Twelve Irish tourism enterprises are participating in the second edition of International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) North America at Baha Mar in the Bahamas.
The four-day event features bespoke one-to-one appointments and networking sessions, allowing Irish businesses to conduct around 650 commercial meetings with luxury travel professionals.
ILTM North America gathered 525 guest exhibitors and 525 luxury travel agents, with 55pc of attendees being new to the event.
Over 28,000 one-to-one pre-scheduled appointments were conducted during the four-day event, facilitating significant networking opportunities among influential travel agents, luxury travel brands, and media representatives.
Attendees praised the event for its organization and the quality of connections made, with several expressing excitement about future collaboration and the unique offerings from luxury suppliers.
ILTM North America will return for its next edition from October 6 to 9, 2025, incorporating PROUD Experiences to promote inclusivity and representation in the luxury travel sector.
David Boyce, Tourism Ireland’s head of business events and luxury, shared: “The format of one-to-one appointments provides an excellent opportunity for our partners from Ireland to network and do business with new and established luxury travel buyers from around the world – ensuring Ireland is ‘top of mind’ for them in 2025 when recommending destinations to their clients. Our participation at this year’s ILTM North America is an excellent opportunity to showcase the superb luxury tourism offering right around Ireland – from our boutique hotels, castles and luxury resorts to our rich culture and heritage and not forgetting our world-class golf and superb culinary scene.”
Key participants included Embark Beyond, ANTE (Mexico), Carefree Travel & Lifestyle Concierge (US), Envoyage (Canada), Switzerland Tourism, Potlatch Club (Eleuthera), XV Beacon (Boston), Jade Mountain (St. Lucia), Croatian National Tourist Office, Conde Nast Traveller (editors), Baha Mar Resort.
The participating Irish enterprises are: Adams & Butler, Ashford Castle, Cashel Palace Hotel, Dromoland Castle, Galgorm Collection, Hastings Hotels, Lough Eske Castle, Moloney & Kelly, Mount Juliet Estate, Original Irish Hotels, The g Hotel & Spa and Wilderness Ireland.
