Twelve golf and tourism operators from Ireland joined Tourism Ireland at the IAGTO North America Golf Tourism Convention at Boyne Falls in Michigan, engaging in one-to-one appointments and networking sessions with 300 golf and travel professionals primarily from the US and Canada.
Tourism Ireland, together with golf and tourism operators from Ireland, has also attended other IAGTO conventions – in Abu Dhabi and Málaga – earlier this year.
Tourism businesses from Ireland attending the IAGTO North America Golf Tourism Convention included:
- Activities Ireland
- Ballybunion Golf Club
- Castlemartyr Resort
- Dunluce Lodge
- Galgorm
- Hastings Hotels
- Killeen Castle
- North & West Coast Links Golf Ireland
- Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links
- SWING Golf Ireland
- The K Club
- Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Doonbeg
Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America, said: “the IAGTO North America Golf Tourism Convention was a fantastic opportunity to showcase Ireland and our world-class golf. Golf is the world’s largest sports-related travel market and Tourism Ireland is working hard to drive home the message that a golfing holiday in Ireland is about much more than a round of 18 holes – the combination of our world-class golf and our unique brand of hospitality plays a key role in attracting golfers from North America. Our participation at this convention is just one element of Tourism Ireland’s busy promotional programme to inspire more golfers from North America and other key golf markets to consider a holiday in Ireland. We’re also taking every opportunity to highlight the fact that The Open will return to Royal Portrush in 2025 and the Ryder Cup will take place at Adare Manor in 2027.”
Picture shows Brendan Keogh, SWING Golf Ireland; Cormac Ryan, Killeen Castle; Natalia O’Hanlon, Hastings Hotels; Paul McCanny, Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links; Sinead McNicholl, Dunluce Lodge; George Diamondis, Tourism NI; Joe Murphy, Fáilte Ireland; Breffne McKenna, Castlemartyr Resort; Jeffrey Yau, Tourism Ireland; Leigh Heggarty, Galgorm; Brendan Mackey, The K Club; Dave Wensley, North & West Coast Links Golf Ireland; Marie Collins, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Doonbeg; Nessa McCall, Activities Ireland; and John Eggleston, Ballybunion Golf Club, at the IAGTO North America Golf Tourism Convention in Michigan.
