualities using a different theme each year.
Organised by Gulliver Ireland, the cost effective provider of reservations and tourism information, the competition'...
GoIreland.com Value Breaks - Independent March 2011
March-2011
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Dublin Image Wins International Tourist Photography Competition
August-2010
Search for New Irish Iconic Images Launched
An evocative night-time photograph of Dublin city's main thoroughfare was announced today (Monday, 9th August 2010) as the winner of this year's GoIreland.com Photography Awards, an international amateur tourist photography competition that highlights Ireland and its tourism qualities using a different theme each year.
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June-2010
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Gulliver Ireland National Tourism Accommodation Awards Launched
March-2010
Tourism businesses from around the country will compete in the prestigious Gulliver Ireland National Tourism Accommodation Awards, which were launched today (Thursday, 18th March 2010) by Gulliver Ireland.
Customers of Gulliver accommodation properties are invited to submit a review of a property they have stayed in from St Patrick’s Day, 17th March through to 30...
GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2009 Launched
August-2009
The winners of a tourist photography competition, which challenged amateur photographers to capture the 'Wonders of Ireland', were revealed today (Tuesday, 18th August 2009). The announcement was made by Gulliver Ireland, the cost effective provider of reservations and tourism information, at the launch of the GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2009.
Held in association with John Hinde Ireland, the GoIre...
New Low-Cost, High Quality Bed & Breakfast Guidebook Launched
June-2009
Bed & Breakfast (B&B) owners and tourists will benefit from a new low-cost, high quality guidebook, which contains lists of every approved B&B in Ireland, according to Dr Stewart Stephens, Managing Director of Gulliver Ireland.
He was speaking at the launch of the new Irish Homes Bed & Breakfast Guidebook 2009. The guidebook is published by Global...
Leading Tourism Company Wins Irish Tourism Destination Promotion Online Award
May-2009
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland’s leading cost effective provider of reservations and tourism information that is part of FEXCO, announced that it has won the Irish Internet Association (IIA) 2009 Net Visionary ‘ Online Tourism’ Award for its website, www.goireland.com.
The award was made for consistently promoting Ireland as a ...
Nationwide Tourism Accommodation Awards Announced
May-2009
Wexford Hotel Wins Overall Gulliver Ireland Award
The Gulliver Ireland Tourism Accommodation Awards 2008 winners were announced today 14th of May 2009 with the overall award won by the Ferrycarrig Hotel in Co. Wexford.
The Judging Panel selected the Wexford hotel for its exceptional online marketing performance through the Gulliver booking system and ot...
Online Hotel Bookings Grew 11 Per Cent Last Year
March-2009
Gulliver Ireland Hotel Sector Review 2009
Online hotel bookings grew by 11 per cent last year where domestic tourists made six out of every ten online hotel bookings, according to the Gulliver Ireland Hotel Sector Review 2009. The Review was launched today [Tuesday, 3rd of March] to coincide with the 2009 Irish Hotel Federation Annual Conference.
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Search for 'Wonders of Ireland' Launched
July-2008
Gulliver Ireland, the cost effective provider of reservations and tourism information, announced today (Monday, 28th July 2008) the launch of a photographic search for the definitive 'Wonders of Ireland' that particularly fascinate people and will stand the test of time.
Launched by the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism Martin Cullen, T.D., the GoIreland.com P...
Dublin Hotel Wins Overall National Tourism Accommodation Award
May-2008
Gulliver Ireland Announces Tourism Property Award Winners
The winners of the Gulliver Ireland Tourism Accommodation Awards 2007 were announced today (Thursday, 1st May 2008), with the Temple Bar Hotel in Dublin securing the overall award.
Now in their fourth year, the G...
Gulliver Relaunches one of Ireland's Longest Established Travel Websites
April-2008
GoIreland.com to Consolidate Positioning as Ireland's Largest Tourist Accommodation Website
Gulliver Ireland, the owner of one of Ireland's longest established travel websites, GoIreland.com, announced today (Monday, 14th April 2008) that it has relaunched the website to consolidate its positioning as the largest tourist accommodation website on the island of Ireland. Gul...
Strong Domestic Market for Hotels Persists - Gulliver Ireland Hotel Sector Review 2008
March-2008
Domestic Tourist Hotel Bookings are Double UK Visitor and Four Times US Visitor Booking Levels
Domestic tourists continued to be the largest source of hotel bookers last year. They doubled the number of UK visitor hotel bookings and were four times higher than US visitor bookings, according to the newly-published Gulliver Ireland Hotel Sector Review 2008. The Review ...
