Showcase & Networking Event

As part of the Conference, a local Tourism Showcase & Networking event will take place from 7pm-9pm on Wednesday 23^rd November at the Slieve Donard Hotel (in the main ballroom). 

Please see the Exhibitor list below.

This event will showcase the best of what the Mourne Mountains and Ring of Gullion has to offer, and it’s a brilliant opportunity for tourism businesses to meet each other, with hotels, restaurants, breweries, chocolatiers, pubs, tour operators, activity providers, agents and other stakeholders from all over Ireland to discuss potential collaborations. There will also be live entertainment on the evening. 

Showcase attendees include the following, with plenty of opportunities to develop potential collaborations! All of these businesses are based within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area. 

Whitewater Brewery	Life Adventure
The Cuan	Walk the Mournes
The Green Holiday Cottages	Mountains Ways Ireland
Killeavy Castle Estate	Mourne Larder
Pine Tree Hollow Glamping	Neary Nogs chocolate
Willowtree Glamping Mournes	Denvir’s
Hanna’s Close Holiday Cottages	Slieve Donard
Canal Court Hotel	East Coast Adventure
Mourne Mountain Art Apartments	Millbrook Lodge Hotel
Mourne Dew	St Patricks Centre
Dancing at the Crossroads	26 extreme
Tumbling Paddy	Mourne Mountains and Ring of Gullion
Mourne Food Adventures	Downpatrick Race Course
Xhale	Eden Gate travel
Sustainables Journeys Ireland	Magnus viking
Tracey’s Farmhouse Kitchen	Hillyard Hotel
Burrendale Hotel	Avoca Hotel
Sir Hans Sloane Centre	Finnebrogue Woods
Killowen Distillery	Montalto Estate
Walk the Lecale Peninsula

The IAAT conference will also include a day of adventure activities on the Wednesday, followed by a day of talks and discussion panels with industry leaders on Thursday 24^th November. You can view full details on the event at conference.iaat.ie. 

The 2022 Adventure Tourism Conference is proudly supported by main sponsor Newry, Mourne & Down District Council, and in conjunction with Visit Mourne, Tourism Northern Ireland and Fáilte Ireland.

Thanks again for your support.

For further information on this showcase, please contact tracey.mooney@nmandd.org.