Title

Managing the American Tourist Experience in Ireland: An Emotional Context

Authors

Angela Wright, Department of Organisation and Professional Development, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, IrelandFollow

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9980-4946

Document Type

Article

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Disciplines

Business | European History | Migration Studies | Place and Environment | Tourism and Travel | United States History

Publication Details

International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 1, No.1, August 2008, pp. 85-92.

Abstract

The special relationship that exists between the United States of America and the island of Ireland has its origins predominantly in emigration. Through several centuries, the interaction generated by familial ties has steadily developed into a strong and lasting bond irrevocably linking both nations. The relationship between the United States of America and Ireland has provided the impetus for a continual flow of traffic across the Atlantic. This movement of people and vessels to and fro, engaged in the varied tasks of commerce, family interaction, and leisure, created a new energy for the tourism industry sector in Ireland which continues to flourish into modern times. This paper presents new findings on the Irish tourism industry, with particular reference to the American tourist’s emotional relationship. The paper seeks to outline the historical framework governing the development of the relationship between the United States and Ireland, and identifies the emotional and connectional factors that bind the two nations.

Recommended Citation

Wright, A., 2009. Managing the American Tourist Experience in Ireland: An Emotional Context. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(8). Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v3n8p85.