Meet the Buyer Workshop 2017 #MeetTheBuyer17 Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Meet the Buyer Workshop 2017 Meet the Buyer 2017 I am delighted to welcome you to the Meet the Buyer workshop in Northern Ireland to experience first-hand why this compact destination is experiencing increased visitor demand. We are grateful to our partners Tourism Ireland who have built up relationships with our visiting buyers in market, and we are delighted to see so many returning to discover more, as well as welcoming many new faces. Tourism in Northern Ireland is a fast developing success story and is on its way to becoming a £1 billion pound industry by 2020. We continue to gain accolades in leading publications across the globe as a must see destination. Our visitor experiences include the world’s leading tourist attraction, Titanic Belfast, outstanding golf, and a screen tourism offering linked to the world’s most popular television show Game of Thrones®. All of this sits alongside our built heritage, culture, beautiful landscapes, and exhilarating activities and has led to record visitor numbers in recent years. In 2016 we delivered the Year of Food and Drink which was a resounding success. Going forward we are delighted that we continue to see exciting new tourism products coming on stream, including Hillsborough Castle, HMS Caroline and the Seamus Heaney Homeplace, all of which are now open to the public. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for attending the workshop and hope that Northern Ireland’s visitor offering inspires you and provides a building block on which we can spread the news about what we have to offer the world. John McGrillen CHIEF EXECUTIVE TOURISM NI @NITouristBoard #MeetTheBuyer17 #MeetTheBuyer17 Pg B Pg 1 Contents Pg 2 Programme Tourism Northern Ireland/ Pg 3 Tourism Ireland Representatives Northern Ireland Pg 4 Tourism Industry International Tour Pg 30 Operators Unmissable Pg 65 Northern Ireland Pg 70 Notes Pg 1 Programme 07.30 Registration for Northern Ireland Trade 08.30 Arrival of International Tour Operators 08.45 Official Opening of Workshop 09.00 Morning Appointment Schedule 12.30 Buffet Lunch 13.30 Afternoon Appointment Schedule 16.00 Workshop Close Tea/Coffee will be available on arrival and throughout the day for all delegates Note To All Workshop Participants: Attendance at this workshop does not guarantee the financial liability of any participant. Please maintain your normal procedures for verifying the credit reputation of any company with whom you are doing business. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, Tourism Northern Ireland cannot accept responsibility for possible errors or omissions. Pg 2 Pg 3 Tourism Northern Ireland/ Tourism Ireland Representatives Meet the Buyer Workshop 2017 TOURISM NI STAFF Developing Markets Siobhan Naughton (Asia Hub) John McGrillen James Kenny (China) Naomi Waite Cleo Chen (China) Joanne Taylor Huzan Fraser (India) Patricia Kingston Pooja Raut (India) Gillian Spratt Aoife Fee Europe Finola O'Mahony TOURISM IRELAND STAFF Monica MacLaverty France Dublin/Coleraine Fiona Dunne Niall Gibbons Severine LeCart Shane Clarke Mark Henry Siobhan McManamy Germany Ciaran Doherty Denise Quinn Hinrichs Barbara Wood Chris Ruebel Geraldine Egan Jane McNamara International Markets Jennifer O’Riordan Breige Coward Colleen McEnroy Australia Aoife Finnegan Italy Niamh Kinsella Belgium & Netherlands Eef Belckx Nordics Maarit Karkkainen Britain Judith Cassidy North America Cormac O’Suilleabhain Alison Metcalfe Virginia Goff Canada Jonathan Sargeant Spain Dana Welch Pura Gimenez Pg 3 A-Z Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Meet the Buyer Workshop 2017 Company Name Table No. Andras Hotels 1 Antrim Castle Gardens & Clotworthy House 2 Apple Apartments 3 Ards and North Down Borough Council 4 Ardtara Country House 5 Away A Wee Walk 6 Beech Hill Country House Hotel 7 Belfast Cathedral 8 Belle Isle Castle & Private Island 9 Belleek Pottery 10 Best Western Plus White Horse Hotel 11 & 12 Bishop's Gate Hotel 13 Blessingbourne Country Estate 14 Bullitt Hotel 15 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council 16 & 17 Causeway Coastal Route - Cultural Heartland 18 & 19 City Sightseeing Derry~Londonderry 20 City Sightseeing Belfast 21 Corick House Hotel & Spa 22 Crumlin Road Gaol 23 Dark Hedges Estate 24 & 25 East Coast Adventure Ltd 26 Enniskillen Castle & Marble Arch Caves UNESCO Global 27 Geopark Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism 28 Footfalls Walking Holidays 29 Galgorm Resort & Spa 30 Game of Thrones Winterfell Tours 31 & 32 Good Food Ireland 33 Hagans Leisure Group 34 Hastings Hotels 35 & 36 Heritage Island - Ireland's Premier Attractions 37 Hertz Rent A Car 38 High Sea Spirits 39 Historic Royal Palaces Hillsborough Castle 40 HMS Caroline 41 & 42 Pg 4 Pg 5 A-Z Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Meet the Buyer Workshop 2017 Company Name Table No. Holiday Inn Express Antrim 43 InterState Hotels - City Hotel Derry 44 Interstate Hotels - Portrush Atlantic Hotel 