Failte Ireland - Member Profile

Fáilte Ireland - Member Profile

Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority, established by the Government in May 2003 to guide and promote the evolution of tourism as a leading indigenous component of the Irish economy. To this end, Fáilte Ireland, working in partnership with the tourism industry, provides an extensive range of support services and business solutions designed specifically to develop and sustain Ireland as a high-quality and competitive tourism destination capable of sustainable, profitable and spatially balanced growth.

Fáilte Ireland operates at three distinct but interdependent levels:

At the level of the industry: guiding and supporting the development of world-class tourism products and services.
At the level of the enterprise: fostering an internationally competitive tourism enterprise base.
In the policy domain: actively promoting and advocating a public policy environment conducive to tourism growth.

Fáilte Ireland’s corporate Strategy and current operational plans provide details of the range of supports and services available to the Irish tourism industry.

Brian Maher - Head of Research & Policy Development at Failte Ireland

Brian Maher, Head of Policy & Futures, represents Fáilte Ireland on the ITIC Council and Executive Committee.

January 2011

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01.02.2012

Travel advice site is here to stay

It used to be that people who had a good customer service experience in a hotel told one or two people, while those who had a bad one told 10. Today, the numbers that can be reached by either camp with a few key strokes is closer to 50 million. Read full article in the [...]

01.02.2012

TripAdvisor ruling welcomed

The Irish Hotels Federation has welcomed a ruling published by the British Advertising Standards Authority this morning which prohibits travel website TripAdvisor from claiming or even implying the hotel reviews it carries are ?honest, real or trusted?. Read the full article in the Irish Times.

01.02.2012

Hotel group staff urged to write positive web reviews

One of the State?s largest hotel chains planned a campaign involving ?a bank? of people aimed at generating false positive reviews on the influential TripAdvisor website. Read the full article from the Irish Times.

01.02.2012

DAA Press Release on Emirates Capacity Expansion

DAA Welcomes Emirates? 52% Capacity Expansion Just Three Weeks After Dublin-Dubai Route Launch Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has welcomed Emirates Airline?s decision to significantly increase capacity on its new Dublin-Dubai route. Emirates will increase the number of available seats on the route by 52% from July when it introduces a larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on [...]