Enhancing the Visitor Experience - A Tourism Conference
Event Information
Description
Fermanagh & Omagh District Council is delighted to invite you to the inaugural tourism conference designed specifically for the tourism industry across the District.
Date: Friday 23rd November
Time: 09:00 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: The Silverbirch Hotel, 5 Gortin Road, Omagh
The theme for the conference is Enhancing the Visitor Experience and will focus on the development of Experience Clusters across the district. The Council is committed to raising the international profile of the area to attract higher numbers of visitors over a longer season and this conference is an opportunity to hear from a number of highly regarded guest speakers who will share information on the national tourism position, to gain insight to existing cluster development successes and to join in networking opportunities to engage with our tourism colleagues from across the district.
Itinerary
09:00 Registration & Refreshments
09:30 Conference Opens
Hear from a variety of expert speakers outlining the national tourism position, trends for the year ahead and the importance of tourism networks in driving a local agenda of inter-firm collaboration, a key ingredient of competitive destinations.
11:15 Comfort Break
11:45 Experience Clusters: The Evidence
Experience Clusters: The Learning
Experience Clusters: The Journey
12:30 Panel Discussion
12:55 Closing Comments
13:00 Networking Lunch & Conference Closes*
* Lunch will be followed by an optional site visit at the Ulster American Folk Park
Speakers
Mr Joe Lindsay Ms Kate Taylor
TV Travel Presenter Tourism Clusters - Collaborating for Success
Host Keynote Speaker
Mr John McGrillen Mr Shane Clarke
Tourism NI Tourism Ireland
Ms Kelly O'Sullivan- Browne Mr Mark Rodgers Mr Brian Leonard
PhD Candidate Dalriada Kingdom Tours Corralea Activity Centre
Wild Atlantic Way Clusters Causeway Coastal Route Fermanagh Lakelands Cluster