Spotlight on Mayo’s luxury tourism offering in London

Eight tourism companies from Ireland – including Ashford Castle in Cong – joined Tourism Ireland in London at a recent B2B event, to showcase our superb luxury tourism offering to influential British luxury travel buyers.

The event, which included a programme of bespoke one-to-one appointments and networking sessions, was an excellent opportunity for the tourism businesses from Ireland to meet, and do business with, the influential luxury travel buyers – ensuring Ireland is ‘top of mind’ for them when recommending destinations to their high net-worth clients.

David Boyce, Tourism Ireland’s Head of Business Events and Luxury, said: “We were delighted to have eight tourism businesses from Ireland join us at our recent B2B luxury workshop in London. It was a great way for our tourism partners from Ireland, who all specialise in proving luxury accommodation and experiences, to connect with influential luxury travel buyers. Our aim is to ensure that Ireland is ‘top of mind’ for the buyers when recommending destinations to their high net-worth clients, helping to secure a greater share of their business for Ireland in 2025 and beyond.”

Pictured above, from left: Jennifer O'Higgins, Tourism Ireland; Amy Patterson, Crindle Bespoke; Simon Gidman, Tourism Ireland; Richard Byrne-Afoullouss, Adams & Butler; David Wardell, Irish National Stud & Gardens; Shane Brett, Ashford Castle; Elaine O’Halloran, Castlemartyr Resort; Mark Rodgers, Landmark Luxury; Jennifer Doyle, Anantara The Marker Dublin; and Mark O’Dwyer, Secret Ireland Escapes, at Tourism Ireland's B2B luxury workshop in London.