TBEX Europe 2017
Killarney, Ireland
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Tourism Ireland is responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas, as a holiday and business tourism destination. We actively promote Ireland in 22 markets across the world and reach a global audience of over 700 million each year. Targeted marketing activity includes advertising online, on TV and outdoor sites, in cinemas and in newspapers and magazines, eMarketing, overseas publicity, co-operative marketing with carriers and other partners and a number of promotions directed at the travel trade and consumers. Priority markets for the island of Ireland are Great Britain, the United States, Germany and France which together deliver the majority of our overseas visitors. Promotional programmes are also rolled out across Northern and Southern Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East, as well as China, India, and Russia. Working with overseas travel, lifestyle and special interest media is an important element of the overseas promotional programme. Each year, Tourism Ireland and our sister agency Failte Ireland welcome over 1,000 journalists, providing thousands of opportunities for potential visitors around the world to read, hear or watch positive messages about the island of Ireland. Tourism Ireland also continues to leverage its strength in digital and social media – especially important in developing new ways of reaching, and connecting more frequently, with our target audiences. We are one of the most popular tourism boards in the world on social media and our international website www.ireland.com attracted 19 million visitors in 2016. Facebook Twitter Twitter 2 Instagram
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Aer Lingus is Ireland’s national carrier and has been connecting Ireland to the world since 1936. We operate 63 aircraft on routes to destinations in the UK, Europe and North America and carry 12 million guests per annum. We are Ireland’s only 4-Star airline, awarded by Skytrax, the international air transport rating organization and are known for our professional and friendly service. Our mission is to become the leading value carrier operating across the North Atlantic. Our home base is Dublin Airport, the only major airport in Europe to offer U.S preclearance, which enables passengers to save time on arrival in the U.S by completing all the necessary immigration and customs checks prior to departure. Our guests can choose from over 100 routes in Europe and 11 North American destinations with more than 100 onward connections across the U.S and Canada, available with our partner airlines. Aer Lingus is a member of IAG (International Airlines Group).
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Creative Ireland is the Government’s Legacy Programme for Ireland 2016 – a five-year initiative, from 2017 to 2022, which places creativity at the centre of public policy Read Less It is a high-level, high-ambition, all-ofgovernment initiative to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation so that individually and collectively, in our personal lives and in our institutions, we can realise our full creative potential. Creative Ireland is a culture-based programme designed to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. The core proposition is that participation in cultural activity drives personal and collective creativity, with significant implications for individual and societal wellbeing and achievement. Creative Ireland is the main implementation vehicle for the priorities identified in Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach, the draft cultural policy published by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in July 2016, which sees a vibrant cultural ecosystem as essential to society. Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach states that arts and culture are intrinsic to the Irish State, acknowledges the need to increase access to, and participation in, the arts, boost our creative industries, and preserve our heritage with a particular focus on language, landscape and the environment. Creative Ireland as a 2016 legacy project is inspired by the extraordinary public response to the Centenary: the thousands of events, largely culture-based, and unprecedented public participation that brought us together in shared reflections on identity, culture and citizenship that combined history with arts, heritage and language. Creative Ireland will bring coordination and focus to existing culture-based policies and initiatives – and lead to ambitious new actions. Creative Ireland is a wellbeing strategy for people, but it will also enable a representation of Ireland to the outside world that is well grounded, widely understood and meaningful. Creative Ireland will coordinate and enable the construction of that representation, seeking coherence among all stakeholders and placing a clear focus on our rich cultural heritage and our creativity. Creative Ireland is underpinned by the key values should be identified in Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach. They are: The intrinsic value of culture The value of culture to our lives and our communities The right of everyone to participate in the cultural life of the nation The importance of the Irish language, our cultural heritage, folklore, games, music and the uniqueness of our Gaeltacht areas The value of cultural diversity, informed by the many traditions and social backgrounds now in Ireland The value of culture as a means of fostering a more sustainable future for Ireland, including through economic and social policy The value of culture in presenting Ireland to the world.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Limerick.ie is a place for anyone keen to discover what Limerick has to offer. Renowned for the breathtaking beauty of its lush green countryside and its vibrant riverside city, Limerick is the gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way. It is one of those places where there’s a lot going on! So much to explore, discover, embrace and enjoy! From river or lakeside activities to forest walks, mountain bike treks and medieval castles, Limerick has it all. A vibrant bustling city with a rich medieval past, Limerick is steeped in culture. Named Ireland’s first National City of Culture in 2014 and shortlisted for the 2020 European Capital of Culture title, culture vultures are spoiled for choice with Limerick's many galleries and museums. The city's wide variety of venues offer year round programmes of top-quality drama, music, comedy and dance. Awarded the prestigious Purple Flag indicating an entertaining and enjoyable night out, Limerick boasts a host of top of the range restaurants and lively pubs! The county of Limerick, much of which is situated within the region known as Ireland’s Ancient East is a place of rural charm and great beauty, with a gently undulating landscape that varies from the mountains of Ballyhoura in the Golden Vale to the Shannon Estuary. With outstanding outdoors and photogenic attractions, Limerick is a bloggers dream destination! Of course, another great thing about Limerick is that you’re just a 30 minute drive from Shannon Airport – so it’s really easy to get here! Whether you embark on a busy city break or go off-the- beaten track in the open countryside – you’ll discover a story in Limerick with every stop. With so much to see and do, Limerick.ie takes the work out of planning your visit highlighting lots of recommended trips, suggested itineraries and features! Facebook Twitter Instagram #ThisIsLimerick
