In the days before Prohibition, Belfast was once the largest producer of Irish Whiskey on the island of Ireland. We want to revive this great distilling tradition and bring Belfast back to the forefront of Irish Whiskey production.
The Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with a weekend of free tours open to the public. The organisation planned the series of events, all led by their members, over the weekend of 19-21 February to coincide with International Tourist Guide Day. NITGA Chairperson Catherine Burns said: “We are celebrating the
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Titanic Belfast is celebrating its 10th birthday next month and to mark this momentous occasion, they are inviting people to share their favourite Titanic Memories from over the last decade for the chance to be included in a special show-reel. The best movie-magic moments will be selected to star in our 10th birthday show-reel, alongside some of our staff’s
‘The political instability caused by the resignation of the First Minister, Paul Givan, undermines confidence in Northern Ireland as a destination to visit and invest in. As we emerge from the pandemic, our tourism businesses need to attract international visitors through positive marketing and a clear message that Northern Ireland is a great place to visit.
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As we enter a new year, we hope that this year will be more stable than 2020 and 2021. Although we continue to face uncertainty and unease, there is light at the end of the tunnel as we reach the peak of the impact of Omicron variant.
Steve Frazer, Managing Director at City of Derry Airport shares why they have become a new member of NITA. Provide A Business Overview City of Derry Airport (CoDA) has been operating for over 40 years and works with existing airline partners Loganair and Ryanair, and NI award-winning tour operator, Travel Solutions, to provide flight services
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st December 2021 It is with deep sadness to hear that Don Wilmont passed away peacefully this morning after a short illness. Don was one of the founding members of NITA and was so passionate about Tourism. He was a great ambassador for Northern Ireland Tourism and gave many years of service as Chief Executive
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November started well with the simplification of testing for international visitors and the removal of the RED list. There was more positivity with Christmas round the corner and more gala dinner invitations popping into our inboxes! But what a difference a few weeks make. The industry once again faces more challenges and uncertainty. Entering what
Provide a brief background on your organisation Far and Wild is an adventure activity and tour provider based in Derry~Londonderry covering the North West of Ireland. Our ethos is to develop people through deepening connection to nature and the education that arises from that. We work with all age ranges, with local people and visitors
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Sustainability is a growing global trend across a whole range of industries around the world, especially in tourism. The pandemic has changed people’s way of thinking in so many ways and they are now thinking more about Sustainability when it comes to their destination experience.
Provide a brief background on your organization Visit Belfast is the official destination marketing organisation for Belfast city. We are a public-private sector partnership that represents over 500 tourism businesses, operators and services, dedicated to promoting Belfast as a tourist destination. Outline the reasons your company are working towards improving sustainability credentials Belfast launched its
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Reflecting on the past month – it has been a busy one with some positive steps forward in terms of relaxations, return of more live industry events and some welcomed changes for the Tourism and related industries in the Chancellor’s budget. In terms of NITA updates, we have just had our Annual AGM and we