‘Lonely Planet’ names Burren among best places in the world to pay a visit

Popular tourism and sustainability “don’t have to be mutually exclusive”, the global travel giant says

Noirín Hegarty, Lonely Planet; Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht and Media; and Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, at the announcement that Burren Ecotourism Network in Co Clare has been named a ‘Best Community Tourism Project’ by Lonely Planet. Pic – Coalesce

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Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer train. Italy’s 245-mile Vie di Dante. Greece’s organic food, San Diego’s diversity, and the Burren Ecotourism Network.

Yes, a small community tourism network in Co Clare has been named one of the world’s top 30 places, people and tourism projects for 2021. Described as “a global leader for sustainable tourism” in Lonely Planet’s annual ‘Best in Travel’ list, the Burren Ecotourism Network has been hailed ‘Best Tourism Project’ for the year ahead.