Mayo: Very good at a lot of things

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

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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....