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IRISH TOUR OPERATORS & HANDLING AGENTS –
MAKING BUSINESS EASY IN IRELAND
Irish Inbound Handling Agents and Tour Operators are experts on Ireland and its tourism product. The benefits of using the professional
services of these specialists are that you and your clients have the very best experience when holidaying in Ireland.
Their intimate knowledge of the product, people and place of Ireland will ensure that they deliver creative packaged programmes and
itineraries that meet customer expectations, and not just on budget but on experience. If you are looking for a one stop shop on the
best of what Ireland delivers, then a local Handling Agent or Tour Operator is the answer.
Simply put, they deliver by:
u Assisting overseas tour operating partner companies in developing brochure content, marketing programmes, training and
familiarisation visits.
u Creatively packaging the Irish tourism product for groups, free independent travellers (FITs) and business tourism.
u Providing competitively priced land arrangements which in the majority of cases will be in the local tour operator’s language.
u Full on-the-ground backup services to your client.
MEMBERS OF THE INCOMING IRISH TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
Organisation Name Telephone Email Website
A Touch of Ireland Sue Uda +353 1 6680888
Abbey Tours Jane Magnier +353 1 6846100
Advantage Ico Ronan Flood +353 1 4502422
Adams & Butler Luxury Travel Siobhan Byrne Learat +353 1 2889355
Alainn Tours Bernard Eucher-Lahon+353 71 9150345
Aspects of Ireland Brian Murray +353 1 4972003
Brendan Vacations Ireland Catherine Reilly +353 1 7753800
CIE Tours International Stephen Cotter +353 1 7034018
Cogs & Marvel Roisin Callaghan +353 1 2822233
Custom Ireland Crothur Murphy +353 1 6752248
Celtic Horizon Tours David Buckley +353 1 6292000
EI Travel Group Keith McDonnell +353 1 4100700
Eirebus Paddy Kavanagh +353 1 8242626
Excursions Ireland Niamh McCarthy +353 1 8107697
Hello Ireland Tours (HIT) Donal Hughes +353 1 8788894
INTO Ireland Travel Frances Britton +353 1 2834555
IrelandWaysWalking Cycling Roland Monsegu +353 1 5252886
Irish Education Partners Debbie Furness +353 1 8550019
Irish Rugby Tours George Hook Jnr +353 1 2070820
IrishWelcome Tours JohnWaldron +353 1 2933000
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