Fáilte Ireland is seeking to hire consultants to help return the River Shannon’s rental fleet to its glory days. Photograph: Alan BetsonEfforts are under way to “green” the river Shannon’s rental fleet and return the industry to its glory days.
Such an approach, according to the document, would aim to “provide the consumer with a diversified, environmentally friendly and world-class experience along the Shannon Navigation and Shannon-Erne Waterway”. Domestic customers have returned in recent times due to Covid and a trend in staycations — previously the Shannon cruise sector had been supported by about 70 per cent foreign visitors. This turnaround has given renewed impetus to growing the domestic market.
Fáilte Ireland hopes this might return the Shannon fleet to past glories, albeit in a slightly “greener” hue. The tourism sector, as others, has its eye on a more sustainable future.