Why hard-up tourists are heading for Dublin
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Dublin's Ha' penny Bridge. Photo: PA
Dublin is set to prosper as a result of the recession, according to a travel magazine.
The Lonely Planet magazine has predicted that the city will be a popular destination among British tourists hit by the recession.
The magazine, which endorses Dublin as a literary city in its new issue tomorrow, says a trip to Dublin will be more affordable for families than destinations farther away.
Staff writer Mark Bolton says, "A lot of British people will start looking to Ireland for their holidays because of the economic climate. Dublin definitely has more potential as a tourist destination and we really want to tap into that."
"We were exploring different eras of writing, and I'm reading Ulysses at the moment and since it was set on the 16th of June, I thought it's a good time to write about it."
"The issue runs till around Bloomsday, and we thought people could come to Dublin and dress up and participate in the events for Bloomsday."
Inspire
The issue mentions Davy Byrne's pub, Sweny's Pharmacy in Lincoln Place, and The James Joyce Centre as places to visit.
"We want to inspire our readers to go to these places and experience their literary heritage," says Bolton. "A lot of people have written in to us to say that they read an article and booked their holiday and followed the tours we set out."
Dublin features with Paris, New York, London, Bath and Edinburgh as the top literary cities in the world to visit
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- Geraldine Gittens
