{"id":13848,"date":"2017-04-11T15:52:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T14:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=13848"},"modified":"2017-04-11T16:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T15:00:52","slug":"tourism-ni-invites-game-of-thrones-fans-to-follow-the-journey-of-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/04\/tourism-ni-invites-game-of-thrones-fans-to-follow-the-journey-of-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism NI invites Game of Thrones\u00ae fans to follow the Journey of Doors!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourism NI has today launched a Journey of Doors passport that allows\u00a0 Game of Thrones\u00ae fans to visit the 10 Game of Thrones Doors across Northern Ireland and collect a unique stamp at each of the locations.<\/h1>\n
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Judith Webb, Tourism NI gives international visitors Stephen Feeney and Melly Corzo from Chicago, Illinois the first stamp on their Journey of Doors souvenir passport alongside Clair Balmer, Tourism Ireland at the Dark Hedges. Tourism NI has launched a Journey of Doors passport that allows Game of Thrones\u00ae fans to visit the 10 Game of Thrones Doors across Northern Ireland and collect a unique stamp at each of the locations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Doors, created by Tourism Ireland and Tourism NI, were\u00a0 carved from trees blown down in Storm Gertrude in January 2016 at the Dark Hedges in Co Antrim \u2013 perhaps the most iconic Game of Thrones\u00ae filming location in Northern Ireland. Each door depicts moments inspired by Season 6 referencing key scenes and events from the show.<\/p>\n

The intricately carved doors are legacy pieces demonstrating the connection between the fantasy world of the show and the reality that is Northern Ireland.\u00a0 The doors hang in pubs and other venues in Northern Ireland close to filming locations giving visitors a brand new Game of Thrones\u00ae territory experience to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Judith Webb, Tourism NI Experience Development Officer commented; \u201cGame of Thrones\u00ae is one of the most popular TV shows of all time currently broadcast in 199 territories worldwide. Northern Ireland is home to many of the filming locations that frequently appear on our screens and as a result, the show has been transformative for screen tourism in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans from around the world are visiting Northern Ireland for the unique Game of Thrones \u00ae visitor experience on offer that combines the stunning filming locations with the doors situated in local bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Journey of Doors souvenir passport is an interactive way for visitors and Game of Thrones\u00ae fans to travel to each of the doors and collect a unique stamp at each location. To navigate their way around Northern Ireland to the ten doors and the accessible filming locations visitors can download the Game of Thrones<\/em>\u00ae Filming Locations Northern Ireland<\/em>\u00a0 app.\u201c<\/p>\n

Brian Twomey, Tourism Ireland\u2019s Head of Marketing Communications, said: \u201c<\/em><\/strong>The \u2018Journey of Doors\u2019 passport is a really great follow-up to our \u2018Doors of Thrones\u2019 campaign from last year. It\u2019s an innovative way to encourage fans everywhere to come and experience Northern Ireland and its Game of Thrones connections \u2013 inspiring them to discover the doors which tell the story of series six and seek out the nearby film locations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be distributing the passport through our offices around the world \u2013 to our network of international tour operators and travel journalists, as well as to potential holidaymakers for Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Our 2016 \u2018Doors of Thrones\u2019 campaign reached an estimated 126 million people around the world, with the campaign\u2019s short films being viewed 17 million times \u2013 generating coverage worth about \u00a311.3 million.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Journey of Doors passport is available from the 10 pubs and restaurants where the Doors of Thrones are located as well as many of the Visitor Information Centres across Northern Ireland. It can also be downloaded from http:\/\/www.discovernorthernireland.com\/gameofthronesdoors<\/a><\/p>\n

There are 25 Game of Thrones\u00ae filming locations in Northern Ireland that are accessible to the public and visitors can choose from a range of guided location tours or immerse themselves in Game of Thrones\u00ae themed adventures such as archery, cycle tours or banquets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism NI has today launched a Journey of Doors passport that allows\u00a0 Game of Thrones\u00ae fans to visit the 10 Game of Thrones Doors across Northern Ireland and collect a unique stamp at each of the locations. The Doors, created by Tourism Ireland and Tourism NI, were\u00a0 carved from trees blown down in Storm Gertrude … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13848"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13848"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13851,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13848\/revisions\/13851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}