Boost for €1.67bn US tourism trade as Ireland scoops ‘best destination’ award in New York

Ireland has been named “best destination: Europe” at the annual Travel Weekly Readers Choice Award beating off tough competition from France, Italy, Spain, Germany and England.

Ireland has been named “best destination: Europe” at the annual Travel Weekly Readers Choice Award beating off tough competition from France, Italy, Spain, Germany and England.

Travel Weekly is the leading weekly newspaper for American travel agents and travel professionals and some 15,000 of its readers voted in the various categories earlier this year.