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Tourism Northern Ireland (Tourism NI) is responsible for the development of tourism and the marketing of Northern Ireland as a tourist destination to domestic tourists, from within Northern Ireland, and to visitors from the Republic of Ireland. We are a non-departmental public body of the Department for the Economy and we work closely with other tourism bodies to help develop the visitor economy here and to market Northern Ireland to incoming visitors.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Donegal Tourism set up in 2002 works to ensure a coordinated approach by a range of agencies and sectoral interests in the work of promoting the county. Donegal Tourism is dedicated to promoting and marketing County Donegal’s tourism product and reaching our target markets locally, nationally and internationally. The Donegal Tourism Ltd brand under Go Visit Donegal has been active for several years since and continues to grow from strength to strength. The number of tourists visiting Donegal is consistently on the increase driven by a number of factors including the establishment and promotion of the Wild Atlantic Way, along which there are a number of Signature Points- Slieve League, Fanad Lighthouse and Malin Head and other Discovery Points such as spell binding islands, breath taking blue flag beaches and world class golf courses to name but a few. Donegal has so much to offer any visitor. It has been named the ‘Coolest Place on the Planet’ by National Geographic Traveller as part of their ‘Cool List 2017’ awards. Donegal has also been awarded the ‘Ireland’s Hidden Gem’ title by readers of the ‘Irish Independent Travel’ publication. Along with this it has one of Ireland’s largest counties; it also boasts many offshore inhabited islands that are well worth a visit. It has the longest coastline of any county; the perfect starting point for the stunning Wild Atlantic Way coastal route; Europe’s highest sea cliffs at Slieve League, towering over 600 metres above sea level; the highest number of award-winning Blue Flag beaches in Ireland; the largest geographical native Irish speaking ‘Gaeltacht’ area; many superb links Golf courses; an outdoor adventurer’s paradise; mountains; lakes; glens; sumptuous dining; top class accommodation to suit all pockets; friendly nightlife; heritage; culture; tradition; and ‘mighty craic’! As they say in the North West... Donegal has it all! But why not come and see for yourself? Facebook Twitter
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Donegal County Council is the local authority for County Donegal and is made up of 37 elected members. Each elected member is elected to one of five municipal districts in Donegal. Donegal County Council is a vibrant, progressive and responsive Council working for the people of Donegal to develop sustainable, inclusive and prosperous communities. Donegal County Council takes a lead role in promoting sustainable economic development and job creation as well as managing and maintaining the physical, social, economic, environmental, community and cultural infrastructure in the county. The Council also provides a range of services and supports and has an important role in conserving, managing, supporting and promoting our arts, culture, environment, heritage and languages.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website The Tourism Promotions Board is the marketing arm of the Philippine Department of Tourism tasked to formulate and implement an integrated domestic and international marketing (rather than advertising) and promotions program.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Established in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com B.V. has grown from a small Dutch start-up to one of the largest travel e-commerce companies in the world. Part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), Booking.com now employs more than 15,000 employees in 204 offices in 70 countries worldwide. With a mission to empower people to experience the world, Booking.com invests in digital technology that helps take the friction out of travel. At Booking.com, we connect travellers with the world’s largest selection of incredible places to stay, including everything from apartments, vacation homes, and family-run B&Bs to 5-star luxury resorts, tree houses and even igloos. The Booking.com website and mobile apps are available in over 40 languages, offer over 1.4 million properties, and cover more than 118,000 destinations in 227 countries and territories worldwide. Each day, more than 1.5 million room nights are reserved on our platform. So whether travelling for business or leisure, customers can instantly book their ideal accommodation quickly and easily with Booking.com, without booking fees and backed up by our promise to price match. Via our customer experience team, customers can reach Booking.com 24/7 for assistance and support in more than 40 languages, any time of the day or night. We can help you make serious money by offering hotel bookings to your website visitors. Our service is not 'one size fits all'. With deep customisation available, the products offered will look natural to your brand or website. You can choose what properties to show on your site, meaning you can offer the whole world, or only the most relevant options. Running a travel blog? You can actually link to the places you write about! Facebook Instagram Twitter Twitter 2 #bookingyeah
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is the national authority for thoroughbred racing in Ireland, with responsibility for the governance, development and promotion of the industry under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. HRI represents Ireland on international racing bodies including the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, the European and Mediterranean Federation of Horseracing Authorities and the European Pattern Committee.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Taste Cork is part of an ongoing effort to harness the power of the 'collective', in order to ensure that Co. Cork's unique food heritage benefits from the attention it deserves. Throughout the county, a diverse selection of crucial food training and food marketing initiatives are underway and now, through the Taste Cork brand, these programmes can enjoy better linkages and cross-promotion. Whether, it's through training, networking or collective marketing, our key aim is to work together towards promoting and expanding our valuable food sector. With the support of local consumers, trade buyers and food producers (combined with supports from the Local Enterprise Offices in Cork, Cork City Council and Cork County Council, and other state agencies), we endeavour to continuously champion and encourage the flourishing Co. Cork food sector. Ultimately, the goal of Taste Cork is to help the county nurture its enviable status as an iconic food brand. Facebook Twitter Instagram Email
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Situated on its own private grounds, this family owned, luxury, 5 Star Killarney Town Centre Hotel, is committed to ensuring that every moment will be memorable, relaxing and enjoyable. A proud member of Leading Hotels of the World, Killarney Park Hotel has a total of 67 luxurious guest rooms and suites and are designed in either a traditional or a contemporary style. Come and experience our “Warmth Beyond The Smile”, a welcome retreat for guests in search of exceptional hospitality. Spa enthusiasts will love The Spa, with its Relaxation Lounge, Elemis Treatments and Caldarium. If you're a golfer, experience some of the finest golf in southwest Ireland with several world-class courses a short distance from the Hotel; our Guest Relations Team can arrange transportation and tee times. Take time to wander around the quaint legendary town or stroll into part of Killarney's Award Winning National Park. Return for dinner at the award-winning Park Restaurant, a local favourite or schedule a memorable Irish whiskey tasting session in The Garden Bar or a relaxing outdoor nightcap on our Terrace. Everyone can take advantage of day trips, from walks and horseback rides through the picturesque 25,000-acre Killarney National Park to tours of Ross Castle, Muckross House and Killarney House and Gardens. Our Sister hotel is the 4* boutique The Ross , located directly across from Killarney Park, which features 29 bedrooms and suites, the Cellar One Restaurant, Lane Café Bar and the Pink Lounge Gin and Champagne Bar. Facebook Twitter Instagram #LoveKillarneyPark
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Quest Adventure races are one day, multi-sport events, undertaken by individuals. The disciplines covered are running, cycling and kayaking. Most of our events have 3 routes, broken down as ‘Mini’, ‘Sport’ and ‘Expert’. These increase in distance and difficulty and many people who start with a ‘Mini’ will find themselves wanting to progress to ‘Sport’ and so on.
