Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Visit Cork Industry Day 2020 on 12th February, at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Little Island. As we shared our achievements from 2019 and our plans for 2020 in both Leisure Tourism (Pure Cork) and Business Tourism (Cork Convention Bureau), along with our partners in Fáilte Ireland who showcased their new ‘Keep Discovering’ campaign, which will be a roadmap to delivering growth in the domestic short break market to 2023.
Other talks on the day included Eoin Kennedy (Update Digital) on how to take advantage of social media for both MICE and leisure tourism, Sam Johnston (Manager Regional Convention Bureaux of Ireland) on Fáilte Ireland Business Tourism Plans and Arthur McGauran speaking about the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence.
Some of the achievements from Visit Cork we shared on the day include:
Take a look through our photos from #CorkTourismDay20
From left: Jeremy Murray, Evelyn O’Sullivan, Seamus Heaney and Anne Cahill (Visit Cork) at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
From left: Jeremy Murray, Evelyn O’Sullivan, Seamus Heaney and Anne Cahill (Visit Cork) at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
From left: Ray Kelleher, Trigon Hotels; Jamie Cuthbert; Sharon Conroy, Cork Co. Council; Seamus Heaney, Head of Visit Cork; Finola Twomey, Fota Collection and Fergal Harte, Gen. Mnrg at the Kingsley Hotel at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Seamus Heaney (right), Head of Visit Cork with Philip Gillivan, president Cork Business Association at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
From left: Jeremy Murray, Anne Cahill, Seamus Heaney (Head of Visit Cork) and Evelyn O’Sullivan (Manager of Cork Convention Bureau) at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Evelyn O’Sullivan (Manager of Cork Convention Bureau) left with Josephine O’Driscoll, (Manager of Wild Atlantic Way, Fáilte Ireland) at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Ashlinn Keane (left), Mardyke Entertainment Complex; Gerard O’Mahony, Chairman of Visit Cork and Tara Lyng, Dwyers, Washington Street at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Gerard O’Mahoney, Chairman of Visit Cork (left) with Seamus Heaney, Head of Visit Cork at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Margaret O’Regan (left) and Elena Canty, both of Event Plan at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Roisín FitzGerald (left) Fota Wildlife Park with Elga Ryan, SECAD at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Rose Green (left) and Gemma Flanagan, both Fáilte Ireland at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Ursula Ramsell (left), Tourism Department, Cork City Council with Elena Canty, Event Plan at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
From left: Joleen Cronin (photographer), Raymond Kelleher, Trigon Hotels, Sandra Murphy, Trigon Hotels and Zuzana Brosnan, Montenotte Hotel at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
From left: Finola Twomey, Fota Collection; Phillippa Deane, Clonakilty Blackpudding and Michelle Donovan, Fáilte Ireland at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Roisín Flynn (left), Imperial Hotel with Sonia Cribbin, Fota Ireland Resort at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Hal McElroy of The Trident Hotel with Marie Healy, Fáilte Ireland at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Stephen Hackett, Irish Rail and Fionoa Connolly, Bus Eireann at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Eoin Kennedy (left), UpDate Digital with Jeremy Murray of the Cork Convention Bureau at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
From left: Hal McElroy, Trident Hotel, Kinsale; Dafydd Lewis and Colin Barrett, Carrigaline Court Hotel and Neil Grant, Irish Hotels Federation at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Gerard O’Mahony Chairman of Visit Cork speaking at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Gerard O’Mahony Chairman of Visit Cork speaking at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
Gerard O’Mahony Chairman of Visit Cork speaking at the Visit Cork Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Little Island. Over 200 people working in the tourism and hospitality industry in Cork attended the event which gave an overview of Visit Cork’s achievements to date and announced future plans for the promotion of Cork for leisure tourism (Pure Cork) and business tourism (Cork Convention Bureau). Pic: Brian Lougheed
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