A roundup of the rest of the week's travel news in brief:
iPhone app for tourists
A NEW iPhone app providing tourist information was launched this week by travel and leisure website Ireland.com. It allows users to find restaurants, pubs, hotels, BBs and hostels in every county.
The Ireland.com app also offers entertainment listings for every county, including cinema, music and gigs, arts and culture, and comedy listings in over 6,000 venues. It’s free and is available for download in the app store.
The Ireland.com website attracts a domestic and international audience of around 380,000 users a month.
Dunraven wins award
THE Dunraven Arms Hotel, Adare, Co Limerick has been awarded a Karen Brown Readers Choice Award for 2010 for being “a splendid splurge”.
The awards, given by US travel guide publisher Karen Brown’s World of Travel, rate hotels and B&Bs around the world under the headings “greatest value”, “most romantic”, “warmest welcome” and “splendid splurge” and are voted for online by readers.
Ballyvolane House in Co Cork won a “most romantic” award; The Quay House in Clifden, Connemara, a “warmest welcome” award; and Ballaghtobin House in Callan, Co Kilkenny, a “greatest value” award.