US President Barack Obama (C) and First Lady Michelle Obama (L) wait to get their glasses of Guinness in a pub as they visit Moneygall village in rural County Offaly, Ireland, where his great-great-great grandfather Falmouth Kearney hailed from, on May 23, 2011. Obama landed in Ireland on May 23, 2011 for a visit celebrating his ancestral roots, kicking off a four-nation European tour. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

According to huffingtonpost:

File this under too cute for words.

Dublin offers its tourists a unique view of the city by way of City of a Thousand Welcomes. Started by a local Dubliner in 2011, the program allows first-time visitors to grab a pint or a cup of tea with a local…free of charge. As the program says on its website, «The short-term goal is to give visitors a really positive first impression of Dublin. The long-term goal is to bolster the city’s reputation as a place where ‘great hospitality’ is more than just a slogan.» While it’s certainly not a new program, it’s completely endearing. Remember New York’s «Just Ask a Local» campaign from a few years back? Not as cute.

Iceland has conducted similar tourism expansion projects in the past, including a 2011 campaign called «Inspired by Iceland» which had citizens from around the country offer up experiences to visitors and a 2012 campaign that asked people to rename the island nation.