At a reception in Dublin Castle on January 28th, the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Mr Michael Ring TD presented plaques to 80 winners at the 24th CIE Tours International Awards of Excellence.
Over the last 82 years CIE Tours International has brought over three million visitors to Ireland. The House of Waterford Crystal received an Award of Excellence for consistently exceeding CIE Tours client's expectations. The winners of the Awards of Excellence are chosen from an independent valuation of feedback surveys completed by over 28,000 CIE Tours International customers.
The list includes both category winners as well as those who have received a merit award which is made to those who have achieved over 90% in customer feedback.
Mr. Brian Stack, Managing Director of CIE Tours International said: “Since 1932, CIE Tours has brought in excess of three million visitors to Ireland.2014 was another successful year with revenues up almost 10% on 2013 levels. We booked in the region of 400,000 bed nights across Ireland and our success is due to the excellent service provided by hundreds of service providers around the country."
