By Julia Labedz,Stephen Aherne
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The final night of the TTR Travel Industry Road Show 2025 took place in the Imperial Hotel Cork last night after successful stops in Dublin and Limerick. Travel agents and tour operators enjoyed a lovely buffet reception in the grand rooms of the luxurious hotel before partaking in another night of speed-networking.
Key suppliers are joining the roadshow from across Europe and the rest of the world with tourism boards, airlines, travel insurers and payment providers welcoming travel agents to sit down to learn more about their products and services.
The Autumn Roadshow has been a tremendous success with each supplier praising Michael Collins, Susan Craddock, Colm and Sophie for their excellent work in bringing such a range of suppliers to meet Irish travel trade. The seamless event allowed every attendant to choose which suppliers to meet for their business in ten minute slots, with plenty of time for those who wanted to meet everyone!
Suppliers present include Bradley International Airport, WestJet, Made, Condor, Destination St. John’s and hotel chains like MGM Muthu Hotels, Zafiro Hotels, and Tivoli Resorts alongside Love Cyprus, Barbados and Jamaica representatives – giving agents a broad offer of ideas for the future of their travellers!
Travel agents applauded the suppliers and were excited to learn more about the new agent incentives available for new and existing clients, and the event allows agents to ask questions and get answers quickly and efficiently in order to expand their own knowledge in the industry!
The raffle draw last night also saw some fantastic prizes won by lucky travel agents! Michelle Ahearn won the prize from Bradley International while Maeve Donnelly won with Destination St John’s, with Julia Power winning the prize for Barbados. Niamh O’shea won the prize donated by Made while Sarah Mai Browne won for Jamaica. Mary Boyle Morgan walked away with a wonderful prize from Love Cyprus, while Claire O’Callaghan won the prize from Essential Detail and Jean Bullock won a fantastic stay with Sentido Galosol Galomar. Mary O’Sullivan also won a stay at the Zafiro Hotels while Raya Santagati won a MGM Muthu Hotels stay.
But the fun didn’t end there! At the end of the night, a lucky supplier, Emma Macedo from Galo Resorts, was gifted cake and flowers from the Travel Trade Representation team in celebration of her birthday.
With another successful Road Show now complete, the TTR team can be proud of an event that not only celebrated industry connections but also reinforced the collaborative spirit that drives the Irish travel trade forward.
