A group of top Canadian tour operators and travel agents – all specialists in group tours and responsible for making the travel arrangements for a diverse range of large groups – has been visiting Ireland. They were here as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism NI.

 The tour operators and travel agents are pictured with  with Jonathan Sargeant, Tourism Ireland (front, left), at Listoke Distillery & Gin School in Drogheda, during a demonstration with ?co-founder Bronagh Conlon (front, centre).

 

 The Canadians attended a ‘Canadian Expo’ B2B workshop in Cavan – organised by Fáilte Ireland – where they met with Irish tourism enterprises to negotiate for their 2018 programmes. They also undertook an action-packed fact-finding visit – taking in places like Titanic Belfast, the Giant's Causeway, Glenveagh Castle, Lissadell House and Gardens, Carlingford Design House, Listoke Distillery & Gin School and Malahide Castle.

 

Dana Welch, Tourism Ireland’s Manager in Canada, said: “Tourism Ireland was delighted to invite these top Canadian tour operators and travel agents to visit the island of Ireland, to see and experience some of our many great attractions and to encourage them to include Ireland in their programmes for 2018.”