Tourism Ireland planning 2021 kick-start recovery campaign with 'hope and optimism'

A new campaign has been planned to restart overseas tourism for Ireland. Picture: Fáilte Ireland/PA)

A tourism chief has vowed the sector can recover in 2021 from the devastating effects of Covid-19.

Tourism Ireland chief executive Niall Gibbons said after a devastating 2020, with the pandemic causing havoc for the travel and tourism industry across the globe, 2021 will see the restart of international travel.