‘Ireland Rocks’ Travel Trade Workshops 2016
The 2016 Tourism Ireland Sales Mission will rock Australia and New Zealand from November 14-22. The Roadshow will visit Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Ireland has seen exceptional growth in visitors from Australia & New Zealand over the past number of years, with a record number of approximately 200,000 people visiting the island of Ireland in 2015. Grammy nominated artist Ciaran Gribbin, who has worked with world class artists including Madonna and Paul McCartney, will host and perform at the events. According to Tourism Ireland’s manager for Australia & New Zealand, Sofia Hansson, the aim this year is to showcase the very best of Ireland and highlight key themes, including the Wild Atlantic Way, Causeway Coastal Route and Ireland’s Ancient East. At each event, consultants who attend will have a chance to earn a place on a fam trip to Ireland in 2017 flying with Emirates. Dates are: Auckland November 14,Brisbane Nov 15, Sydney Nov 16 and Melbourne, Nov 21. Leading travel industry suppliers will be represented at the workshops including Belmond Grand Hibernian, CIE Tours International and Dromoland Castle. More details, Aoife Finnegan [email protected]
Edited by Ian McIntosh
