Ireland’s Association for Adventure Tourism (IAAT) recently held its annual conference in the stunning Mourne Mountains and Ring of Gullion destination, with over 200 delegates attending from all over Ireland and beyond over two days. Sponsored by Newry Mourne & Down District Council, the event left
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ADVENTURE ACTIVITY ITINERARIES We’re really looking forward to seeing many of you in the stunning Mourne Mountains and Ring of Gullion destination for the IAAT Conference next week, and in particular Day 1, the Activity Day – giving you the opportunity to get out and explore
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ADVENTURE TOURISM CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE MOURNES Ireland’s Association for Adventure Tourism (IAAT) will hold its Annual Conference in the Mourne Mountains and Ring of Gullion destination on Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th November. This year’s event is with the support of our main sponsor Newry, Mourne
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OUR SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS At IAAT, we believe that sustainable tourism is tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social, and environmental impacts while addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment, and host communities (UNWTO, n.d.). IAAT is also aligned with Leave
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Ireland’s Association for Adventure Tourism (IAAT) is the independent representative association for the adventure tourism sector on the island of Ireland. This sector is one of the fastest growing and most exciting within Irish tourism and the IAAT aims to work with adventure tourism operators to
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In March 2022, IAAT finally had the opportunity to host our third annual Adventure Tourism Conference in beautiful Sligo. The Conference was supported by Sligo County Council and in conjunction with Sligo Tourism, Sligo BID, Adventure Sligo, Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Northern Ireland and Call of the Wild. DAY ONEWednesday 23rd of March saw amazing local adventure
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