Business Guidance

Supporting tourism businesses across Northern Ireland

Whether you're starting a new business, developing an existing one or looking for ways to grow, find the information, advice and support you need to move your business forward.

What can we help you with:

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Accommodation

Running and growing your accommodation business

Find everything you need to start, operate and grow a tourist accommodation business. From certification, licensing and quality grading to marketing, visitor experience and industry insights.

Business support by sector

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Accommodation

Access sector-specific guidance, support and resources to help your accommodation business enhance the visitor experience, improve performance and grow sustainably.

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Activities & attractions

Whether it's a business start-up, idea or support for growing your activity or attraction business, we provide personalised resources & advice for you

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Food & Drink

Whether it's a start-up, idea or support for building & growing your food & drink business, we provide resources & advice for bars, restaurants, pubs & cafes

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MICE & travel trade

Whether it's a business start-up, idea or support for building & growing your MICE & travel trade business, we provide personalised resources & advice for you.

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Tourist guiding

If you're a tourism business in Northern Ireland's Tourist Guiding sector, this section has the information to help your business grow. Discover business guidance, trainings and opportunities to support you.

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

Discover guidance, support and opportunities to help showcase Northern Ireland's rich arts, culture and heritage, creating engaging experiences that inspire visitors.

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Other sectors

Explore more sectors such as events and golf for support and guidance.

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Events and webinars

11 Nov 2026

Northern Ireland ITOA Workshop 2026

Location

Galgorm Resort, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

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Opportunities & Campaigns

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Business Support Programme

The Business Support Programme has been developed to help support you, by giving you access to the training and resources your business needs.

Promote your business on Discover NI.com

Find out how to create and manage your tourism product on our consumer website discovernorthernireland.com.

Tourism 360°

Insights, trends and performance locally and globally.
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