IRISH PEOPLE EXPECTED TO SPLASH €100,000 ON HOLIDAYS THIS WEEKEND IN CORK

Thousands of people are expected to flock to the Cork International Hotel this weekend for the Cork Travel Fair

There are only days left to the fourth Cork International Travel Fair which will bring together travel agents, holidaymakers, hotels and many others. This is one of the biggest events of its kind in Ireland for holidaymakers. 

The Cork International Travel Fair in association with Cork Airport will take place once again at the Cork International Hotel on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of February. This is going to be the biggest Travel Fair to date and is free to attend. 

For anyone who attends the Fair they can enter into a draw for a variety of flights, which will be announced over the coming weeks. The Cork International Travel Fair is being run in association with Cork Airport. 

Now in its fourth year, the Cork International Travel Fair will see more than 3,000 people availing of special offers and learning about new holiday destinations from more than 40 exhibitors. It is estimated that over the last three years €300,000 worth of holidays were booked at the event.

The Travel Fair will be open from 11am to 5.30pm every day. The two-day event will see the best travel agents, tour operators, airlines, hotels, tourist attractions and everything anyone could want when preparing to book a holiday. There will be family holidays, action packed adventures, city breaks, cruises and honeymoons on offer over the weekend. There will be a mix of offers from home and abroad with local offers from Spike Island, Lee Travel, Heffernans, Cork Airport and Trigon Hotels while there will also be international offers from Princess Cruises, Camino Ways and Emirates Holidays. 

With Ireland playing Scotland in the Six Nations rugby championship on Saturday afternoon, the Cork International Hotel will be showing the game for anyone who would like to combine their passion for rugby with making their holiday plans.

There will also be a number of prizes up for grabs at the 2020 Cork International Travel Fair which will be announced over the coming weeks. 

General Manager at the Cork International Hotel, Carmel Lonergan said: “This weekend we will welcome lots of holidaymakers to the Cork International Travel Fair and they are really in for a treat. Not only will there be in with a chance of winning some of the amazing prizes they will also be able to bag some really great holiday deals.”