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15/12/2014
Visit Belfast Welcome Centre Announces First Birthday
The Visit Belfast Welcome Centre has celebrated its first birthday.
Since opening, the centre has welcomed more than 250,000 visitors through its doors and seen a significant increase in footfall, ticket and retail sales.
The Visitor Centre, one of Belfast City Council's key capital projects within its wider £150m Investment Programme, has already won a number of awards for its impressive use of digital technology and the enhanced visitor experience it provides.
Lord Mayor, Councillor Nichola Mallon, said: "Tourism has become a key economic driver for Belfast, propelling investment while creating and sustaining jobs in a city which is bursting with things to do, see and enjoy. The Visit Belfast Welcome Centre is integral to the success which the tourism industry has achieved so far.
"In investing in Visitor Servicing, Belfast City Council, with the help of the European Regional Development Fund and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, enables us to deliver memorable and first-class customer service and maximise the visitor experience for tourist coming to Belfast."
(CD/JP)
Since opening, the centre has welcomed more than 250,000 visitors through its doors and seen a significant increase in footfall, ticket and retail sales.
The Visitor Centre, one of Belfast City Council's key capital projects within its wider £150m Investment Programme, has already won a number of awards for its impressive use of digital technology and the enhanced visitor experience it provides.
Lord Mayor, Councillor Nichola Mallon, said: "Tourism has become a key economic driver for Belfast, propelling investment while creating and sustaining jobs in a city which is bursting with things to do, see and enjoy. The Visit Belfast Welcome Centre is integral to the success which the tourism industry has achieved so far.
"In investing in Visitor Servicing, Belfast City Council, with the help of the European Regional Development Fund and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, enables us to deliver memorable and first-class customer service and maximise the visitor experience for tourist coming to Belfast."
(CD/JP)
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