Cork City Council is seeking to develop a major tourism product that can rival the success of the ‘Titanic Visitor Centre’ in Belfast, which opened in March 2012 and has attracted four million visitors. Cork city lacks a ‘wow factor’ tourism landmarkFÁILTE Ireland has said Cork city has no tourism ‘wow factor’, prompting City Hall to rethink its tourism strategy. City officials are considering ways to enhance existing tourism attractions in the city, as well as exploring options to develop a landmark product that can draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Ann Doherty, chief executive of Cork City Council, said that senior officials at City Hall are keen to enhance the city’s offering to deliver an attraction comparable to the Guinness Storehouse or Belfast’s Titanic Experience. But, what we don’t have is a wow factor attraction, the one that attracts 200, 300 or 400,000 people each year.

Source: Evening echo February 01, 2018 19:30 UTC