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View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Blacknight is Ireland’s leading web hosting company and ICANN-accredited domain registrar. Based in Carlow and 100% Irish-owned, Blacknight provides innovative solutions to more than 84,000 customers in 130 countries, with dedicated servers and colocation, a comprehensive range of Microsoft Windows and Linux-based hosting plans, domain name registration services, email, productivity and digital marketing tools. Our success is built on leading-edge technology, backed up by international partnerships and an enviable reputation for customer service and support. We operate data centres in Carlow and Dublin and are certified to ISO 27001 for information security management systems. Visit http://www.blacknight.com to learn how to maximize your impact online.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website BloggerBridge.com lets companies connect with bloggers • Search through a database of bloggers • Be alerted when bloggers book a trip to a city that you choose to watch • Advertise to some/all bloggers how you would want to work with them. You can filter which bloggers will see this opportunity • Manage lists of bloggers and work flow of the work you are doing with them • Track page views for posts by campaign • Review bloggers or see reviews left by other companies
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Eurail.com offers people the ultimate rail travel experience in Europe. We sell rail passes that allow people from all over the world to travel Europe by train for days, weeks, or even months! Our products are Interrail Passes for European residents and Eurail Passes for all other travellers. You can visit our websites to learn more about our products: www.eurail.com, blog.eurail.com, www.interrail.com, and www.germanrailpasses.com. Instagram Twitter Pinterest Youtube #eurail
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website FORGET NORMAL, the mundane. Out with the everyday, the expected. Kandima Maldives is much more than just a holiday, it’s a lifestyle! Experience the NEW Maldives – a new type of (desti)nation with extraordinary restaurants and bars and plenty of on site activities and events to choose from. This gamechanging resort is anything but ordinary. Smart, playful, rooted and responsible, Kandima Maldives is a place with soul. Reflecting the very essence of the Pulse Hotels & Resorts umbrella brand, here it is all about genuine hospitality with a human touch and innovative solutions that make use of latest technology – not to mention a playful spirit. This lifestyle resort caters for guests of all ages; families, couples, groups of friends and of course honeymooners. Whether you seek relaxation, adventure, wellbeing, sport, spa experiences or just family time, Kandima Maldives has something for you. Discover barefoot luxury, time out for adults and plenty of fun for children, not to mention island-living at its best, year round sunshine, watersports, top dive sites and a safe environment. With the longest outdoor pool in the Maldives, tennis and basketball courts, snorkelling, diving, an art studio, cookery school and much more besides, there is plenty to keep everyone occupied. Facebook Instagram Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Youtube #MyKindOfPlace
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with an office in Atlanta, Georgia. Hemsworth Communications is one of the fastest-growing full-service public relations agencies servicing the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. A boutique-sized firm with an impressive background and global reach, Hemsworth combines unprecedented passion, insight and connections to surpass client expectations. Areas of specialization include branding, corporate communications strategy, media relations, special events, influencer campaigns, thought leadership and more. Hemsworth Communications’ clients include the below, among others: AmaWaterways Bear’s Den Club Best Western Hotels and Resorts Coral Hospitality Driftwood Hospitality Management Exclusive Traveler Club GoBe Hello Locale Margaritaville Holdings Pearl Beach Club Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Sonesta Coconut Grove #HemsworthPR Instagram Facebook LinkedIn
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website The Family Backpack is a new travel and lifestyle company. With its mission “designed to make family vacation planning easier,” The Family Backpack is an online guide helping families plan vacations from international travel to road trips in the United States while also providing insight and tips once the vacation has been planned. Unique to The Family Backpack is a curated, custom module that brings in the best of the family travel sites and blogs from across the web. “After discovering over 275 family travel blogs while researching our own vacations, I knew I wanted to create a site that made it easier for parents to search and read the best of these posts,” said Andrea Khan, founder, CEO and Chief Travel Officer. The site thus enables busy parents to plan family vacations much faster and easier while still feeling like they put some quality time into their vacation research. The Family Backpack combines Khan’s deep passion for travel and family with her goal of making trips with kids easier and less overwhelming to plan. The site will be updated continually with new information on how to make family travel an exciting but manageable adventure. Facebook Instagram Pinterest
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website As the leading booking platform for travel activities, GetYourGuide powers access to more than 30,000 attractions, tours and activities in upwards of 2,500 destinations around the world. From skip-the-line tickets to the Eiffel Tower to shark diving in Cape Town, GetYourGuide offers things to do for every traveler, both on its own site and in partnership with premier travel brands worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, GetYourGuide employs more than 360 people across its offices in over 11 countries worldwide.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Checkin Story is a community platform for best new travel stories, everyday. We serve as a one stop solution for all the travelers to share their stories around the world and be remembered for it. We believe stories inspire people to travel more than anything else and hence we've chosen the social route to present world's best and latest travel stories for all. The users on Checkin Story can share, browse, up-vote and comment on daily submissions of travel stories and collections of stories. Community members also get the opportunity to interact directly with story creators, other people who post stories, journalists, as well as, an active community of people who are passionate about travel. We're doing Podcast interviews with Travel influencers and heavy travelers so people get inspired by their travel stories. Social Links: Facebook Twitter Instagram Sound Cloud Pinterest Snapchat
