€232m conference trade targeted

CONFERENCES worth €232 million to the economy have been targeted by Fáilte Ireland — with conferences worth €36m already secured for 2011.

Chairman of Fáilte Ireland’s business tourism forum, Peter Malone, said the country is well placed to be marketed as a business tourism destination.

“Ireland has always been a good fit for business tourism across all sectors — conferencing, incentive and corporate meetings. Last year’s opening of the Conference Centre Dublin strengthened our hand to win more business at the premium end of the international conference market.”