The personal touch helps boost Dungarvan tourist numbers

Tourist numbers in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, have increased considerably after the local tourist office moved from a side street to a main street location and initiated a ‘meet and greet’ for coach tours.

In the 1970s, Dungarvan tourist office consisted of a caravan parked in the town square. It moved from a building adjacent to the town courthouse last February. The move followed regular complaints that tourists did not like seeing prisoners brought to the court.

Since moving to a more convenient and visible venue, footfall is up 18% on 2014, according to tourism administrator Michael Browne.