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Ireland's Blue Book is a romantic collection of Irish Country House Hotels, Manor Houses, Castles and Restaurants. Located throughout the island of Ireland these charming and stylish hideaways are the perfect choice for your holiday vacation in Ireland. They are also ideal for a midweek or weekend break and those seeking a romantic getaway. Activities vary from golf, fishing, spas and cookery schools or just relaxing in warm and comfortable surroundings. With a choice of elegant Georgian Manors, Stately Castles, Historic Hotels, cosy Bed and Breakfast accommodation, Luxury Boutique Hotels and Designer Lodges, there is something to suit everyone's tastes and requirements. Also included in the collection are four of Dublin city's finest Michelin star restaurants. Ireland's Blue Book is the sole Irish representative association of Europe's leading heritage accommodation provider - Historic Hotels of Europe.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Our mission at KAYAK is to build the world’s favorite travel planning tools. With every query, KAYAK searches other sites to show travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. And because our tech team is constantly looking for ways to make travel planning and trip management even easier, we offer a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK Trips, Explore and Price Forecast and are constantly evolving our app, Facebook Messenger and Slack bots, Alexa skill and related A.I. innovations. #travelwithkayak
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and book the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 350 million unique monthly visitors, and 320 million reviews and opinions covering 6.2 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 47 countries worldwide.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Home to Waterford Crystal, who have been manufacturing crystal for over 230 years. In 1783, when Beethoven was publishing his first works and the world’s first hot air balloon took place in Paris, in Waterford City, George and William Penrose, established the Waterford Glass House. The factory is located in Waterford which is Ireland’s oldest city and was founded by the Vikings in 914AD. The city encapsulates the story of Ireland's Ancient East. The first stop on the tour is mould making. Here visitors can see a handmade technique that has remained unchanged throughout the centuries. The Master Blowers shape the molten crystal flawlessly with the use of these wooden moulds and hand tools. The next part of the tour is truly magical, as visitors enter the blowing department where they see glowing balls of molten crystal transformed into majestic shapes. The furnace where our Master blowers draw the crystal from is 1300-degrees. The Waterford Crystal pieces are then hand marked for precision and accuracy, and they are then cut, sculpted and engraved. On completion of the tour, visitors can experience over 12,000 sq. ft. of crystal heaven in the largest retail and showcase of Waterford Crystal in the world. Waterford Crystal continues to provide some of the most prestigious trophies to the world’s great sporting events. The list of famous trophies produced by Waterford Crystal for the sports industry alone is simply staggering. Some of these events include, the Irish Open Golf Trophy, Solheim Cup (Ladies Ryder Trophy) and the Players trophy to name just a few. Waterford Crystal also designs the pieces for the prestigious Peoples’ Choice Awards as well as the spectacular Times Square Ball – a crystal ball which forms a prominent part of a New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, colloquially known as the ball drop. Facebook Twitter Instagram #visitwaterfordcrystal
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Margaritaville has become America’s leading lifestyle escapism brand. Inspired by the lyrics and lifestyle of singer, songwriter and best-selling author, Jimmy Buffett, whose songs evoke a passion for tropical escape and relaxation. Margaritaville features ten destination resorts/hotels across the Southeast United States and Caribbean and twenty-three additional locations in active development, four gaming locations and more than 60 food and beverage locations including signature concepts such as Margaritaville Restaurant, award-winning JWB Prime Steak and Seafood, 5 o’Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill and LandShark Bar & Grill. More than 15 million travelers every year change their latitude and attitude with a visit to a Margaritaville resort, residential real estate destination, vacation club, vacation home rental and restaurant. Consumers can also escape everyday through a collection of Margaritaville lifestyle products including apparel for men and women, footwear, frozen concoction makers, home décor and more. Additionally, the brand’s food, beverage and spirits lines – including Margaritaville tequilas, rums, LandShark Lager and Island Tea – deliver authentic, tropical escapism to fans around the world. Margaritaville, a state of mind since 1977.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association is the leading member-based global organization dedicated to LGBT tourism and a proud Affiliate Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. In 2013, the association signed on to ECPAT’s Tourism Child Protection Code of Conduct to prevent child exploitation. The association’s membership includes LGBT and LGBT-friendly accommodations, destinations, service providers, travel agents, tour operators, events and travel media in more than 75 countries. Each year, IGLTA hosts its Annual Global Convention, the premier educational and networking event in LGBT tourism. The event has multiple components, including an appointment-driven buyer-supplier marketplace; a media trade show to connect businesses with global LGBT media and marketing outlets; and a consumer event. Join us in 8-11 April 2015 in Los Angeles for the 32nd Annual Global Convention.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website TravelMedia.ie is a travel specialist full service PR, marketing, SEO, events, communications, content marketing and representation company, founded in 2006, and managed by Michael Collins. TravelMedia.ie started as an Ireland market only traditional PR company. In 2012 TravelMedia.ie pivoted to become a digital first travel specialist PR agency, focused on the European market. TravelMedia.ie is still based in Dublin (via London and Paris), but services clients throughout Europe and further afield, e.g. TUI, Phocuswright, Atout France, SAS, Interhome, and Greenlife Tours.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Travel Massive’s Mission is to unearth and connect travel insiders in every city in the world in order to empower change in travel. We are the world’s largest open community of travel industry insiders, leaders and innovators. We connect thousands of professionals to meet, learn and collaborate at events in over 100 cities world wide.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Hospitality21 is a cutting-edge digital publication written for the affluent, curiosity-driven, sophisticated, intrepid world traveler. Our articles are diverse, covering a broad range of topics which our discerning readers crave. Editorial coverage includes travel, business, luxury goods, food and drink, global culture, and industry updates. At Hospitality21, we are bridging the gap between the hospitality industry and the ever progressing digital world in the 21st century. Our cutting edge publication provides relevant inspirational information to your fingertips 24/7 using a trendy and inviting platform. At times, a photo says it better; that's why you will find stunning media throughout Hospitality21. Social Media Links: Facebook Twitter Instagram
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Travel Daily Media USA is the latest addition to the world's largest, singularly owned, online B2B e-Travel News business. With an international footprint of magazines, subscribers and readership, the publication has an extensive global audience spanning 20 countries. Travel Daily serves the travel seller, writer, and supplier community and the vendors and destinations they support. The Travel Daily Media Group publishes Travel Daily Asia, India, UK, Middle East, China (in Mandarin), and now, the U.S. The U.S. publication is the next-generation of travel news and research with the incorporation of rich media, social content, and big data.
