Dublin Tourism introduces audio guides for visitors

Dublin Tourism has launched the first in a series of ‘podcasts’ or audio guides, becoming one of the first European tourism organisations to use such marketing tool to attract visitors to its website and provide an easy way of touring the city.

Two podcasts, or “iWalks”, are now downloadable from the website – www.visitdublin.com, onto an iPod or MP3 player. 

According to the tourism organisation, the “iWalks” tell the story of Dublin in a series of twelve themes and are narrated by Irish historian and artist, Pat Liddy. The first two that are now available are ‘Georgian Dublin’ and ‘The Historic Northside’.

The iWalks are accompanied by a brochure and map in pdf format that can also be downloaded from the website, or picked up in any tourist office in Dublin. 

“The iWalks have a distinct advantage over traditional guidebooks because they are free to download and can be regularly updated with fresh information.  Dublin Tourism predict that these podcasts will prove to be extremely popular in the future as generic themes have been abandoned in favour of podcasts that are specific to visitor’s interests, eg Literary Dublin, Georgian Dublin,” stated a release.

The other ten iWalks that are planned will be of the following themes: Viking and Medieval Dublin, Castles and Cathedrals, Temple Bar to the Docklands, In the steps of Ulysses, Howth, Kilmainham Gaol, Dalkey and Dun Laoghaire, Phoenix Park, A Bracing Walk – Malahide to Portmarnock, and the Rock N Stroll Trail. These will be uploaded over the next two months.