Small Business Q&A: Stephanie Lynch

Stephanie Lynch is the CEO and Founder of OnTheQT.ie, a website dedicated to finding and showcasing the best out of the way places in Ireland. Stephanie talks about how she started and why ‘off the beaten track’ tourism is growing.

So what is On The QT all about?

We’re a tourism website with a difference. So we promote the places that are out of the way and where people go back again and again. It takes you away from the local tourist hotspots and allows people to see the locality as it is and discover areas rather than just passing through and going to one main spot. Some of the best experiences I’ve had while travelling have been to places outside of the ‘tourist trail’. It also brings business to places which have been passed over by bigger attractions in their area, so providing those places which are out of the way a platform to showcase what and where they are is very important. It’s also about the experience as well. People demand more from holidays and when they pay money they want memories and experiences that will encourage them to come back to those places again and again.