Miriam Kennedy of Fáilte Ireland addressing delegates
Elizabeth McCoory, Kerry Aqua Terra, Noreen O’Shea, Skellig Six18, Patricia Greaney, Kerry County Council, Lucian Horvat, Valentia Island Lighthouse and Anthea Murphy, Valentia Island Clamping
Pádraig Hanley, Kenmare Boat Tours, Stephen O’Sullivan, Molly Gallivan’s, Don Colbert, Fáilte Ireland and Barry Hanley, Bere Island Holiday Homes
Brian Miley, Gleneagle Hotel Group, Josephine O’Driscoll, Fáilte Ireland, Laura Tangney, Tangney’s of Killarney and Bridget O’Keeffe, Senior Executive, Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce
NIamh O’Mahony, Murphy’s ice-cream, Declan Murphy, Fáilte Ireland, Helen Heaton, Castlewood House, Lasse Mulcahy, Louis Mulcahy Pottery, Miriam Ferriter, Skellig Hotel and Benners Hotel
Paul Keeley, Fáilte Ireland, Moira Murrell, Chief Executive Kerry County Council, Breffni Ingerton, Gleneagle Hotel Group, Miriam Kennedy, Head of Wild Atlantic Way, Patrick O’Donoghue, Director Gleneagle Hotel Group
Louise O’Mahony, Tangneys’ of Killarney, Diane Fawsitt, Killarney House, Susan Randles, Dromhall Hotel and Danielle Favier, Fáilte Ireland
Michael Crawley, Wild N Happy, Danielle Favier, Fáilte Ireland, Paul O’Neill, O’Donoghue Ring Hotels and Becky Hargrove, Kerry Convention Bureau
John Griffin, Kerry County Council, Veronica O’Connor, Fáilte Ireland, Mags Griffin, Tour Guide, Sean Murphy, Murphy’s Ice-cream
Veronica O’Connor, Fáilte Ireland, Joan Murphy, Tarbert Development, Michelle Edwards, Wildwater Adventures and Michelle Murphy, Siamsa Tire
Predictions for the year ahead in Kerry tourism and how the various markets are expected to perform were outlined at a briefing by Fáilte Ireland for local delegates at the Gleneagle INEC Arena on Thursday.
Hoteliers, guesthouse owners, tourist service providers, transport specialists and several others involved in the industry were brought bang up to date with current thinking by a number of expert industry professionals.
The Fáilte Ireland chiefs gave details on plans for the region this year, including new project developments, marketing campaigns and regional tourism strategies and they were on hand to offer expert advice and top tips to those in attendance.
There was a real feelgood factor in the room given the government’s decision to extend the nine per cent hospitality VAT rate to the end of August, given intensive industry and political lobbying.
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