Adventure Tourism; the challenges and opportunities for Ireland

As an island with a green and open countryside Ireland is well-positioned to benefit from a growing interest in adventure tourism. However this year has posed immense challenges what with an impending Brexit, rising insurance costs and of course the Covid-19 pandemic. ITIC recently met with Brendan Kenny, CEO of Ireland’s Association for Adventure Tourism, […]... Read More

An international perspective: ITIC talk to Gavin Tollman, CEO of Trafalgar

Recently ITIC met with Travel Corporation’s Gavin Tollman, CEO of Trafalgar, one of the world’s leading travel and tourism companies. In a frank and revealing interview Gavin talks about the impact of Covid-19 on his portfolio of brands and gives an international perspective on why Governments need to operate in a multilateral context to manage […]... Read More

The value of language schools to Irish tourism

In a normal year 120,000 students from as many as 111 countries come to Ireland to study English and enjoy our tourism product. ITIC spoke with Jonathan Quinn of Select Ireland to talk about how 2020 has been a year like no other, the need for language schools to adapt quickly to the pandemic and […]... Read More

Budget 2021 and tourism: ITIC’s perspective

Earlier this week Budget 2021 was delivered by the Government in the context of Covid-19’s grip on the Irish economy. Eoghan O’Mara Walsh and Catherine Flanagan of the Irish Tourism industry Confederation (ITIC) discuss measures within the Budget and how a united position by the industry has helped influence Government and given tourism and hospitality […]... Read More

Tourism Recovery Plan launched – ITIC interviews Chair Ruth Andrews

In May a Tourism Recovery Taskforce (TRT) was set up by Government to identify the immediate survival needs of Ireland’s tourism sector as well as set out a route for a return to growth. Yesterday the Tourism Recovery Plan 2020-23 was submitted to Cabinet and it includes strong, bold and innovative stabilisation and recovery recommendations. […]... Read More

Bringing Ireland to life, how tourist guides play a key role in Irish tourism

Ireland is world-renowned for the quality of its tourism product but how it is interpreted and brought to life is of fundamental importance. Professional tourist guides have been doing this for years and recently the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) met with Máirín Ahern of the Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland (ATGI). Máirín talks about […]... Read More

ITIC publish open letter to Taoiseach urging Ireland to adopt European Commission’s proposal to allow for safe international travel

The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) today publishes an open letter to the Taoiseach calling for personal leadership to ensure Ireland signs up to the European Commission’s proposal on free movement due to be discussed by EU Council later this month. In the letter – co-signed by amongst others Aer Lingus, daa, Shannon Airport, Irish […]... Read More