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Everywhere you look, Hashtags are being used to curate content, build community and amplify campaigns. Understanding hashtags and hashtag trends associated with your brand can help you connect & engage with your audience, quantify the impact of your marketing efforts, and identify important influencers. Hashtags can be funny, they can be newsworthy, and they can have a lasting impact on your business. We’re here to help measure and support your success.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Blacknight is Ireland’s leading web hosting company and ICANN-accredited domain registrar. Based in Carlow and 100% Irish-owned, Blacknight provides innovative solutions to more than 84,000 customers in 130 countries, with dedicated servers and colocation, a comprehensive range of Microsoft Windows and Linux-based hosting plans, domain name registration services, email, productivity and digital marketing tools. Our success is built on leading-edge technology, backed up by international partnerships and an enviable reputation for customer service and support. We operate data centres in Carlow and Dublin and are certified to ISO 27001 for information security management systems. Visit http://www.blacknight.com to learn how to maximize your impact online.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website BloggerBridge.com lets companies connect with bloggers • Search through a database of bloggers • Be alerted when bloggers book a trip to a city that you choose to watch • Advertise to some/all bloggers how you would want to work with them. You can filter which bloggers will see this opportunity • Manage lists of bloggers and work flow of the work you are doing with them • Track page views for posts by campaign • Review bloggers or see reviews left by other companies
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Eurail.com offers people the ultimate rail travel experience in Europe. We sell rail passes that allow people from all over the world to travel Europe by train for days, weeks, or even months! Our products are Interrail Passes for European residents and Eurail Passes for all other travellers. You can visit our websites to learn more about our products: www.eurail.com, blog.eurail.com, www.interrail.com, and www.germanrailpasses.com. Instagram Twitter Pinterest Youtube #eurail
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website FORGET NORMAL, the mundane. Out with the everyday, the expected. Kandima Maldives is much more than just a holiday, it’s a lifestyle! Experience the NEW Maldives – a new type of (desti)nation with extraordinary restaurants and bars and plenty of on site activities and events to choose from. This gamechanging resort is anything but ordinary. Smart, playful, rooted and responsible, Kandima Maldives is a place with soul. Reflecting the very essence of the Pulse Hotels & Resorts umbrella brand, here it is all about genuine hospitality with a human touch and innovative solutions that make use of latest technology – not to mention a playful spirit. This lifestyle resort caters for guests of all ages; families, couples, groups of friends and of course honeymooners. Whether you seek relaxation, adventure, wellbeing, sport, spa experiences or just family time, Kandima Maldives has something for you. Discover barefoot luxury, time out for adults and plenty of fun for children, not to mention island-living at its best, year round sunshine, watersports, top dive sites and a safe environment. With the longest outdoor pool in the Maldives, tennis and basketball courts, snorkelling, diving, an art studio, cookery school and much more besides, there is plenty to keep everyone occupied. Facebook Instagram Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Youtube #MyKindOfPlace
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Donegal Tourism set up in 2002 works to ensure a coordinated approach by a range of agencies and sectoral interests in the work of promoting the county. Donegal Tourism is dedicated to promoting and marketing County Donegal’s tourism product and reaching our target markets locally, nationally and internationally. The Donegal Tourism Ltd brand under Go Visit Donegal has been active for several years since and continues to grow from strength to strength. The number of tourists visiting Donegal is consistently on the increase driven by a number of factors including the establishment and promotion of the Wild Atlantic Way, along which there are a number of Signature Points- Slieve League, Fanad Lighthouse and Malin Head and other Discovery Points such as spell binding islands, breath taking blue flag beaches and world class golf courses to name but a few. Donegal has so much to offer any visitor. It has been named the ‘Coolest Place on the Planet’ by National Geographic Traveller as part of their ‘Cool List 2017’ awards. Donegal has also been awarded the ‘Ireland’s Hidden Gem’ title by readers of the ‘Irish Independent Travel’ publication. Along with this it has one of Ireland’s largest counties; it also boasts many offshore inhabited islands that are well worth a visit. It has the longest coastline of any county; the perfect starting point for the stunning Wild Atlantic Way coastal route; Europe’s highest sea cliffs at Slieve League, towering over 600 metres above sea level; the highest number of award-winning Blue Flag beaches in Ireland; the largest geographical native Irish speaking ‘Gaeltacht’ area; many superb links Golf courses; an outdoor adventurer’s paradise; mountains; lakes; glens; sumptuous dining; top class accommodation to suit all pockets; friendly nightlife; heritage; culture; tradition; and ‘mighty craic’! As they say in the North West... Donegal has it all! But why not come and see for yourself? Facebook Twitter
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Donegal County Council is the local authority for County Donegal and is made up of 37 elected members. Each elected member is elected to one of five municipal districts in Donegal. Donegal County Council is a vibrant, progressive and responsive Council working for the people of Donegal to develop sustainable, inclusive and prosperous communities. Donegal County Council takes a lead role in promoting sustainable economic development and job creation as well as managing and maintaining the physical, social, economic, environmental, community and cultural infrastructure in the county. The Council also provides a range of services and supports and has an important role in conserving, managing, supporting and promoting our arts, culture, environment, heritage and languages.