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Incentive Buyers in Galway

A group of influential incentive buyers from Germany, who were on a ‘Meet in Ireland’ Educational familiarization trip, were shown around

Galway last week to learn more on how they can programme Ireland for future high-end incentive programmes for their corporate clients in Germany.

They are pictured with Kate O’Riordan, Fáilte Ireland.

For the majority of the German buyers, who come from Frankfurt, Düs

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seldorf and Munich, this was their first time to travel to Ireland, The visit was hosted by Fáilte Ireland’s Meet in Ireland team, in collaboration with sister agency Tourism Ireland.

Paul Mockler, Fáilte Ireland’s Head of Commercial Development, explained –

Hotels bake for Temple St

It was flour and eggs at the ready for the O’Callaghan Hotels. The Alex, the Davenport and the Stephen’s Green along with the Mont Clar

e were baking again this year for the Great Irish Bake for Temple Street Children’s Hospital to help raise funds for their charity partner. The staff prepared pastries, cakes and desserts tto raise awareness and funds for a great cause. Hotel and support office staff were invo

lved in the event, as well as a number of suppliers who also generously supported the initiative. The charity provides funds to purchase critical medical equipment such as CT and MRI scanners, to maintain buildings and wards, and to make the hospitalisation of the children and their families less stressful. Temple Street University Hospital treats over 50,000 children each year.

Hotel Seeks WTA Votes

Sandymount Hotel, Dublin’s largest family run hotel, is in the running to scoop the top travel accolade for ‘Europe’s Leading Green Hotel’ at this year’s World Travel Awards 2018. As the only Irish hotel nominated, the team at Sandymount Hotel are calling on the public to support them in their bid to bring the award home for a second year running.

The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. As the worthy winner of ‘Europe’s Leading Green Hotel’ in 2017, Sandymount Hotel beat stiff competition from some of the world’s most renowned hotels and resorts including ICE Hotel in Sweden, Vila Vita Parc in Portugal and Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo in Cannes.

European hygiene award for Pallas

Pallas Foods has become the first Irish company and the second in Europe to be awarded the highest level of food safety certification, the FSSC 22000.

The award recognises the stringent food safety management system around the intake, storage, assembly and distribution of food products that Pallas Foods has in place to meet the standards of regulators in the food service and hospitality industries.

The company will be the first company in Ireland, and only the sixth company globally to achieve the certification.

Cyclists traverse WAW

The Wild Atlantic Way Cycle Sportif 2018 spring event kicked off in Kinsale, West Cork. A joint

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includes 16 stages covering 2,152 kilometres of coast along the magnificent Wild Atlantic Way,

finishing on the 8th May in the village of Muff in Co. Donegal.

Pictured are Michael Fitzsimons, Fáilte Ireland and Michael O’Boyle, Wild Ride with the cyclists in Kinsale.

Launched in September 2017, the Wild Atlantic Way Cycle Sportif is designed to promote the Wild Atlantic Way as a premium cycling destination for both national and international cyclists with

events taking place in April/May and September. Ireland’s only fully supported, multi stage cycling event, up to 100 cyclists are taking part in each stage of the spring sportif.