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'Green is New Black'

Tourism Ireland today announced details of a new campaign to leverage St Patrick’s Day – called ‘Green is the new black’.

The campaign has been designed to build on the success of Tourism Ireland’s annual Global Greening initiative – by extending the impact and sharpening the commercial returns of the Global Greening for tourism operators around the island of Ireland and travel trade overseas. Tourism Ireland’s aim is to generate significant ‘buzz’ overseas, to capitalise on the exposure for Ireland delivered by the Global Greenings – and stimulate sales at a key booking period.

Modelled on the Black Friday premise, Green is the new black will be a ‘big splash’, time-limited sales period – offering prospective visitors in all our main markets the opportunity to avail of significant and exclusive savings on fares to travel to the island of Ireland and on tourism products when they get here.

Going (Far) East for Tourism

Tourism Ireland has begun its 2020 sales mission to India and the UAE. A delegation of tourism companies from the island of Ireland is participating in the targeted sales tajmahal

mission, to grow their business from these emerging tourism markets.

Over the coming days, the companies from Ireland – including hoteliers, visitor attractions and destination management companies – will take part in a series of workshops and networking events, to meet and conclude deals with hundreds of tour operators and travel agents in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Mumbai and New Delhi. The delegation will also meet influential travel journalists and bloggers.

Trinity sued over visitor contract

A dispute over a contract for management of visitors to Dublin’s Trinity College, including to the Book of Kells, has come before the Commercial Court. trinity

The 'Irish Times' reports today that Future Ticketing Ltd , with offices at Axis Business Park, Tullamore, Co Offaly, disputes how a €620,000 contract for supply of a visitor attracting management system was awarded, following a public procurement process, to Ticketsolve Ltd, with offices at the Digital Hub, Dublin.

FTL initiated proceedings last month against the provost, fellows, foundation scholars, and the other members of the board of the college. The bringing of the case meant the contract award was automatically suspended and that FTL, which has managed visitors to the college and Book of Kells since 2016, continues to do so.

Green light for Belfast hotel

Belfast City Council has given consent to plans to develop a 276-bed hotel located at Hamilton Dock in the Titanic Quarter, Belfst. hamilton0120

Set to be developed by family-run hospitality group JMK Group, the hotel will be located just off the Queen’s Road in the Titanic Quarter and will seek to provide high quality accommodation and amenities to those visiting one of Belfast’s most popular tourism districts.

The approved hotel will offer a range of amenities including a rooftop bar with panoramic views of the Titanic Quarter, a gym and conference facilities. Designed with family visitors in mind, the hotel will have 100 family rooms, in addition to a mix of standard rooms and suites.

Irish at Glasgow B2B

A delegation of tourism businesses from Ireland was in Glasgow this week, taking part in Tourism Ireland’s first celtic0120

promotion of 2020 in Scotland – a B2B workshop and networking event with travel professionals from Scotland and the north of England.

Pictured are Sinéad Smith, MOLI – Museum of Literature Ireland; Mary-Therese Byrne, Dublinia; Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland; and Danny Callaghan, Action Tours, at Tourism Ireland’s B2B workshop and networking event in Glasgow.

Thirty Irish tourism businesses – including hotels, visitor attractions and regional tourism organisations – have been meeting, and doing business with, influential Scottish tour operators and travel agents, as well local travel and lifestyle journalists.