Niall Gibbons, Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland,
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Global Greening 2021: hundreds of iconic landmarks and buildings around the world will take part in Tourism Ireland\\u2019s Global Greening 2021 initiative around St Patrick\\u2019s Day. From Brussels to Buenos Aires and from Sydney to San Francisco, a host of buildings and sites around the world will light up in green. This will be the 12th year of Global Greening.Niall Gibbons, Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, said: \\u201cThis has been a catastrophic year for everyone in our industry, but I do believe that tourism can, and will, recover from this pandemic. Recent news about vaccines is really positive and gives us hope for travel in 2021. In our research, Northern Ireland and Ireland have consistently been among the destinations that holidaymakers say they would be most comfortable visiting, even while social distancing measures are in place. So, while we in Tourism Ireland certainly don\\u2019t underestimate the challenges that may lie ahead, we look to 2021 with hope and optimism.
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