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Niamh Kinsella
Marketing Manager - Italy, Tourism Ireland
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Italy:
building on
momentum
Tourism Ireland Industry Launch
Belfast, April 25th 2016
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Italy: a growing and valuable market Island of Ireland trends
+36% Visitor growth
+27% Revenue growth
230K 2013
255K 2014
315K 2015
£87M 2013
£94M 2014
£110M 2015
Best ever!
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2020 Ambition: building on momentum
+45K visitors
£15M incremental revenue
2020
360,000
visitors
2020
£125M
revenue
Steady sustained
growth
2015
315,000
visitors
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- The buzz & excitement
of new places
- Doing things spontaneously
- Off the beaten track experiences
More motivated
by:
Less motivated
by:
Our best prospects Difference vs other markets
Italian Culturally Curious
Experience life like the
locals
Broaden the mind and
learn
Immersion in local
experiences
Global Travel Insights Survey, Red C & Tourism Ireland
Island of Ireland
Interest
Top 3
Intent
Top 3
Active planning
Top 3
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Northern Ireland’s profile raised in Italy
Global Travel Insights Survey, Red C & Tourism Ireland
Active Planning
Top 5
Intent
Top 5
Interest
Top 10
Brand ranks among most aspirational destinations in Italy
Game of Thrones promotions
Community engagement Market PR coverage: £4 MM
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Sources of additional growth
Product innovation
Northern Ireland has exactly what Italians want
Potential to extend Italian business: regionality and seasonality
Word of mouth from increased visitors
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Collaboration
Expanding the beaten track
Feeding the senses
People & fun
Fit for market
Building on momentum - Strategy to sustain growth
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Collaboration at heart of the strategy
• Partnership with Tourism Northern
Ireland and Failte Ireland • Great opportunities for your
business in the Italian market
Collaboration
Expand the beaten track
Feeding the senses
People & fun
Fit for market
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Expanding the beaten track - Introduce Italians to more authentic experiences
Collaboration
Expand the beaten track
Feeding the senses
People & fun
Fit for market
- Highlight the appeal of Belfast outside of the peak
• Good air connectivity (NEW RYANAIR) • Cities that are always in season • Beautiful scenery right on the doorstep
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Terroir
Place
Culture
Produce
& environment
Food in every conversation Provenance: linking food with landscape and culture
Feeding the senses
Collaboration
Expand the beaten track
Feeding the senses
People & fun
Fit for market
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Appeal to the Italian aesthetic and romantic sensibilities - Feeding the eyes and ears, the heart and soul
Feeding the senses
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People at the centre of proposition - warmth, hospitality, fun
Different to what Italians get at home
Values shared by both cultures and yet
Collaboration
Expand the beaten track
Feeding the senses
People & fun
Fit for market
People & fun
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Helping Italians see themselves here • Target influencers to advocate on
our behalf; highlight WOM and recommendations
• Seek out more high-value sponsorship opportunities (e.g. Masterchef)
• Deliver more opportunities to you to engage our social audiences with your business
• Together, let’s highlight accessibility to/from and around the island of Ireland
Vologratis travel blog on Instagram
Fit for market
Collaboration
Expand the beaten track
Feeding the senses
People & fun
Fit for market
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Northern Ireland Opportunity
Fit for market
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Opportunities to get involved
• Social Media
• Themed image galleries
• Consumer ezines
• Web offers
• Competition prizes
• In market events
• Press visits and news
• Trade fams and ezines
Fit for market
Collaboration
Expand the beaten track
Feeding the senses
People & fun
Fit for market
www.tourismirelandIndustryopportunities.com
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Thank you