TRALEE businesses were among the many Kerry tourism interests at inaugural Connect16 – Ireland’s largest ever showcase for the meetings and events sector which was held in the RDS, Dublin on Wednesday.
As a title sponsor of Connect16, Fáilte Ireland used the opportunity of bringing 70 top international meeting planners, worth over €210 million annually to Ireland, into the country to highlight Ireland’s best visitor assets through a number of pre-event familiarisation trips and set up appointments to meet with the Kerry trade at Connect16.
The Rose Hotel, Ballygarry House Hotel and Siamsa Tire were just some of the Kerry businesses showing what the county has to offer.
Three Michelle’s representing Tralee @Connect16_info – productive day for @siamsatire @rosehoteltralee @BallygarryHouse #lovekerry @KCBKerry pic.twitter.com/G0q6RAAU7c
— Michelle Murphy (@Mimsy09) September 28, 2016
Miriam Kennedy, Head of Business Tourism with Fáilte Ireland commented: “Fáilte Ireland is delighted to have been a headline sponsor for the inaugural Connect16 showcase which this week brought together the entire Meetings Incentives and Conferences industry, including a number of Kerry trade for the first time under one roof.
“I think it speaks volumes about the strength of infrastructure and resources which Ireland currently deploys in the business tourism sector that we can now confidently hold such a gathering. We will be working with all our partners in the sector to sustain this growth and deliver greater numbers into the regions in 2017 and beyond.” Scroll down for photos…