Tourism Ireland continues its work on bringing in more Chinese tourists to the country , with an invitation to Chinese travel journalists to experience at first - hand what Ireland has to offer . The group includes a blogger, a travel photographer whose work has appeared in National Geographic and Lonely Planet, as well as two magazine journalists who have a combined readership of more than 730,000 people in China. " China is an important emerging tourism market and one that Tourism Ireland is committed to growing over the coming years . The aim of this fact - finding visit is to increase awareness of the culture of China " , said Amanda Murphy , Tourism Ireland 's spokesperson for Asia .
Tourism Ireland continues its work on bringing in more Chinese tourists to the country , with an invitation to Chinese travel journalists to experience at first - hand what Ireland has to offer . " China is an important emerging tourism market and one that Tourism Ireland is committed to growing over the coming years . The aim of this fact - finding visit is to increase awareness of the culture of China " , said Amanda Murphy , Tourism Ireland 's spokesperson for Asia .