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October 10, 2023

Kerry maintains its position as Ireland’s leading Sustainable Tourism destination in Top 20 Global Index

Kerry has retained its place in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) Top 20 for the fifth consecutive year, firmly establishing the county as Ireland’s leading Sustainable Tourism destination, ranking 19 out of 100 international destinations. The GDS-Index is the world’s leading sustainability performance benchmarking and improvement programme, designed to make business and leisure tourism industry more sustainable. Its mission is to engage, inspire and enable destinations to become more sustainable places to visit, meet and thrive in.
September 28, 2023

Kerry holds business events showcase for International Event Planners: Sustainability and Social Responsibility key themes throughout the programme

Last weekend, Kerry Convention Bureau showcased Kerry as a unique and inspiring business events destination to 14 influential Meetings, Incentives, Conference and Exhibition (MICE) event planners, hailing from the United Kingdom and Ireland. Held in partnership with SITE (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence) and Fáilte Ireland, the immersive destination showcase provided the opportunity for the invited event planners to come and experience a taster of what Kerry has to offer for incentive events over an action packed two- day, two-night educational programme and connect them with local business event suppliers. With an itinerary featuring established Kerry business events infrastructure of […]
April 28, 2023

Kerry Ambassador Programme Podcast

We are thrilled to share Episode Two of our Kerry Ambassador Programme Podcast Series, created in partnership with Radio Kerry and presented by Mary Gallagher. The podcast series will delve deep in to the stories of some of our founding #KerryAmbassadors, and you'll hear in their own words all about their passion for Kerry, the positions they hold and why they were keen to become involved in our new and pioneering county initiative, designed to drive economic growth through business events and raise Kerry’s profile as a global business hub.
February 17, 2023

Kerry Ambassador Programme Podcast

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new Kerry Ambassador Programme Podcast Series, created in partnership with Radio Kerry and presented by Mary Gallagher. The podcast series will delve deep in to the stories of some of our founding #KerryAmbassadors, and you'll hear in their own words all about their passion for Kerry, the positions they hold and why they were keen to become involved in our new and pioneering county initiative, designed to drive economic growth through business events and raise Kerry’s profile as a global business hub.
November 15, 2021

Kerry maintains its position as Ireland’s leading Sustainable Tourism destination & #13 globally in 2022 GDS Index

Kerry has maintained its ranking in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) Top 30 to be officially recognised as the leading Sustainable Tourism destination in Ireland, number 13 in the world overall, and number six in Europe out of 65 destinations, across the globe. The GDS-Index is the world’s leading sustainability performance benchmarking and improvement programme, designed to make business and leisure tourism industry more sustainable. Its mission is to engage, inspire and enable destinations to become more sustainable places to visit, meet and thrive in. Originally established to help destinations, event planners and business events suppliers to drive and recognise sustainable […]
September 8, 2021

Kerry: Welcome to MICE Space

With the welcome release of the final phases of the Irish Governments COVID19 recovery roadmap and following the easing of restrictions around indoor events, Kerry Convention Bureau is looking forward to working with event planners to #MakeItIreland and #MeetInKerryAgain. Kerry Convention Bureau are excited to mark this new phase of recovery with the launch of our new video and refreshed website. Kerry is MICE Ready; both KCB and our Kerry wide membership of accommodation, venues, attractions and activity providers are on hand to assist with all event enquiries. Contact us today for an informal chat about your event requirements.
March 29, 2021

Kerry Convention Bureau announces new Chairperson

Kerry Convention Bureau (KCB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Breffní Ingerton, Director of Business Tourism for the Gleneagle Group, as its new Chairperson. The announcement was made by outgoing Chairperson Mike Buckley, Managing Director of Kerry Coaches Ltd, who has served in the role for almost seven years. Speaking at a virtual #MeetInKerry St. Patrick’s Day event, attended by over 40 KCB members, last week Mr. Buckley said: “On behalf of the KCB Board we are delighted to welcome Breffní into the role of Chairperson. Breffní is an experienced industry professional, she is extremely knowledgeable with a wealth of business tourism, festivals and events experience. She is highly regarded in the industry both at home and abroad.”
December 16, 2020

European Outdoor Educators Conference

The EOE conference is the annual event of the European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning. This was the first occasion that the event was held in Ireland. This year’s conference was hosted by Institute of Technology Tralee. IT Tralee holds the UNESCO Chair in Inclusive PE, Sport, Recreation and Fitness.

The EOE Network is a vibrant association of outdoor education practitioners and academics from around Europe, with other delegates attending from across the globe. The three-day conference reflected that mix with practitioner case studies, practical workshops and academic presentations.
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