Karen McLeod NRC Travel & Tourism said “The visit provided the opportunity for Travel & Tourism students across the NRC Campuses, to travel together and work as a team and experience tourism outside of their local areas.”
The students visited Dublin’s top attractions including Butler’s Chocolate Factory, The Guinness Factory, Dublin Zoo and Dublin’s Temple Bar district.
During their visit to Dublin Zoo, they were given a presentation about the animals and conservation and the role of a Zoo, in today’s modern world. They learned about the importance of the Zoo, in relation to the tourism industry and how it can contribute to the growth of the economy.
Karen added that “The students really enjoyed the whole trip and in particular the first time experience of Butler’s Chocolate factory. They were given the opportunity to sample chocolate and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of designing their own Easter chocolates in the laboratory.
The students were accompanied by NRC Lecturers Coleen McGrath, Karen McLeod and Paul Garrett.
For information on Travel & Tourism courses at NRC please log onto www.nrc.ac.uk or contact your local campus. Alternatively you can drop into your local campus for Open Day, week commencing 3rd March, where NRC lecturers will be providing information and advice, for details please go to the website.
