A great place to live and a great place to visit

Michelle Murphy, Siamsa Tíre, National Folk Theatre, with Lucie Dalila, in Killarney

Pádraig McGillicuddy and Maire Griffin, Ballygarry Estate Hotel and Spa, with Josephine O’Driscoll, Fáilte Ireland

Katherine Bauerie, Susan Randles and Sheila McCarthy, Randles Hotel, Killarney

Carmel Flynn (left) Parknasilla Resort Hotel, meeting buyers

Norma O’Shea, Skellig Six18 Distillery, James Murphy, Portmagee Irish Whiskey and Danielle Favier, Fáilte Ireland

Ding business: Delegates and buyers were busy in Killarney

In the spotlight: Claus Hebor, being interviewd by Declan Murphy, Fáilte Ireland, at Meitheal, in Killarney

Joe Dolan, Fáilte Ireland, Charlene Boyle, CEO, Fáilte Ireland, Paul Kelly, Paul Keeley, Patrick O’Donoghue, CEO Gleneagle Hotel Group

Mary Gallagher, Radio Kerry interviewing David Cleary, The Irish Emigration Musuem, in Killarney

Lisa O’Sullivan, The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre, wsd in Killarney to meet international tourism buyers

Kerry’s tourism professionals were again pressing the flesh and trying to impress on day two of the influential Meitheal event at the Gleneagle INEC Arena with over 200 international buyers learning all about what the county – and the rest of the country – has to offer.

Putting Killarney in the picture: Micheál O’Sullivan, Killarney Photo Tours with Josephine O’Driscoll, Fáilte Ireland, at Meitheal.
Pictures: Valerie O’Sullivan

The two-day face-to-face workshop gives the Irish tourism industry buyers from over 20 different countries the opportunity to meet and do business with over 10,000 appointments conducted over two days with many new and important contracts signed

Running since 1975, Meitheal is Fáilte Ireland’s flagship trade event, which is organised in conjunction with Tourism Ireland to enable Irish tourism businesses to sell the best of Ireland to top international tourism buyers.

Veronica O’Connor, Fáilte Ireland, and Michele King, The Rose Hotel, Trale with, at back, Maurice Whelan, Ireland Walk, Bike, Hike and haron Houlihan, Fáilte Ireland, at Meitheal

Significant business deals are have been signed as more than 450 Irish tourism providers pitched their business to 232 international buyers and tour operators from 17 countries.

The countries represented are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain and USA, including online travel agents.

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