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Northern Ireland a must-see for 2007
Wednesday, 15 Nov 2006 11:55
British holidaymakers do not have to travel far to get to one of the
top destinations for 2007 - Northern Ireland.
The province was listed alongside the Xinjang region of north-west
China and the former French colony of Gabon, west Africa, in a new
Lonely Planet guide to the best destinations for 2007.
Northern Ireland is described as being "abuzz with life: the cities are
pulsating, the economy is thriving and the people, the lifeblood that
courses through the country, are in good spirits".
"The landscape of northern Ireland is astonishingly beautiful, the
people are warm and genuine, and yet it is still relatively
undiscovered, which makes it the perfect destination," added Lonely
Planet co-founder Maureen Wheeler, who grew up in Belfast.
Belfast also gets a special mention as being one of the top ten cities
on the rise.
Lonely Planet's Bluelist 2007 is a five-part guide to where to travel
next year, featuring a mix of lists of top destinations, reader
recommendations, country reports and an in-depth look at 'dark tourism'
- travel to sites known for death and suffering.
LINK
http://www.travelbite.co.uk/newsbrief/uk/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-must-see-2007-$457923.htm
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Regards
PHIL
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Philip R. Stone
University Senior Lecturer
Course Leader (Tourism Management Undergraduate Programmes)
Editor - The Dark Tourism Forum
Dark Tourism: The act of travel to sites of death, disaster and the
macabre - Learn more about the 'darker side of tourism' by visiting The
Dark Tourism Forum at www.dark-tourism.org.uk
Recent Publication(s)
Stone, P.R (2006) "A Dark Tourism Spectrum: Towards a typology of death
and macabre related tourist sites, attractions and exhibitions" Tourism:
An Interdisciplinary International Journal, Vol 52(2), p:145-160. [
Available via www.dark-tourism.org.uk or go to the Journal's website at
http://www.iztzg.hr/turizam/last.htm ]
Stone, P.R (2005) "Consuming Dark Tourism - a call for research"
eReview of Tourism Research, Vol 3(5), p.109-117. [ Available Full
Text: http://ertr.tamu.edu/appliedresearch.cfm?articleid=90 ]
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
Lancashire Business School
Department of Tourism & Leisure Management
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