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Abbey Tours,
City Gate,
22 Bridge Street Lower,
Dublin 8.
Tel: +353 1 648 6100
Fax: +353 1 648 6109
Email: info@abbey.ie
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Welcome to the October Edition of 'Ireland News'
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In this newsletter we bring you an update on the latest appointments within the Industry as well as an update on Arthur’s Day....a day when we celebrated 250 years of Guinness in Ireland! Also included are some new and unusual ideas to include in your Ireland programme.
For further information or to receive marketing assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
Miriam Roche, Sales & Marketing Manager
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
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Tourism Ireland & Aer Lingus Appoint New Chief Executive
Tourism Ireland announced the appointment of Niall Gibbons as its new Chief Executive. Mr Gibbons had been the Director of Corporate Services and Company Secretary of Tourism Ireland since 2002. He played a key role in the formation of Tourism Ireland and its subsequent development over the past seven years. During that time, his responsibilities have included eMarketing, Regional Marketing, Access Development and Customer Relationship Management, in addition to Finance, Human Resources and Industry Communications.
In other travel news Aer Lingus has appointed TUI Travel's aviation director Christoph Mueller as its new CEO. Mr Mueller begins his new post, vacated by Dermot Mannion in April, in October. Mr. Mueller is a former chief financial officer of DHL Worldwide, and also held senior positions at Daimler Benz Aerospace, Lufthansa AG, the Sabena Group, DHL and Deutsche Post AG.His position at TUI saw him oversee seven airlines, 160 aircraft and 11,000 employees.
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Ireland to ‘SHINE’
“Be Happy, Be Interested, Be Natural and Be Expert!” - those are the sentiments that Tourism Ireland wants frontline staff in the tourism and hospitality industries to exude, more than ever, as they welcome visitors from overseas.
It is part of a new programme called SHINE, designed to remind frontline tourism workers of four simple behaviours that they should display in their interactions with tourists.
We promise visitors to the Island of Ireland an experience that is unique, one that’s Spontaneous, Engaging and Fun. When they arrive, frontline tourism workers represent the Face of Ireland, and need to be the Proof behind that Promise. This can be done by performing our best – when we’re Happy, Interested, Natural and Expert… then we SH!NE.
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Arthur’s Day
In our last newsletter we told you about the Guinness 250 Celebrations that were being planned to honour the man – Arthur Guinness, who first gave us the black stuff 250 years ago. Well the celebrations have taken place, Guinness hosted a global music celebration on Arthur's Day, 24th September 2009. It was a wonderful occasion with musical acts performing all over the city, in 28 pubs and venues. Over 60 artists performed on the evening and the stars included the legendary Tom Jones who played a live concert in one of the most historic buildings in the brewery, Hop Store 13.
The celebrations began in Dublin at 17:59, with a global toast to Arthur Guinness to mark 250 years since the signing of the 9,000 year lease on the St. James’s Gate brewery. It is hoped that this will become an annual event!
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Boating Restaurant in Dublin – the MV Cill Airne
Step back into maritime history on the MV Cill Airne, at its new resting-place on the River Liffey in the heart of Dublin Docklands. This newly renovated former training vessel is now home to the elegant Quay 16 Restaurant and the bustling Blue River Bistro Bar. The Quay 16 Restaurant offers modern European food in a smart casual setting and can accommodate up to 64 guests. The Blue River Bistro Bar which is located on the upper deck can accommodate a maximum of 120 guests and includes seating for 80 guests. It is a casual bistro with full bar facilities - a perfect location to experience unrivalled views of the waterfront.
The MV Cill Airne is open 7 days a week and has full bar facilities on board.
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Chocolatier in Kenmare
Visitors to the gourmet town of Kenmare can now visit a traditional chocolate shop and see hand-crafted delicacies take shape. Benoit Lorge, an award winning chef and originally a native of Lorraine in France, creates high quality chocolates for gourmet shops and high class hotels and restaurants. The chocolates are handmade in Bonane, just 5 Km from Kenmare on the Glengarriff road and are distributed nationally.
Groups can enjoy a demonstration of how chocolate is made, including a tasting and hot chocolate and for the true connoisseur chocolate making courses for 2-3 hours can be arranged.
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ABBEY TOURS NEWS
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A Taste of History - Exclusive Banqueting at Malahide Castle
Malahide Castle is one of Ireland’s oldest and most historic castles. As night falls, the Castle prepares to welcome its guests to a private, exclusive banquet (can cater for groups of 30 -70 guests). Dining at Malahide Castle is as special as the venue itself. The evening commences with a private tour, where guests enjoy an aperitif in the 18th century Blue Room whilst admiring the fine collection of art and miniature furniture. The original Georgian staircase then leads to the Great Hall where a sumptuous 6 course banquet awaits. Guests dine in the historic 15th Century setting and are entertained by a String Quartet from the Minstrel’s Gallery.
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FIT Manual 2010 now available
The Abbey Tours 2010 FIT Manual for Ireland is now available. It really does offer ‘Everything in Ireland’, featuring a wide range of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels, new self-drive itineraries with themes ranging from Gourmet to Music, rail tour programmes, sightseeing and activities. To receive your copy please email individualtravel@abbey.ie.
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Abbey Tours meet with Archbishop of New York
On a recent sales trip Jane Magnier & Vanessa Castles from Abbey Tours met with the recently appointed Archbishop of New York, Dr. Timothy Dolan. Dr. Dolan was appointed the tenth Archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI on February 23, 2009. The Archdiocese of New York, the nation’s second-largest after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, serves over 2.5 million Catholics. The appointment of Dr. Dolan continues a tradition of Irish-American archbishops of New York, which has been interrupted only once in the archdiocese’s 200-year history.
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Meet Abbey Tours at WTM & EIBTM
We look forward to meeting our clients at one of the Trade Fairs we will attend in the coming months. Teresa Gambino will be at the TTG in Rimini, October 16th- 18th, at WTM in November (9th – 12th) Abbey Tours will be represented by John Healy, Marina Finn and Brian McColgan and in December Eva Martin will participate at the EIBTM. We would be delighted to meet with you and if you would like to make an appointment to meet us, please e mail info@abbey.ie.
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