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Tourism Ireland is responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas, as a holiday and business tourism destination. We actively promote Ireland in 22 markets across the world and reach a global audience of over 700 million each year. Targeted marketing activity includes advertising online, on TV and outdoor sites, in cinemas and in newspapers and magazines, eMarketing, overseas publicity, co-operative marketing with carriers and other partners and a number of promotions directed at the travel trade and consumers. Priority markets for the island of Ireland are Great Britain, the United States, Germany and France which together deliver the majority of our overseas visitors. Promotional programmes are also rolled out across Northern and Southern Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East, as well as China, India, and Russia. Working with overseas travel, lifestyle and special interest media is an important element of the overseas promotional programme. Each year, Tourism Ireland and our sister agency Failte Ireland welcome over 1,000 journalists, providing thousands of opportunities for potential visitors around the world to read, hear or watch positive messages about the island of Ireland. Tourism Ireland also continues to leverage its strength in digital and social media – especially important in developing new ways of reaching, and connecting more frequently, with our target audiences. We are one of the most popular tourism boards in the world on social media and our international website www.ireland.com attracted 19 million visitors in 2016. Facebook Twitter Twitter 2 Instagram
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with an office in Atlanta, Georgia. Hemsworth Communications is one of the fastest-growing full-service public relations agencies servicing the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. A boutique-sized firm with an impressive background and global reach, Hemsworth combines unprecedented passion, insight and connections to surpass client expectations. Areas of specialization include branding, corporate communications strategy, media relations, special events, influencer campaigns, thought leadership and more. Hemsworth Communications’ clients include the below, among others: AmaWaterways Bear’s Den Club Best Western Hotels and Resorts Coral Hospitality Driftwood Hospitality Management Exclusive Traveler Club GoBe Hello Locale Margaritaville Holdings Pearl Beach Club Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Sonesta Coconut Grove #HemsworthPR Instagram Facebook LinkedIn
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website The Family Backpack is a new travel and lifestyle company. With its mission “designed to make family vacation planning easier,” The Family Backpack is an online guide helping families plan vacations from international travel to road trips in the United States while also providing insight and tips once the vacation has been planned. Unique to The Family Backpack is a curated, custom module that brings in the best of the family travel sites and blogs from across the web. “After discovering over 275 family travel blogs while researching our own vacations, I knew I wanted to create a site that made it easier for parents to search and read the best of these posts,” said Andrea Khan, founder, CEO and Chief Travel Officer. The site thus enables busy parents to plan family vacations much faster and easier while still feeling like they put some quality time into their vacation research. The Family Backpack combines Khan’s deep passion for travel and family with her goal of making trips with kids easier and less overwhelming to plan. The site will be updated continually with new information on how to make family travel an exciting but manageable adventure. Facebook Instagram Pinterest
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website As the leading booking platform for travel activities, GetYourGuide powers access to more than 30,000 attractions, tours and activities in upwards of 2,500 destinations around the world. From skip-the-line tickets to the Eiffel Tower to shark diving in Cape Town, GetYourGuide offers things to do for every traveler, both on its own site and in partnership with premier travel brands worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, GetYourGuide employs more than 360 people across its offices in over 11 countries worldwide.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Checkin Story is a community platform for best new travel stories, everyday. We serve as a one stop solution for all the travelers to share their stories around the world and be remembered for it. We believe stories inspire people to travel more than anything else and hence we've chosen the social route to present world's best and latest travel stories for all. The users on Checkin Story can share, browse, up-vote and comment on daily submissions of travel stories and collections of stories. Community members also get the opportunity to interact directly with story creators, other people who post stories, journalists, as well as, an active community of people who are passionate about travel. We're doing Podcast interviews with Travel influencers and heavy travelers so people get inspired by their travel stories. Social Links: Facebook Twitter Instagram Sound Cloud Pinterest Snapchat
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website The Tourism Promotions Board is the marketing arm of the Philippine Department of Tourism tasked to formulate and implement an integrated domestic and international marketing (rather than advertising) and promotions program.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Ireland's Blue Book is a romantic collection of Irish Country House Hotels, Manor Houses, Castles and Restaurants. Located throughout the island of Ireland these charming and stylish hideaways are the perfect choice for your holiday vacation in Ireland. They are also ideal for a midweek or weekend break and those seeking a romantic getaway. Activities vary from golf, fishing, spas and cookery schools or just relaxing in warm and comfortable surroundings. With a choice of elegant Georgian Manors, Stately Castles, Historic Hotels, cosy Bed and Breakfast accommodation, Luxury Boutique Hotels and Designer Lodges, there is something to suit everyone's tastes and requirements. Also included in the collection are four of Dublin city's finest Michelin star restaurants. Ireland's Blue Book is the sole Irish representative association of Europe's leading heritage accommodation provider - Historic Hotels of Europe.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Our mission at KAYAK is to build the world’s favorite travel planning tools. With every query, KAYAK searches other sites to show travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. And because our tech team is constantly looking for ways to make travel planning and trip management even easier, we offer a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK Trips, Explore and Price Forecast and are constantly evolving our app, Facebook Messenger and Slack bots, Alexa skill and related A.I. innovations. #travelwithkayak
