Failte Ireland - Ireland Buyers Guide 2018

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 sue@atoi.ie www.atouchofireland.ie Abbey Tours Jane Magnier 353 1 6846100 info@abbey.ie www.abbeytours.ie Advantage Ico Ronan Flood 353 1 4502422 ronan@advantageico.com www.advantageico.com Adams & Butler Luxury Travel Siobhan Byrne Learat 353 1 2889355 siobhan@adamsandbutler.com www.adamsandbutler.com Alainn Tours Bernard Eucher-Lahon 353 71 9150345 bernard@alainntours.com www.vacancesenirelande.com Aspects of Ireland Brian Murray 353 1 4972003 brian@aspectsofireland.com www.aspectsofireland.com Brendan Vacations Ireland Catherine Reilly 353 1 7753800 creilly@brendantours.ie www.brendanvacations.com CIE Tours International Stephen Cotter 353 1 7034018 stephen.cotter@cietours.ie www.cietours.com Custom Ireland Crothur Murphy 353 1 6752248 crothur@customireland.com www.customireland.com Celtic Horizon Tours David Buckley 353 1 6292000 lherron@celtichorizontours.com www.celtichorizontours.com Eirebus Nicola Hegarty 353 1 8242626 nhegarty@eirebus.ie www.eirebus.ie Excursions Ireland Niamh McCarthy 353 1 8107697 niamh@excursionsireland.com www.excursionsireland.com Cogs & Marvel Roisin Callaghan 353 1 2822233 roisin@cogsandmarvel.com www.cogsandmarvel.com Event Partners Aideen Morrin 01 2898688 aideen@eventpartners.ie http://www. conferencepartners.com/ EI Travel Group Keith McDonnell 01 4100700 keith@eitravelgroup.ie www.eitravelgroup.ie Hello Ireland Tours (HIT) Donal Hughes 353 1 8788894 dch@helloireland.com www.helloireland.com INTO Ireland Travel Frances Britton 353 1 2834555 frances.britton@intoireland.ie www.intoirelandtravel.com Irish Education Partners Debbie Flynn 353 1 5499561 dfurness@iepartners.ie http://www.iepartners.ie Irish Rugby Tours George Hook Jnr 353 1 2070820 sales@irishrugbytours.com www.irishrugbytours.com IrishWelcome Tours Christophe DePatoul 353 1 2933000 Bernadette@irishwelcometours.com www.irishwelcometours.com/en 143