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Environment Minister, Alex Attwood, today issued a new planning policy for sustainable tourism development.

Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 16 will bring forward clearer, more flexible planning policy creating more opportunities for tourism that will be beneficial to the local economy and will protect tourism assets from inappropriate development.

Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the G8 summit as the most peaceful in recent memory, insisting the whole world has now seen the new Northern Ireland.

Derry Visitor and Convention Bureau (DVCB) have released the monthly hotel occupancy figures for May and are delighted to report that the average hotel occupancy across the city was 80.68%. This was 12% higher than that recorded for May 2012 (68.83%) and is the highest May occupancy ever recorded in the city.

Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has announced a £45,000 investment for the installation of free Wi-Fi for Portrush.

A joint initiative by the Department for Social Development, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Coleraine Borough Council will see the installation of free Wi-Fi in Portrush on a two year pilot basis.

A major, week-long, citywide initiative designed to promote great Belfast food and champion the City`s diverse and award-winning choice of restaurants, cafés and gastro-pubs is to return for a second year.
 

2013 WPFG Ltd has completed another significant stage in the countdown towards the 1st August start date.

The ‘bracketing’ process which traditionally takes place twelve weeks before the Games begin has successfully concluded. This has allowed Directors of the WPFG Federation to draw up sports schedules, confirm timetables at venues and finalise age/gender categories for each sport.

More than 7,000 fans from all over the world have already visited the HBO Game of Thrones Exhibition in Belfast and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) is encouraging anyone interested to come down to Titanic Belfast as there is still capacity to view the exhibition.
 

The Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre and The MAC, Belfast have been recognised for their architectural excellence with a National Award by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Tourism Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed today’s announcement by Belfast Harbour that they are to invest £7million in creating a purpose-built cruise facility in Titanic Quarter.

Over recent years, Belfast has become a popular destination for international cruise companies as a Port of call. Last year, 45 cruise ships and approximately 75,000 passengers and crew visited the City and it is estimated that £3.9million was generated in visitor spend.