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Established in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com B.V. has grown from a small Dutch start-up to one of the largest travel e-commerce companies in the world. Part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), Booking.com now employs more than 15,000 employees in 204 offices in 70 countries worldwide. With a mission to empower people to experience the world, Booking.com invests in digital technology that helps take the friction out of travel. At Booking.com, we connect travellers with the world’s largest selection of incredible places to stay, including everything from apartments, vacation homes, and family-run B&Bs to 5-star luxury resorts, tree houses and even igloos. The Booking.com website and mobile apps are available in over 40 languages, offer over 1.4 million properties, and cover more than 118,000 destinations in 227 countries and territories worldwide. Each day, more than 1.5 million room nights are reserved on our platform. So whether travelling for business or leisure, customers can instantly book their ideal accommodation quickly and easily with Booking.com, without booking fees and backed up by our promise to price match. Via our customer experience team, customers can reach Booking.com 24/7 for assistance and support in more than 40 languages, any time of the day or night. We can help you make serious money by offering hotel bookings to your website visitors. Our service is not 'one size fits all'. With deep customisation available, the products offered will look natural to your brand or website. You can choose what properties to show on your site, meaning you can offer the whole world, or only the most relevant options. Running a travel blog? You can actually link to the places you write about! Facebook Instagram Twitter Twitter 2 #bookingyeah
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and book the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 350 million unique monthly visitors, and 320 million reviews and opinions covering 6.2 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 47 countries worldwide.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Home to Waterford Crystal, who have been manufacturing crystal for over 230 years. In 1783, when Beethoven was publishing his first works and the world’s first hot air balloon took place in Paris, in Waterford City, George and William Penrose, established the Waterford Glass House. The factory is located in Waterford which is Ireland’s oldest city and was founded by the Vikings in 914AD. The city encapsulates the story of Ireland's Ancient East. The first stop on the tour is mould making. Here visitors can see a handmade technique that has remained unchanged throughout the centuries. The Master Blowers shape the molten crystal flawlessly with the use of these wooden moulds and hand tools. The next part of the tour is truly magical, as visitors enter the blowing department where they see glowing balls of molten crystal transformed into majestic shapes. The furnace where our Master blowers draw the crystal from is 1300-degrees. The Waterford Crystal pieces are then hand marked for precision and accuracy, and they are then cut, sculpted and engraved. On completion of the tour, visitors can experience over 12,000 sq. ft. of crystal heaven in the largest retail and showcase of Waterford Crystal in the world. Waterford Crystal continues to provide some of the most prestigious trophies to the world’s great sporting events. The list of famous trophies produced by Waterford Crystal for the sports industry alone is simply staggering. Some of these events include, the Irish Open Golf Trophy, Solheim Cup (Ladies Ryder Trophy) and the Players trophy to name just a few. Waterford Crystal also designs the pieces for the prestigious Peoples’ Choice Awards as well as the spectacular Times Square Ball – a crystal ball which forms a prominent part of a New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, colloquially known as the ball drop. Facebook Twitter Instagram #visitwaterfordcrystal
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Creative Ireland is the Government’s Legacy Programme for Ireland 2016 – a five-year initiative, from 2017 to 2022, which places creativity at the centre of public policy Read Less It is a high-level, high-ambition, all-ofgovernment initiative to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation so that individually and collectively, in our personal lives and in our institutions, we can realise our full creative potential. Creative Ireland is a culture-based programme designed to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. The core proposition is that participation in cultural activity drives personal and collective creativity, with significant implications for individual and societal wellbeing and achievement. Creative Ireland is the main implementation vehicle for the priorities identified in Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach, the draft cultural policy published by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in July 2016, which sees a vibrant cultural ecosystem as essential to society. Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach states that arts and culture are intrinsic to the Irish State, acknowledges the need to increase access to, and participation in, the arts, boost our creative industries, and preserve our heritage with a particular focus on language, landscape and the environment. Creative Ireland as a 2016 legacy project is inspired by the extraordinary public response to the Centenary: the thousands of events, largely culture-based, and unprecedented public participation that brought us together in shared reflections on identity, culture and citizenship that combined history with arts, heritage and language. Creative Ireland will bring coordination and focus to existing culture-based policies and initiatives – and lead to ambitious new actions. Creative Ireland is a wellbeing strategy for people, but it will also enable a representation of Ireland to the outside world that is well grounded, widely understood and meaningful. Creative Ireland will coordinate and enable the construction of that representation, seeking coherence among all stakeholders and placing a clear focus on our rich cultural heritage and our creativity. Creative Ireland is underpinned by the key values should be identified in Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach. They are: The intrinsic value of culture The value of culture to our lives and our communities The right of everyone to participate in the cultural life of the nation The importance of the Irish language, our cultural heritage, folklore, games, music and the uniqueness of our Gaeltacht areas The value of cultural diversity, informed by the many traditions and social backgrounds now in Ireland The value of culture as a means of fostering a more sustainable future for Ireland, including through economic and social policy The value of culture in presenting Ireland to the world.