The tourism sector in Waterford has today, on the first day of Summer (May 1st) launched its new 2024 campaign and it is calling on visitors to take a ‘Dive Into Waterford’ this Summer.
The ‘Dive Into Waterford’ campaign, launched by Visit Waterford is designed to encourage visitors to uncover the depths of the Waterford they may not have known about.
As part of the campaign, Visit Waterford has created 6 different ‘Dive In’ itineraries for visitors to choose from, with pretty coastal villages like Dunmore East, Ardmore, and An Rinn, top destinations like Tramore, Lismore, and Dungarvan and of course the oldest City in Ireland all featuring. The team Visit Waterford is also offering visitors a chance to soak up some local culture en route as they launch an all-Waterford summer playlist on the music streaming platform Spotify which celebrates the county’s rich musical culture; check out the playlist here, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gFvurldjbKq8Wr2UaG703
Visit Waterford has also unveiled a brand new social media-based photography competition as part of its ‘Dive Into Waterford’ campaign. The competition is a photographic celebration of Waterford and encourages photography enthusiasts to discover their creativity and upload photos to social media using the #DiveIntoWaterford hashtag.
For those wishing to enter, all you have to do is: post a photograph to Instagram, X, or Facebook; when doing so you must tag @VisitWaterford and you must use the #DiveIntoWaterford hashtag and post your image before the 31st of August 2024. Entries will also be accepted by emailing: [email protected]
Finalists will be selected at the beginning of September and contacted - once they then submit a high-resolution copy of their image via email, along with their details the top 30 images will be posted on Visit Waterford's Facebook page for a public voting period to select the winning image for the 2024 Visit Waterford photography competition.
In addition, the finalist’s images will be hosted in a public exhibition at Mount Congreve Gardens in Waterford in September 2024 where the finalists will be invited to an occasion and the winner will be announced. The exhibition will also be hosted online at VisitWaterford.com The winner will also be awarded a wonderful overnight stay at Dooley’s Hotel in Waterford plus a day out for themselves and 3 of their friends so that they can dive into all that Waterford has to offer. They will be treated to a tasty and adventurous day out in Waterford beginning in the City with 4 Freedom of Waterford passes from Waterford Treasures, followed by Brunch for 4 at The Stables Cafe with a jaunt to Tramore after brunch to enjoy access at the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens followed by an adrenalin filled afternoon at The Dunmore East Adventure Centre and rounding off the day with a delicious dinner for 4 at East Pier in Dunmore East.
Travel information, ‘Dive Into Waterford’ itineraries and an events guide are also all available on https://visitwaterford.com/dive-into-waterford/ and social media via @visitwaterford
The ‘Dive into Waterford’ campaign is supported by Waterford City and County Council and Fáilte Ireland. For further details on the photography competition and full terms and conditions see www.visitWaterford.com Closing date is 31 August 2024.
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