13 Nov 2025

What’s the Story with Sustainability?

Join Tourism NI on Thursday 13th November for this in-person Sustainable Tourism industry event at room2 Belfast — Belfast’s first Low Carbon Hometel. 

The session will be led by Tina O’Dwyer from The Tourism Space, who specialises in enabling sustainable, regenerative and collaborative approaches to tourism.  

On the day Tina will share updates on the latest sustainability directives and resources, setting the context for Northern Ireland in the year ahead. We will also hear from a panel of speakers who will share their experiences and where they are on their sustainability journey. 

The climate crisis and global loss of biodiversity are driving growing demand for more environmentally responsible tourism experiences. As a result, destinations must position and promote themselves as sustainable to secure future business. 

The recently published Tourism Vision & Action Plan: 10-Year Plan to 2035 recognises the important contribution the tourism sector can make to Northern Ireland’s economy. Together, we can grow a tourism industry that is economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable. 

Objectives of the Day 

• To explore how businesses can make both short-term and long-term investments in sustainability, even in the face of rising operational costs.
• To introduce practical, free supports available to tourism and hospitality businesses.
• To showcase local case studies and share successful sustainability projects.
• To demonstrate how to maximise impact and reach through storytelling and marketing, helping businesses bring their sustainability journeys to life for visitors.
• To launch a new suite of e-learning modules on MyTourismNI covering a range of tailored sustainability topics.
• To signpost existing supports on TourismNI.com and other platforms. 

Who should attend? 

This event is free to attend and open to all in the NI Tourism & Hospitality industry – whether at the very start or well established on their Leaner and Greener sustainability journey.

Register Now 

To register for this event please click ‘Register Now’ button. 

This event is being delivered as part of Tourism NI’s ongoing Tourism Enterprise Development (TED) Programme.