Conferences to boost Cork coffers by up to €10m

Conferences could be worth up to €10m to the Cork economy this year, according to an organisation which is promoting the region as an ideal location for such events.

Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) hopes to increase the city and county’s conference business by a further 8.5% on last year, when 6,500 delegates spent an estimated €9.1m. CCB announced the projected growth rate at a briefing for members and stakeholders — all of whom work or support the meetings, conferences and events market — at Gresham Metropole yesterday.

The organisation said this substantial year-on-year growth is expected to rise significantly post-2018, when the new 6,000-seater events centre is built.