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Limerick.ie is a place for anyone keen to discover what Limerick has to offer. Renowned for the breathtaking beauty of its lush green countryside and its vibrant riverside city, Limerick is the gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way. It is one of those places where there’s a lot going on! So much to explore, discover, embrace and enjoy! From river or lakeside activities to forest walks, mountain bike treks and medieval castles, Limerick has it all. A vibrant bustling city with a rich medieval past, Limerick is steeped in culture. Named Ireland’s first National City of Culture in 2014 and shortlisted for the 2020 European Capital of Culture title, culture vultures are spoiled for choice with Limerick's many galleries and museums. The city's wide variety of venues offer year round programmes of top-quality drama, music, comedy and dance. Awarded the prestigious Purple Flag indicating an entertaining and enjoyable night out, Limerick boasts a host of top of the range restaurants and lively pubs! The county of Limerick, much of which is situated within the region known as Ireland’s Ancient East is a place of rural charm and great beauty, with a gently undulating landscape that varies from the mountains of Ballyhoura in the Golden Vale to the Shannon Estuary. With outstanding outdoors and photogenic attractions, Limerick is a bloggers dream destination! Of course, another great thing about Limerick is that you’re just a 30 minute drive from Shannon Airport – so it’s really easy to get here! Whether you embark on a busy city break or go off-the- beaten track in the open countryside – you’ll discover a story in Limerick with every stop. With so much to see and do, Limerick.ie takes the work out of planning your visit highlighting lots of recommended trips, suggested itineraries and features! Facebook Twitter Instagram #ThisIsLimerick
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Aer Lingus is Ireland’s national carrier and has been connecting Ireland to the world since 1936. We operate 63 aircraft on routes to destinations in the UK, Europe and North America and carry 12 million guests per annum. We are Ireland’s only 4-Star airline, awarded by Skytrax, the international air transport rating organization and are known for our professional and friendly service. Our mission is to become the leading value carrier operating across the North Atlantic. Our home base is Dublin Airport, the only major airport in Europe to offer U.S preclearance, which enables passengers to save time on arrival in the U.S by completing all the necessary immigration and customs checks prior to departure. Our guests can choose from over 100 routes in Europe and 11 North American destinations with more than 100 onward connections across the U.S and Canada, available with our partner airlines. Aer Lingus is a member of IAG (International Airlines Group).
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Situated on its own private grounds, this family owned, luxury, 5 Star Killarney Town Centre Hotel, is committed to ensuring that every moment will be memorable, relaxing and enjoyable. A proud member of Leading Hotels of the World, Killarney Park Hotel has a total of 67 luxurious guest rooms and suites and are designed in either a traditional or a contemporary style. Come and experience our “Warmth Beyond The Smile”, a welcome retreat for guests in search of exceptional hospitality. Spa enthusiasts will love The Spa, with its Relaxation Lounge, Elemis Treatments and Caldarium. If you're a golfer, experience some of the finest golf in southwest Ireland with several world-class courses a short distance from the Hotel; our Guest Relations Team can arrange transportation and tee times. Take time to wander around the quaint legendary town or stroll into part of Killarney's Award Winning National Park. Return for dinner at the award-winning Park Restaurant, a local favourite or schedule a memorable Irish whiskey tasting session in The Garden Bar or a relaxing outdoor nightcap on our Terrace. Everyone can take advantage of day trips, from walks and horseback rides through the picturesque 25,000-acre Killarney National Park to tours of Ross Castle, Muckross House and Killarney House and Gardens. Our Sister hotel is the 4* boutique The Ross , located directly across from Killarney Park, which features 29 bedrooms and suites, the Cellar One Restaurant, Lane Café Bar and the Pink Lounge Gin and Champagne Bar. Facebook Twitter Instagram #LoveKillarneyPark
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Tourism Northern Ireland (Tourism NI) is responsible for the development of tourism and the marketing of Northern Ireland as a tourist destination to domestic tourists, from within Northern Ireland, and to visitors from the Republic of Ireland. We are a non-departmental public body of the Department for the Economy and we work closely with other tourism bodies to help develop the visitor economy here and to market Northern Ireland to incoming visitors.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is the national authority for thoroughbred racing in Ireland, with responsibility for the governance, development and promotion of the industry under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. HRI represents Ireland on international racing bodies including the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, the European and Mediterranean Federation of Horseracing Authorities and the European Pattern Committee.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Quest Adventure races are one day, multi-sport events, undertaken by individuals. The disciplines covered are running, cycling and kayaking. Most of our events have 3 routes, broken down as ‘Mini’, ‘Sport’ and ‘Expert’. These increase in distance and difficulty and many people who start with a ‘Mini’ will find themselves wanting to progress to ‘Sport’ and so on.
View Sponsor Profile Visit Sponsor Website Margaritaville has become America’s leading lifestyle escapism brand. Inspired by the lyrics and lifestyle of singer, songwriter and best-selling author, Jimmy Buffett, whose songs evoke a passion for tropical escape and relaxation. Margaritaville features ten destination resorts/hotels across the Southeast United States and Caribbean and twenty-three additional locations in active development, four gaming locations and more than 60 food and beverage locations including signature concepts such as Margaritaville Restaurant, award-winning JWB Prime Steak and Seafood, 5 o’Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill and LandShark Bar & Grill. More than 15 million travelers every year change their latitude and attitude with a visit to a Margaritaville resort, residential real estate destination, vacation club, vacation home rental and restaurant. Consumers can also escape everyday through a collection of Margaritaville lifestyle products including apparel for men and women, footwear, frozen concoction makers, home décor and more. Additionally, the brand’s food, beverage and spirits lines – including Margaritaville tequilas, rums, LandShark Lager and Island Tea – deliver authentic, tropical escapism to fans around the world. Margaritaville, a state of mind since 1977.
