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Fiona Ross, Chair, CIE Tours pictured with Marie Galvin, Ballygarry Estate Hotel and Spa, winner of the Best Hotel Dinner Award at the CIE Tours Awards of Excellence.
BALLYGARRY Estate was one of many Kerry winners in the 31st Annual CIE Tours Awards of Excellence.
Ballygarry Estate Hotel and Spa received the gold honour of ‘Best Hotel Dinner’ with Killeen House Hotel, Killarney and Brendan Ferris Sheep Dog Trials awarded ‘Special Dinner Feature’ and ‘National Heritage Award’ respectively in the overall gold category.
Six hotels received a merit award in the hotel category, including, the Dingle Skellig Hotel, Great Southern Killarney, Killarney Avenue Hotel, Killarney Plaza Hotel, Killarney Towers Hotel and The Brehon Killarney.
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Additionally, four attractions received a merit award in the visitor attraction category, including, John B. Keane’s Pub, Killarney Horse & Carriage Tours, Tangney Tours Jaunting Car and the South Pole Inn.
Launched in 1990, the Awards recognise Ireland’s hospitality ambassadors – the people and businesses throughout the country who put Irish tourism on the global stage through the warmth of welcome and quality of service provided to our international visitors.
CIE Tours, which celebrates 91 years in business is the largest operator of guided tours to Ireland in the North American market, bringing over 25,000 visitors here last year.ing first-hand the changing dynamics of tourism, the cash-flow concerns of seasonality, and the climate change impact on local communities and natural spaces. It is encouraging that so many have already begun their own sustainability journeys and together we can build an even stronger sector with responsible tourism at its core”.
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