Seven-Point Tourism Strategy Proposed to Rebalance Regional Tourism
February-2008
Further Growth in Regional Online Tourism Bookings - Gulliver Ireland Tourism Market Review
Tourism regions and businesses should adopt a practical seven-step strategy to address the critical regional disparities which pose the biggest challenge facing Irish tourism, according to a leading tourism sector stakeholder today (Tuesday, 19th February 2008). ...
Gulliver Ireland Cautions Against Talking Down B&B Sector
January-2008
Gulliver Ireland today (Wednesday, 16th January 2008) has cautioned against talking down the ability of the B&B sector to compete online. Gulliver is the leading promotional channel for B&Bs and delivered almost 50,000 bookings worth in excess of €7 million to the sector in 2007. Sixty per cent of these bookings were online. The Gulliver-owned GoIreland.com websit...
German Tourist Wins Tourism Photography Awards
December-2007
GoIreland.com Reports Continued Online Tourism Booking Growth
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations which is part of FEXCO AllTravel, announced today (Monday, 10th December 2007) that German tourist Dieter Böhm, from Hannover, has won the GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2007.
Dieter Böh...
Gulliver Announces Support Programme for Self-Catering Sector
November-2007
Gulliver Launches Irish Self-Catering Market Review
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations that is part of FEXCO AllTravel, announced today (Monday, 22nd October 2007) a support programme of initiatives for the self-catering sector. These include subsidised online marketing support, collaborating on a national self-catering guide and a commitment to approval and grading.
Gulliver Ireland said that its priority...
Gulliver Ireland Launches International Tourism Photography Awards
July-2007
More Irish People Book Irish Holidays Online Than Ever Before
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of reservations and tourism information, launched today (Monday, 30th July 2007) the GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2007 in association with John Hinde Ireland. Gulliver Ireland and GoIreland.com are part of FEXCO AllTravel.
The Photography Awards is an international amateur tourist pho...
Gulliver is Market Leader in Hotel and B&B Bookings
July-2007
Reservations and Tourism Information Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary
More hotel and B&B bookings are made through Gulliver Ireland than any other organisation in the country, according to Dr Stewart Stephens, Managing Director, Gulliver Ireland. He was speaking today (Monday, 9th July 2007) as Gulliver celebrated its 10th anniversary. Ireland's leading cost effective provider of reservations and tourism information has handled more than 1.2 million bookings, worth over €250...
Hoteliers Urged to Focus on 'Tourism Experience' Online Marketing
March-2007
Hotels Account for Half of Tourism Bookings in 2006 - Report
The online marketing of Ireland's accommodation sector needs to focus on the 'tourism experience' and not the premises, according to Dr Stewart Stephens, Managing Director, Gulliver Ireland, which is part of FEXCO AllTravel. He was speaking today (Friday, 2nd March 2007) at the launch of Gulliver's 'Irish Hotel Sector Review 2006' in advance of the 2007 Irish Hotels Federation Annual Conference in the Slieve Russell Hot...
Gulliver Ireland Tourism Accommodation Award Winners 2006 Announced
February-2007
Strong Growth in 2006 Regional Tourism Bookings Reported
Winners of the third annual Gulliver Ireland Tourism Accommodation Awards 2006 were announced today (Wednesday, 7th February 2007). The Clarion Hotel Dublin Airport was awarded the overall honour. The Gulliver Ireland Awards recognise online marketing excellence demonstrated by Hotel, Guesthouse, B & B and Self-catering accommodation suppliers around the country through their partnership with Gulliver Ireland.
The ...
Irishman Wins International Tourism Photography Awards
January-2007
GoIreland.com Records 33 Per Cent Rise in Online Tourism Bookings
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations which is part of FEXCO AllTravel, announced today (Monday, 15th January 2007) that Irishman Ken Sheridan, from Trim, Co. Meath, has won the GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2006. His photograph, entitled 'Under Construction', beat thousands of amateur tourist photographer entries from around the world.
Held in ass...
Gulliver Ireland and John Hinde Ireland Launch GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2006
July-2006
GoIreland.com Reports 59 Per Cent Rise in Tourism Bookings
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations, launched today (Wednesday, 12th July 2006) the GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2006 in association with John Hinde Ireland. GoIreland.com and Gulliver Ireland are part of FEXCO AllTravel.
The GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2006 invites Irish holidaymakers ...
Gulliver Ireland Tourism Accommodation
Award Winners 2005 Announced
January-2006
Winners of the second annual Gulliver Ireland Tourism Accommodation Awards 2005 were announced today (Thursday, 12th January 2006). Bray's Esplanade Hotel & Fitness Centre was awarded the overall honour. The Gulliver Ireland Awards recognise online marketing excellence demonstrated by Hotel, Guesthouse, B & B and Self-catering accommodation suppliers around the country through their partnership with Gulliver Ireland.
The awards announcement was made in another bumper year for the Gull...
GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2005 Winner Announced
December-2005
62 Per Cent Increase in Tourism Bookings Volume Reported
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations, announced today (Monday, 19th December 2005) that Dubliner John Kane has won the inaugural Go.Ireland.com Photography Awards 2005. His photograph, entitled 'From Famine Ships to Partnership', beat thousands of amateur photographer entries from Ireland and a host of c...
FEXCO BUYS CNG ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATION BUSINESS
September-2005
Dublin, 27 September 2005 - FEXCO, the Kerry, Ireland-based global payments company, has today completed the purchase of CNG Travel Group plc's Leisure Division for a consideration of US$2.5 million. In addition, CNG will receive further performance-based payments over the next three calendar years, up to an aggregate total of US$1.1 million.
CNG's Leisure Division includes its B2C hotel booking web sites, placestostay.com and cnghotels.com together with its worldwide hotel inventory o...
2005 GoIreland.com Photography Awards Deadline Approaches
September-2005
Summer Tourism Bookings Rise by 65 Per Cent
GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2005 Deadline Approaches
Irish summer tourism bookings rose by 65 per cent which were fuelled by domestic holidaymaker and UK tourist spending, according to Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations. The latest summer tourism figures were revealed today (Tuesday, 6th September 2005) as the company announced that there are three days to the GoIrela...
New Figures Reveal 30% Growth in Online Tourist Bookings
July-2005
Gulliver Ireland and John Hinde Ireland Launch
The GoIreland.com Photography Awards 2005
Almost €8 million worth of online tourist bookings were made in the first half of 2005, a 30 per cent increase on 2004. Online tourist bookings alone have overtaken telephone and Tourist Information Office (TIO) bookings combined for the first time, according to Gulliver Ireland. The new half-year tourism figures were announced today (Wednesday, 13th July 2005) at the launch of the GoI...
‘Irish Tourism Needs to Get Serious About Online Marketing’
March-2005
Gulliver 2004 Tourism Market Review:
Surge in Online Tourism and Domestic Bookings
Savvy Irish tourism businesses are reaping huge rewards from effective online marketing yet Ireland, as a tourism and visitor destination, is not similarly benefiting due to legacy tourism industry infrastructure and vested interests, according to Dr Stewart Stephens, Gulliver Ireland’s Managing Director.
He was speaking today (Friday, 4th March 2005) at the launch of Gulliver Ireland...
Gulliver Ireland Wins Munster Regional Business Award
February-2005
Killorglin Company is Sole Kerry Competitor in National Awards
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland’s leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations, announced today (Thursday, 24th February 2005) that it won a Munster Regional Award in the Best in Business Awards 2005 this week. The national business awards recognise and reward best business practice and achievement in Ireland. Gulliver Ireland will now compete in the forthcoming National Awards.
The K...
The First Gulliver Ireland Awards
2004 Winners
November-2004
We are delighted to announce the results of the first Gulliver Ireland Awards.
Accommodation providers using Gulliver Ireland to market their properties were considered for the awards. The winners were chosen based on a number of criteria, particularly for effective online sales management, a skill becoming ever more vital to tourism enterprises of all sizes.
Speaking today at the announcement of the winners, Dr. Stewart Stephens, Managing Director of Gulliver Ireland said, "Ov...
Launch of Ireland’s First One-Stop-Online Shop, edirectory.ie, Announced
November-2004
Ireland’s first one-stop-online shopping facility, edirectory.ie, was launched today (Monday, 1st November 2004). Thousands of products, from a broad spectrum of retailers, can be purchased from the new ‘online shopping centre’, www.edirectory.ie, which provides Irish customers with a quick, hassle-free, and secure approach to online buying.
The site is the first of its kind in Ireland and has been franchised from edirectory.co.uk by FEXCO, the Kerry, Ireland-based global payments co...
Gulliver Ireland Criticises NI Tourist Board for
‘Monumental Mistake in Wasting Taxpayer’s Money’
October-2004
Huge Demand for Northern Ireland Accommodation
as Gulliver Reports Increased Business to the North
The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has made a monumental mistake by wasting taxpayer’s money in creating its new accommodation reservations system, TIDInet, according to Dr. Stewart Stephens, Managing Director, Gulliver Ireland, Ireland’s leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations.
He was speaking today (Thursday, 21st October 2004) as Gulliver...
Gulliver Ireland Appoints Dick Spring as Chairman
September-2004
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations, announced today (Friday, Sept 24th) that it has appointed Dick Spring as Chairman of the company.
He replaces Pat Dineen who served as Gulliver's Chairman for 7 years. A former Tanaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Labour Party, Dick Spring is also Executive Vice-Chairman of the FEXCO Group, the Kerry, Ireland-based global payments company.
