mayo: very good at a lot of things
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We are very good at a lot of things…..
But if you just want to get away from it all.....
Context for the visitor• Ireland West Airport Knock
• Direct Bus & Train Links
The Secret is Out
Visitors
• Return to growth
• Booming Tourism Industry
• Increased air capacity & access
• Mayo – ranks one of the highest visited destinations
• Over 600,000 visitors in 2013
Why?? Because of our....
• People
• Place
• Heritage
• Resources
Current position
Visitors
• Return to growth
• Booming Tourism Trade
• Increased air capacity & access
• Mayo – near highest visited County
• Over 500,000 visitors in 2013
Why? Because of our....
• Place
• Heritage
• People
• Resources
Don’t like boasting...but
Current position
Visitors
• Return to growth
• Booming Tourism Trade
• Increased air capacity & access
• Mayo – near highest visited County
• Over 500,000 visitors in 2013
Why? Because of our....
• Place
• Heritage
• People
• Resources
Our Strategy is our Team
Mayo County Council is driving innovation in local tourismEnterprise and Investment Unit established in 2012Joanne Grehan appointed Head of Local EnterpriseConcentrate group of professionals with key skills and
experienceThree pillar approach in our Strategic Development of
Mayo• Visit •Connect •Invest
MAYO - PLACE
MAYO - PLACE
Mayo - Heritage
Mayo - Heritage
Mayo - People
Ireland ... 70,000,000Mayo ...... 3,500,000
Our Diaspora
What is the Wild Atlantic Way??
1,939 Accommodation Premises
516 Attractions
1,573 Activities
580 Festivals & Events
50 Looped Walks
53 Blue Flag Beaches
120 Golf Courses
Product Spread along the Wild Atlantic Way
1,939 Accommodation Premises516 Attractions1,573 Activities580 Festivals & Events17 Trails 50 Looped Walks53 Blue Flag Beaches120 Golf Courses
An intriguing convergence of land and sea stretching along 2,500 km of magnificent West
of Ireland coastline from the InishowenPeninsula in County Donegal, tracing through
County Mayo to Kinsale in West Cork.
The Journey of A Lifetime
• 159 Discovery Points
• 22 Embarkation Points
• 15 Signature Discovery Points
Signature Points MAYO
1. Downpatrick Head
2. Keem Strand
Mayo, Heartbeat of the Wild
Atlantic Way
Signature Sites, and...
Destinations that challenge the senses
“A Tourism Product is what you buy ...
A Tourism Experience in Mayo is what you remember”
Mayo at the Heart of the Wild Atlantic Way
by dminton
Westport
Achill
ACHILLMULRANNYNEWPORTWESTPORT
The Great Western Greenway
Greenway appeals…
Proposed network of scale and continuity through idyllic landscapes, nice townsand linking Mayo’s visitor attractions.
New Markets: Germany,Holland etc
PROPOSED CYCLENETWORK
Cycling FutureObjective is to link visitor attractions with a dedicated cycle network
Keem Strand
GreenwayGoing Wild in Mayo
Dun Briste & Downpatrick Head
And if all that wasn’t enough..... bare with me
National Museum of Country Life Turlough
Home to the national collection of objects representing the traditional way of life in Ireland since 1850
Ceide Fields
Ballycroy National Park & The Wilderness Area
Achill, deserted village
The Deserted Village at Slievemore consists of some 80 - 100 stone cottages located along a mile long stretch of road on the southern slopes of Slievemore mountain
Michael Davitt Museum
Ballintubber Abbey
Westport House
Mayo Peace Park
Mayo Islands
One for every day of the year
Iniskea Island Clare Island
Erris – Overall Winner of Best Place to go Wild in Ireland
Mayo Genealogy
County Genealogy Centres•North Mayo – Enniscoe•South Mayo – Ballinrobe
Mayo Genealogy Group
Jump in, we’ll show you around....
