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Benefits of Heritage Tourism

Travel, the world’s largest industry, generates much-needed foreign currency. It is praised for helping diversify the country’s finance, boost employment, disseminate gains to rural regions, encourage the smart use of marginal areas, and promote infrastructure improvements that assist other industries.

Heritage and historical tours are distinct from the usual mountain and sea attractions. It attracts visitors who want to contribute to preserving the historical sites they come to visit and are less likely to cause damage. It offers funds for the preservation of valuable locations and the economic well-being of nearby towns.

Heritage tours offer great views and sites and connect you emotionally to the place. For instance, a historical place may have historical importance in your life because of your family history. Learn about some interesting benefits of heritage tourism.

It Boosts Economy of the Country

One of the most important benefits of heritage tourism is that it boosts a country’s economy. When thousands of people come and visit heritage places every year, it offers currency diversity. Countries that are more diversified and have a strong tourism sector are potentially strong in terms of economy. According to a research survey, more than 400 million people will visit Ireland in 2020. Heritage tourism helps the country and offers employment opportunities for people living in that region.

It Helps in Improving Infrastructure of the Area

Another important benefit that heritage tourism provides is that it can help improve the region’s infrastructure. For instance, if a small village is a popular heritage site and thousands of people visit it every year, it will compel the government to improve the infrastructure and provide improved facilities in the region to facilitate tourists who are contributing to the economy of the economy country.

It Connects You to Your History

Heritage sites are famous due to their significance from a historic point of view. Many people visit these places because their ancestors may have lived there or they have some link to the place. So, by visiting such places, people feel emotionally connected to these places and enjoy their trip even more.

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Plan a Family Historical Tour with My Ireland Family Heritage

Historical tours offer a lot more than a regular family trip. On heritage trips, you can learn a lot about your family history, where they lived, their occupation, and a lot more. It can even unravel some interesting family secrets that can leave you surprised.

My Ireland Family Heritage is a professional genealogy research and heritage tours firm that offers top-quality ancestry research and historical tours services. We have qualified genealogists and tour guides to offer you the best experience. We offer services like Ireland heritage trips, guided Irish genealogical tours, genealogy research in Ireland, etc.

Contact us today to book an appointment.

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Review of My Ireland Heritage Tours Presented on Trip adviser Oct 2024 By • Family TomBarron2013 New York City, NY2

Once in a lifetime experience

Oct 2024 • Family

We highly recommend My Ireland Heritage for anyone who wants to learn and be guided to their Irish “roots” and much, much more. Sean Quinn and Ian Darragh of My Ireland Family Heritage have deep knowledge or the areas we wanted to visit in Meath, Sligo and Kilkenny. While we knew about one side of the family history back to 1690, there was nothing known about the other that arrived in the US in the 1870s.

Ian, Sean, and Nicola did thorough research on our localities and locations from which our ancestors left for America in 1849 and later. In addition, Ian and Sean did separate day-long “recons” in advance of our time with them, seeking out local people and the specific properties with maps and whatever records still available. Their results were absolutely outstanding! In both our cases, they found and took us to our still-existing cottages and shops from the early 1820s.

It was so enjoyable to be with Ian for three days and for a special day with Sean. Whether it was the Newgrange World Heritage sites 5,500 years old , the Battle of the Boyne 1690 , or the local cemeteries and churches of our ancestors. Ian was especially attentive to my wife throughout the travels after she twisted her ankle in a rain-soaked old cemetery.

Throughout the process of trip preparation over months to giving us the final, wonderful books of Meath and Sligo, Aisling was highly professional and responsive with all the many details. The bound books she prepared are treasures! Thanks to all for truly exceptional experiences.

Newgrange World Unesco Site 5500 years old
Battle of the Boyne 1690 AD
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Review of My Ireland Heritage Tours Presented on Trip adviser by Shelley L @ sjlively

Exceptional in every way!

Over the last few months of preparing for our trip, every single detail was meticulously attended, not only professionally, but helpfully, and in such a friendly manner, that I felt as if I knew Sean, Aisling and Ian before I even stepped off the plane.

The amount of work these wonderful people put into our personal history is mindboggling. My mother was an avid amateur genealogist, and had worked for decades to bring to light the trail our family took, but our resources are limited.

Sean knows exactly where to look, and was able to fill in so many gaps that had eluded us for generations. Some of the information he found, unbeknownst even to him, actually solidified the findings we had amassed over the years. Ours was a family in coal mining – I only found on our tour that they had originated from a mining area, and their arrival on the  border coincided exactly with the decline in the mining industry in County Wicklow.

I would have been overjoyed simply with the knowledge of why they left when they did, about 12 years before the famine. Breaking through our brick wall of great grandparents even farther back on the family tree was a dream come true, but to be able to set foot on not only the area they lived, and find that the house is still there was overwhelming. Seeing the family church and cemetery where our ancestors and extended family still rest is a truly moving experience.

The care taken by this company in each and every aspect of the journey cannot be overstated. Only about 2 weeks prior to my trip, Sean contacted me to let me know that he had also stumbled across some of my husband’s family name in the process and included them as well in his research. How often can anyone say that they not only got what they paid for, but more than they ever imagined? I can say that. They were even kind enough to answer a few follow-up questions after my return home, as I was so stunned on my tour with Ian that I didn’t think ask at the time.If you have the opportunity to make the trip to Ireland, contact My Ireland Family Heritage before you go.

If your family was there, Sean will go above and beyond to find them. Even without family, contact them anyway. Ian is a walking encyclopedia of history, and so fun to talk to. Aisling will make sure every “I” is dotted, and every “T” is crossed.  Thank you so much for the trip of a lifetime, and the opportunity to pass on everything we have discovered to future generations

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