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November 26, 2024

Kerry holds Business Events Showcase: Meetings infrastructure and sustainability key focus throughout programme

16 October 2024 Last weekend, the Kerry Convention Bureau (KCB) proudly showcased Kerry as a globally recognised sustainable business events destination, where inspiration, innovation, and excellence meet warm hospitality. The event welcomed eight influential Meetings, Incentives, Conference, and Exhibition (MICE) planners from the United Kingdom and Ireland. Highlighting the region’s accessibility via Kerry, Cork, and Dublin Airports, along with Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, this meetings focused familiarisation programme allowed attendees to experience firsthand what Kerry has to offer for business events through a two-day educational itinerary. This initiative also facilitated valuable connections between the event planners and local business event […]

November 7, 2024

Kerry Ambassadors, diaspora and industry guests attend Kerry Homecoming Festival ‘Shaped by the Landscape’ Business Event

Last weekend, Kerry Convention Bureau (KCB) showcased Kerry as a globally recognised sustainable business events destination where inspiration, innovation and excellence converge with the warmest welcome.

November 7, 2024

Kerry maintains both its #19 ranking and position as #1 Irish destination in Global Destination Sustainability Index

November 7, 2024

Kerry holds business events showcase for international event planners

November 5, 2024

Kerry Ambassador Programme holds ‘Network Day’ for its founding Ambassadors.

Last week, in conjunction with the Cantillon Conference and Kerry Business Leaders Dinner, founding Kerry Ambassadors from the Kerry Ambassador Programme were brought together for a day of valuable networking and engagement with their fellow Ambassadors, industry leaders and county representatives. 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.

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.

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Becky Hargrove

Fiona O'Donoghue

Becky Hargrove

Fiona O'Donoghue