19 Nov 2025
Northern Ireland ITOA Workshop 2025
Following the success of the 2024 Northern Ireland ITOA (Incoming Tour Operators Association Ireland) Workshop, Tourism Northern Ireland are delighted to confirm that the event will take place on Wednesday 19th November 2025 in the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co Down.
In 2024, tourists handles by ITOA members spent €640.2 million holidaying on the island of Ireland, delivering 699,000 promotable visitors and 1.9 million bed nights to the island an are a valued strategic partner of Tourism NI.
The ITOA Workshop is an ideal platform for ITOA members to come together with a range of Northern Ireland Industry. Around 50 individual ITOA members from 34 organisations will join the workshop. As Northern Ireland’s tourism product continues to develop, and our reputation as a must-see destination reaches new heights, it has become increasingly important for the local industry to position their respective business to this lucrative group. The event will comprise of 2 half day workshop sessions: morning and afternoon. Your session will be allocated to you and confirmed once places have been awarded.
Who should attend?
To attend the event, you should be active in the coach and group, FIT and MICE market and must have attended at least 1 other Business Solutions networking platform within the last 3 years.
- 3-star, 4-star and 5-star hotels
- Experience providers
- Tour guiding associations (no individual tour guides)
- Activity providers
- Special interest providers
- Local Councils and Regional Tourism Organisations
- Luxury & MICE providers
You should also be able to demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:
- Have attended a Business Solutions workshop in the past 2 years on at least one occasion
- Are able to offer net negotiated commissionable trade rates
- Are able to contract with international tour operators
- Are focused on the international marketplace
Places at the event will be in extremely high demand and are strictly limited to 1 representative per organisation to allow us to accommodate as many businesses as possible. In the event we become oversubscribed, additional criteria will be applied to ensure the most appropriate industry attend and that there is an even representation from each sector above.
Expressions of Interest can be made on the platforms section of our website, to access this you must have a registered account.
More Information on the signup process can be found here.