The highly anticipated NITA Conference is set to take place on September 26, 2024, at the iconic ICC Belfast, just a day before World Tourism Day. This year’s global theme, “Tourism and Peace,” couldn’t be more timely or relevant.
Tourism and Hospitality Week 2024
Tourism and Hospitality Week will take place from September 26th Until October 3rd 2024. It will shine a spotlight on the importance of the sector to the local economy through a series of engaging events for both industry and the public.
Tourism Northern Ireland, Hospitality Ulster and the Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance (NITA) have joined forces to officially launch Northern Ireland’s first Tourism and Hospitality Week.
The Week will kick off with the NITA Conference on September 26th at the ICC Belfast.
The conference, which this year has 'Tourism and Peace' as its theme, will look at how tourism can be a powerful force in fostering peace, bridging divides and promoting reconciliation across communities, cultures and traditions.
The conference will feature a keynote address from Economy Minister Conor Murphy and include a panel discussion with council CEOs.
On September 30th, as part of Tourism and Hospitality Week, Hospitality Ulster will host a drop-in event at Stormont aimed at engaging with MLAs to update them about the opportunities and challenges facing the tourism and hospitality sectors.
Other events during the week include a celebration gathering for innovative tourism businesses, learning sessions for college tutors and a post-summer meet up for some of the progressive tourism businesses engaged in Tourism NI’s 'Embrace a Giant Spirit' portfolio.
Find out more about the events here:
Experience Portfolio Celebration Event
Participants of Tourism NI’s Experience Portfolio will come together to celebrate the first year of the refreshed Experience Portfolio. This is an opportunity to look to opportunities ahead and continue to build our collective community of tourism experience businesses working to share the Giant Spirit of Northern Ireland.
Pól Ó Conghaile, travel expert, writer, and editor, will join the celebrations as a guest speaker. Pól will share his invaluable insights and inspiration on how we can collectively elevate the Northern Ireland tourism experience.
This event is by invite only for those participating in the Embrace a Giant Spirit portfolio.
For further information please contact the Experience Development team via our contact us form here.