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25/07/2003
NI towns criticised in travel guide
Some of Northern Ireland's foremost towns have been criticised in a leading world travel guide.
The new edition of the Rough Guide to Ireland criticised the likes of Newcastle for its "soulless strip of amusement arcades, fast-food outlets and tacky souvenir stores", while Larne was described as "grim and ugly".
Although over a third of the 28 "things not to miss" in Ireland were north of the border the likes of Antrim, Ballymena were "fairly grim" while Newry had "little to tempt visitors to stay".
However, it wasn't all doom and gloom for the province as the Giant's Causeway and Fermanagh Lakelands were afforded special praise.
While the province's traditional tourist attractions did well in the guide, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board was unperturbed by the criticism. A spokesperson insisted that the province was getting "mostly good press" these days.
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The new edition of the Rough Guide to Ireland criticised the likes of Newcastle for its "soulless strip of amusement arcades, fast-food outlets and tacky souvenir stores", while Larne was described as "grim and ugly".
Although over a third of the 28 "things not to miss" in Ireland were north of the border the likes of Antrim, Ballymena were "fairly grim" while Newry had "little to tempt visitors to stay".
However, it wasn't all doom and gloom for the province as the Giant's Causeway and Fermanagh Lakelands were afforded special praise.
While the province's traditional tourist attractions did well in the guide, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board was unperturbed by the criticism. A spokesperson insisted that the province was getting "mostly good press" these days.
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