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03 May

Marketing for reopening

by Helen Leddy
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Marketing for reopening It’s the news that we have all been waiting for. Hospitality and Tourism businesses are set to reopen from the 02nd of June in Ireland. After a long stressful 5 months thwarted by restrictions, businesses are hoping that this time they can open- and stay open. However, international visitors will not be back in Ireland for a while so hospitality and tourism businesses...

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Marketing outdoors
26 Apr

How to market your outdoor activities

by Helen Leddy
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Restrictions have started to ease as of today, 26th April 2021. Outdoor visitor attractions and outdoor sporting activities can recommence with some conditions. We are expecting an announcement from government on Thursday as to when the rest of hospitality and tourism businesses can reopen. The presumption from many within industry is outdoor dining will open first. So what’s the best way to market your outdoor...

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21 Apr

How to market your environmental sustainability efforts

by Helen Leddy
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Promoting your sustainability efforts as a tourism and hospitality business may not be up there on a list of priorities prior to reopening. However, it is still something that your customers and guests care about. Probably even more so than before the Covid 19 pandemic. The vast majority of Tourism and hospitality business have already put sustainable practices and processes into effect- but they are...

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30 Mar

How to leverage Irelands Greenways for your business

by Helen Leddy
in Advice, All, Conference, Ideas, Innovation, Marketing, Mobile, Optimization, Sustainable, Technology, Trending, Trends, Uncategorized
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Last January we wrote a blog on the Great recovery in the Great Outdoors. Seeing as we are still waiting on a roadmap for reopening, it seems more and more likely that the outdoors is where it will be this year in regards tourism this year. Over the past number of months we have seen more and more funding provided for new greenways, walking trails...

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24 Mar

The Live performance support scheme is open for applications

by Helen Leddy
in Advice, All, Ideas, Innovation, Marketing, Optimization, Technology, Trends
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The government have been on a roll in the last few months releasing funding for the hospitality and tourism industry. The Tourism business continuity scheme, Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid (SBASC), The employment wage subsidy scheme and the Covid restrictions support scheme. While these supports are very welcome to a struggling industry- some businesses cannot qualify for these schemes. The entertainment industry has been...

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15 Mar

The Rise and rise of the Coffee dock in Ireland

by Helen Leddy
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Coffee Culture is not a new thing in Ireland. Coffee houses can be traced back to the 16th century in Ireland with the new wave of Coffee shops popping up in the 21st century. Perhaps the best known Coffee brand- Starbucks- arrived in Ireland in 2005. As of 2019 they had 83 premises. Fast forward a couple of years and the popularity of independent coffee...

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Back office Marketing
01 Mar

The importance of branded merchandise in Tourism and Hospitality Businesses

by Helen Leddy
in Advice, All, Ideas, Innovation, Marketing, Optimization, Sustainable, Trends
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The importance of branding in the hospitality and tourism industry is evident in all marketing activities that businesses undertake. Brand logo’s, colours and design are used by the vast majority of us. We are all aware of a few big hotel and tourism brands in Ireland today. Centre Parks, Clayton Hotels, Maldron Hotels, Great National Hotels, Paddy Wagon Tours and lots more. But what do...

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St Patricks Day Marketing
22 Feb

Marketing St Patricks Day in Lockdown

by Helen Leddy
in Advice, All, Ideas, Innovation, Marketing, Mobile, Optimization, Technology, Trends, Uncategorized
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Our top 5 tips and ideas St Patricks day was traditionally the start of the busy tourist season in Ireland. Thousands of international travellers would visit our Island to celebrate one of the biggest festivals of the year. In fact, St Patricks Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival. We were all devastated when St Patricks Day was effectively cancelled in 2020 and...

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02 Feb

Fáilte Irelands “Survive to Thrive” Webinar- our key take-aways.

by Helen Leddy
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Fáilte Irelands Survive to Thrive Webinar- our key take-aways. The 1st of February is known on the Celtic Irish Calendar as the first day of Spring. A symbolic date as it creates a mindset that the greys of winter are behind us and better days lie ahead. A perfect day for Fáilte Irelands industry webinar where they shared with over 5000 attendees their plans for 2021....

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