Tourism in Ireland
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IRELAND, 2014/01/10
Ireland is looking to attract additional tourists from the Arabian Gulf as airlines boost their services to the western European island.
It is as well looking at a common visa program for Gulf residents where a single visa would cover both the United Kingdom and Ireland. That is expected to be in force by the end of this year as well, said Niall Gibbons, the chief executive of Tourism Ireland, a government-funded agency.
Direct air access between the UAE and Ireland has been an significant component in promoting trade and tourism between the two nations, added Mr Gibbons, who was in the UAE as part of a trade delegation with the Irish prime minister Enda Kenny.