45 Ireland's Blue Book 46 Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum 47 J&K Coaches Ltd 48 Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel & Lodges 49 La Mon Hotel & Country Club 50 Lakeland Tours 51 Leisure Tours NI Ltd 52 Linen Hall Library 53 Logans Executive Travel 54 Lough Erne Resort 55 & 56 Loughview Leisure Group 57 Magherabuoy House Hotel 58 Maldron Hotel Belfast 59 Malmaison Belfast 60 Manor House Country Hotel 61 Manor House Hotels & Irish Country Hotels 62 Marine Hotel Ballycastle 63 McComb's Coach Travel 64 McKeever Hotel Group 65 Mid and East Antrim Borough Council 66 & 67 Mooney Hotel Group 68 & 69 Mourne Mountains and Ring of Gullion 70 National Museums Northern Ireland 71 & 72 Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association 73 Queen's University Belfast 74 Ramada Encore Belfast City Centre 75 Rezidor Hotel Group 76 & 77 Roe Park Resort 78 Seamus Heaney HomePlace 79 Siege Museum 80 Silverbirch Hotel & Business Centre 81 Stena Line Limited 82 Pg 5 A-Z Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Meet the Buyer Workshop 2017 Company Name Table No. The Bushmills Inn 83 The Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast 84 The Garvan O'Doherty Group 85 The Londonderry Arms Hotel 86 The Merchant Hotel 87 The National Trust - Giant's Causeway 88 & 89 The National Trust - South Down 90 The National Trust Fermanagh - Florence Court, Castle Coole 91 and Crom The National Trust - Mount Stewart House and Gardens 92 The Saint Patrick Centre 93 Titanic Belfast 94 & 95 & 96 Tour Guides NI 97 Tourism Northern Ireland - Game Of Thrones NI 98 & 99 Tourism Northern Ireland - Golf Team 100 Ulsterbus Tours 101 Visit Armagh 102 & 103 Visit Belfast 104 Visit Derry 105 Wild Strands 106 Wine Inns Ltd 107 Pg 6 Pg 7 Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Meet the Buyer Workshop 2017 Table Table ANDRAS HOTELS 1 APPLE APARTMENTS 3 Cathy Haggan / Theresa McGuinness Mark Docherty 60 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, 64 Donegal Quay, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 3NG County Antrim, BT2 7BB Tel: +44 (0) 20 3696 1147 Tel: +44 (0) 28 9087 8787 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.apple-apartments.com Web: www.andrashouse.co.uk Apple Apartments are located both in the Obel Tower Offering five hotels and serviced apartments we are and the adjacent building. Apple Apartments brings with Belfast’s largest hotel group with over 700 bedrooms them the superior service quality they are known for at reaching 1000 within the next two years through our their five properties in London and Aberdeen, including 24 development plans and brand new Hampton by Hilton hour concierge services, top of the range amenities and opening May 2018. fully serviced accommodation with flexible stay options. Guests will also benefit from the city centre location, a mere five minute walk to the town centre, a ten minute walk to ANTRIM CASTLE Table Titanic Belfast, the Odyssey Arena and the Victoria Square 2 Shopping Centre. GARDENS & CLOTWORTHY HOUSE Table ARDS AND NORTH DOWN 4 Samuel Hyndman / Karen Steele BOROUGH COUNCIL Randalstown Road, Antrim, County Antrim, BT41 4LH Alex Irvine / Judith Hammond Tel: +44(0) 28 9448 1338 E-Mail: [email protected] Tower House, 34 Quay Street, Bangor, Web: www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ County Down, BT20 4RX antrimcastlegardens Tel: +44 (0) 28 9127 8083 Antrim Castle Gardens is an absolute historical gem. E-Mail: [email protected] Walk into the past as you stroll around this magnificent Web: www.visitardsandnorthdown.com setting, visiting beautiful features such as the Large A scenic and captivating region, with countless gems, miles Parterre and Yew Tree Pond. Within the heart of the of coastline, fascinating history and culture to absorb and Gardens is a unique visitor experience, the refurbished only 20 minutes’ from the hustle and bustle of Belfast. Clotworthy House. Stretching from Holywood, on Belfast’s doorstep, through Antrim Castle Gardens caters for groups of all sizes offering Bangor and the Ards peninsula to Portaferry, there is free guided tours to groups with a dedicated group menu at something for all ages. From fun parks to museums and the Garden Coffee Shop. With dedicated coach parking and action packed activities to stately homes and gardens. accessible for all. With award winning accommodation, eateries and spectacular events we cater for all interests and tastes. Pg 7 Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Meet the Buyer Workshop 2017 Table Table ARDTARA COUNTRY 5 BEECH HILL COUNTRY 7 HOUSE HOUSE HOTEL Sean McEvoy / Nicola Bothwell Conor Donnelly 8 Gorteade Road, Upperlands, Maghera, 32 Ardmore Road, Derry-Londonderry, County Londonderry, BT46 5SA County Londonderry, BT47 3QP Tel: +44 (0) 28 7964 4490 Tel: +44 (0) 28 7134 9279 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.ardtara.com Web: www.beech-hill.com Ardtara Country House is a Victorian mansion nestled Only 2 miles from the walled city of Derry-Londonderry.