Dublin’s lord mayor, Mícheál MacDonncha, is in Canada this week helping to promote tourism to Ireland. His programme includes meetings with the Irish embassy in Canada, members of the Irish Diaspora, the mayor of Montreal, Tourisme Montréal, as well as senior representatives of Air Canada and Tourism Ireland.
Yesterday (Monday May 28), MacDonncha attended the launch event of the new Air Canada flight between Montreal and Dublin. The flight will commence on June 2 and will operate four times per week, providing a boost for both leisure and business tourism from Canada to Ireland.
Dana Welch, Tourism Ireland’s manager Canada, said, “We are delighted that Mayor MacDonncha is here for the launch of the new Air Canada flight from Montreal to Dublin. The new service is more good news for Irish tourism as we head into the peak summer season. 2017 was the best year ever for Irish tourism from Canada – with visitor numbers increasing by around 12% over 2016. As an island destination, the importance of convenient, direct flights cannot be overstated – they are absolutely critical to achieving continued growth in inbound tourism. We are delighted to work with Air Canada, Dublin Airport, as well as other tourism interests, to maximise the promotion of this new flight and maintain the strong growth momentum.”
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