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Aer Arann Islands

Tourism & Travel — Aran Islands

Aer Arann Islands is an Irish regional airline offering daily flights between Connemara and the Aran Islands. With a unique product and a strong offering for visitors, the business was largely invisible in search — missing out on travellers actively looking for exactly what they provide.

Key Outcomes
  • Ranked above ferry competitors on Google for Aran Islands terms
  • Organic traffic grew from 4% to 12% of total sessions
  • 27% of traffic now from the US — a high-value, high-paying audience
Aer Arann Islands — Aran Islands flight

The Challenge

Aer Arann Islands had no meaningful presence in organic search. Despite being one of only two ways to get to the Aran Islands, the airline wasn't appearing for any of the key terms travellers use when planning a trip — searches like "flights to Aran Islands", "things to do in Galway", or "how to get to Inis Mór". Ferry operators were dominating the results, and organic traffic made up just 4% of total sessions. The business was essentially invisible to the visitors most likely to book.

The Approach

  • Full SEO audit to identify technical gaps, crawlability issues, and missing on-page signals
  • Keyword research targeting high-intent travel queries for the Aran Islands and Galway region
  • On-page optimisation of core landing pages — titles, headings, metadata, and content structure
  • Content development targeting informational queries used by travellers in the planning phase
  • Competitor analysis to understand how ferry operators were winning in search and where the gaps were
  • Ongoing refinement based on Search Console data as rankings developed

The Results

  • #1 Ranked above ferry competitors Now appearing above established ferry operators on Google for core Aran Islands search terms — the most competitive results in this space.
  • Organic traffic tripled Share of organic traffic grew from 4% to 12% of total sessions — a channel that previously contributed almost nothing now drives consistent, high-quality visits.
  • 27% American audience reached More than a quarter of organic traffic now comes from the United States — travellers with higher budgets and longer trip horizons, actively researching Ireland.
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