The Visitor Management Challenge - Getting the Balance Right

ICRT17 - A Partnership Event Between the Irish Centre for Responsible Tourism & Fáilte Ireland

Conference theme: The Visitor Management Challenge - Getting the Balance Right

The 2017 event will be the 4th in our annual series of conferences that aim to stimulate discussion and highlight the growth of responsible tourism in Ireland. This event will be a collaboration between ICRT and Fáilte Ireland.

This event, aimed at key industry influencers & change-makers in Ireland, will address the issue of visitor management in destinations. Some destinations in Ireland are perceived as attracting too many visitors, with potential associated adverse impacts on local communities and environments. Other destinations appear to be attracting too few visitors, leading to the potential for stagnation and reduced economic opportunities. How do we find the balance?

The conference will be opened by Paul Kelly, the new Chief Executive of Fáilte Ireland. Speakers will include international experts from Barcelona & the UK as well as local authorities, tourism consultants, destination management organisations, and industry experts from the island of Ireland.

Who will speaking at this event?

• Johnnie Brunnock - Waterford County Council
• Siobhán Burke - Marketing Coordinator, Living the Sheep’s Head Way
  
• James Chilton - Irish Centre for Responsible Tourism
• Professor Harold Goodwin - Director, Responsible Tourism Partnership, UK
• Pat Kavanagh - Chair, Skelligs Coast Tourism Network, County Kerry
• Paul Kelly - Chief Executive, Fáilte Ireland
• Claudio Milano - Head of Department, OSTELEA School of Tourism & Hospitality, Barcelona
• Anthony Moloney - Doolin Tourism, Doolin Inn & Doolin Hostel
• Fiona Monaghan - Head of Wild Atlantic Way, Fáilte Ireland
• Mark Rowlette - Programme Manager Dublin, Fáilte Ireland
• Frank Shalvey - Principal Officer Heritage Section, OPW
• Mary Stack, Fáilte Ireland
• Conor Skehan - Director, CAAS
• Clare Tuffy, Manager - Brú na Bóinne

Speaker profiles can be downloaded here.

More information on www.icrt.ie/conferences

Why attend?

This is an invitation only event that is free to attend. ICRT and Failte Ireland are inviting key people to attend this event - those who are in a position to influence tourism development in Ireland.

This includes all county tourism officers, managers of large destination management organisations, key people from Failte Ireland, Tourism Ireland, NPWS, OPW, ITIC, IHF, National Trails Office, Coillte, Waterways Ireland, Heritage Council, DAGHRRA, DCRD, EPA, Leave No Trace and other organisations.

Conference Agenda

The conference agenda can be downloaded here. The conference will discuss:

• How to encourage visitors to your destination,
• The importance of destination management,
• Challenges of success,
• The visitor management response.

This event is free to attend but there are only 90 places. Places, and entry to the event, are limited to those on the invitation list and who have received an invitation. To book your place at this event please register today.

If you are unable to attend we would greatly appreciate it if you could let us know at james@rethinktourism.ie