In July 2004, FEXCO a...
FEXCO acquires Nova RentaCar Reservations Limited
August-2004
FEXCO, the Kerry, Ireland-based global payments company, announced today (Monday, 30th August 2004) that it has acquired the entire shareholding of Nova RentaCar Reservations Limited, an independent worldwide car rental reservation service which is headquartered in Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
The company also announced that it will implement an investment programme to grow Nova’s worldwide business where more than 60,000 rentals were placed with customers over the past 12 months in Irelan...
B&B Sector can arrest overall booking decline
August-2004
‘B&B Sector Can Arrest Overall Booking Decline By Embracing Internet and Maintain Position as Heartbeat of the Irish Tourism Industry’
Gulliver Ireland Reports Growth in 2004 Online B&B Bookings While Overall B&B Bookings Fall Over Past Four Years
The Irish Bed & Breakfast (B&B) sector can arrest the decline in overall bookings of the last few years by embracing today’s generation of effective tourism marketing to compete effectively for the tourist ...
FEXCO acquires remaining shareholding in Gulliver Ireland
July-2004
Gulliver Ireland Reports Strong Growth in Bookings
FEXCO, the Kerry, Ireland-based global payments company, announced today (Friday, 16th July 2004) that it has acquired the remaining 26 per cent shareholding of Gulliver InfoRes Services Limited (trading as Gulliver Ireland) from All Ireland Tourism Holdings, a company owned by Fáilte Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. FEXCO is now the 100 per cent owner of Gulliver Ireland, Ireland’s leading cost effective ...
GoIreland.com reports growth of 107% in online bookings
June-2004
248% Increase in Irish Tourists Booking Irish Holidays Online
A significant growth in visitor traffic this year has seen GoIreland.com’s total online bookings for January to May 2004 increase by 107 per cent on last year. GoIreland.com, the premier online window for Irish tourism businesses and the leading consumer site for tourist information and reservations, released its latest online booking figures today (Tuesday, 29th June 2004).
It reported that more than 23...
FEXCO acquires majority shareholding in Online TeeTimes Ltd and Teetimes.ie
May-2004
Major Investment Planned for
Europe's First Open Real-Time Online Golf Network
FEXCO, the Kerry, Ireland-based global payments company, announced today (Monday, 3rd May 2004) that it has acquired a majority shareholding in Online TeeTimes Limited (OTL), the Wicklow-based company that provides an online platform for the sale of Irish green fees.
The company announced that it will be making a significant investment in OTL to develop its leadership position as Eur...
Gulliver puts Irish Tourism on the Pigs Back
April-2004
April 2004
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland’s leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations, today announced a partnership agreement with Pigsback.com, Ireland's first personalised online offers and rewards
website, where visitors to the site can now book their Irish holiday accommodation online by using the Gulliver search engine. As a result Pigsback.com's 180,000 members, of which 60,000 are active in any given week, can access Gulliver Ireland's database through...
Gulliver Ireland Announces Strong 2004 booking results for the Irish Hotel sector
March-2004
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland’s leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations, announced today, March 02nd, at the Irish Hotels Federation Annual Conference strong booking results for the Irish hotel sector for the first two months of 2004. Gulliver is the world’s most widely used national booking system, with over 9,000 linked properties, or over 60% of approved accommodation on the island.
The company reported that 24,286 hotel bednights were sold during the Janu...
Record number came home for Christmas 'online'
February-2004
Online Bookings Expected to Increase by 50% in 2004
2nd February 2004
The latest online booking figures were released today by GoIreland.com, the premier online window for Irish tourism businesses and the leading consumer site for tourist information and reservations. Online bookings over the Christmas period rose by 61% over the same period last year. Dr. Stewart Stephens, Managing Director of Gulliver Ireland, who operates GoIreland.com, estimates that overall boo...
Gulliver Ireland Announces Strong Booking Results to September 2003
November-2003
‘Irish Tourism Industry Can Recover
By Developing Focused Internet Strategy’
The Irish tourism industry can recover if it develops its online capability by building, investing in and implementing a focused Internet strategy, according to Mr. Stewart Stephens, Managing Director, Gulliver Ireland. He was speaking today (DAY, DATE) as Gulliver Ireland, Ireland’s leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations, announced strong booking results for the nine-mon...
Gulliver Shortlisted for Three Awards in Esat BT Golden Spider Awards
September-2003
Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's leading cost effective provider of tourism information and reservations, announced today (Wednesday, 10th September 2003) that it has been shortlisted for three awards in the forthcoming Esat BT Golden Spider Awards.
The company's portal, www.goireland.com, is the premier online shop window for Irish tourism businesses and the leading consumer site for tourist information and reservations. GoIreland.com has been shortlist...