Kerrie Sweeney, CEO Maritime Belfast Trust shares why they have become a member of NITA. Business Overview Maritime Belfast Trust was established to preserve and promote Belfast’s Maritime heritage, the charity owns a number of assets, including the iconic Titanic Belfast visitor attraction, SS Nomadic and the Great Light. Our ambition is for a world […]
For the nine months from April to December, Ireland welcomed almost 5.1 million tourists generating €4.7 billion in revenue for the economy. These overseas tourists stayed almost 42 million nights in Ireland from April to December. Airports Forecast for April 2024 Based on OAG filings, scheduled air capacity to the island of Ireland is forecasted
Northern Ireland Key Travel Statistics from Tourism Ireland SOAR Report, February 2024 Read More »
January 2024 The newly established Outdoor Tourism Partnership is part of the Embracing Outdoor Tourism framework to deliver a strategic, coordinated approach to the development, enhancement and promotion of outdoor adventure, activity and nature tourism in Northern Ireland. It heralds an ambition for strategic leadership and partnership amongst government departments, agencies, private and community stakeholders
The Outdoor Tourism Partnership holds its first meeting Read More »
20th February 2024, Titanic Belfast Nicki Darnbrook The all day seminar was a partnership initiative developed by Belfast City Council and supported by Tourism Northern Ireland, Visit Belfast, Titanic Belfast and Open Arts. It was free to attend and concentrated on how welcoming disabled visitors makes business sense. Disability rights activist Seán Fitzsimmons hosted the
The need for an inclusive labour market has never been more pressing. With a tightening talent landscape and persistent economic inactivity, businesses and policymakers alike are recognising the immense potential of untapped talent pools. This was the central theme of the recent “Building an Inclusive Labour Market: opportunities, challenges and solutions” conference held at Ulster
‘Tapping into non-traditional labour pools’, by Roisin McKee, HATS. Read More »
30th January 2024 Tourism NI presented the webinar on its new E-Learning platform ‘MyTourismNI’ which is a dedicated innovative E-Learning platform specially developed to support the NI Tourism Industry to build expertise, knowledge, competence and confidence. Free to access, managers and staff can choose from a range of learning modules, covering business-critical topics such as
Introducing ‘MyTourismNI’: Lunch and Learn Webinar Read More »
Business Overview The British Holiday & Home Parks Association (BH&HPA) serves as the UK’s national trade body representing owners and managers of various types of parks, including holiday caravans, residential parks, chalets, tents, and glamping sites. Collectively, BH&HPA members oversee nearly 3,000 parks across the UK, providing over 386,000 pitches for either holiday or residential
New Member Spotlight: British Holiday and Home Parks Association (BH&HPA) Read More »
Tourism Ireland launched details of its marketing strategy and plans to promote Northern Ireland overseas in 2024, at an event attended by hundreds of tourism industry leaders from around Northern Ireland. The target is to increase overseas tourism revenue for Northern Ireland by an average of 6.5% year on year to 2030. Karen Patterson introduced
Tourism Ireland Marketing Launch in Belfast, 11th January 2024 Read More »
Tourism NI have announced Phase 3 of their successful Make it Here Campaign, designed to change perceptions of careers in tourism and hospitality. The campaign will go live later this month. There are many ways for tourism and hospitality businesses to get involved and support this campaign eg: Queens University Work Shadowing Week – Queen’s
Draft Tourism Strategy -HATS Response HATS network submitted a response which focused on People and Skills as a critical pillar in the plan. A draft of their response is available HERE. Apprenticeship Week 5th-9th February 2024 For Apprenticeship Week 2024, HATS Network is looking for insights from businesses using apprenticeships into what it means to be an
For the seven months from April to October, Ireland welcomed over 4.2 million tourists generating €3.9 billion in revenue for the economy. These overseas tourists stayed over 34 million nights in Ireland from April to October. Airports Forecast for March 2024 Based on OAG filings, scheduled air seat capacity to the island of Ireland will
Northern Ireland Key Travel Statistics from Tourism Ireland SOAR Report, December 2023 Read More »
This report provides a measure of Northern Ireland’s international reputation, following an annual global survey which evaluates the international image and reputation of 60 nations across six Dimensions of national competence: Exports; Governance; Culture; People; Tourism; and Immigration & Investment. Northern Ireland has maintained its mid-level ranking at 25th out of 60 nations, achieving an
Key Findings from the Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index 2023 Report for Northern Ireland Read More »