OECD praises State’s tourism plans

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has given the Government a stamp of approval on its tourism plans which aim to bring 8m visitors a year to Ireland by 2015.

The report entitled OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2012, suggested a number of initiatives that governments could undertake to boost tourism in European countries and maintain Europe’s position as the number one global destination for tourists.

Deputy secretary-general of the OECD, Yves Leterme, said that governments need to have a tourism plan to help grow their product.