Destination Scorecard-database and analysis of tourism data

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Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority, established by the Irish Government in May 2003 to guide and promote the development of tourism as a leading indigenous component of the Irish economy. Our vision for Irish tourism is that of a dynamic, innovative, sustainable and highly regarded sector offering international and domestic visitors a positive and memorable experience beyond their expectations. Further information on Fáilte Ireland can be found on our website www.failteireland.ieOne of Fáilte Ireland’s five strategic priorities for 2010 – 2012 is Destination Development. The vision is to successfully initiate and implement destination development plans to positively impact the growth and sustainability of tourism destinations through increased visitation, growing tourism revenues and job creation.As part of this process Fáilte Ireland is seeking proposals from suitably qualified consultants:a) to create a database to record certain tourism datab) to undertake spatial (GIS) analysis of tourism data andc) to use the data generated above to populate destination scorecards.