4 Dec 2025
Visit Causeway Industry Day - Connect, Discuss, Share
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council would like to invite tourism and hospitality businesses from the borough to Visit Causeway Industry Day - Connect, Discuss, Share on Thursday 4 December 2025 9:30am–2:30pm The Marine Hotel, Ballycastle
Event Details
9:30 – 10:00 | Registration
10:00 – 10:20 | Welcome
Mayor Cllr Oliver McMullan / Sarah Travers
10:20 – 11:10 | The Shared Island WAW-CCR Initiative Update
Presentations from: Tourism NI, Tourism Ireland Ltd, Consultants: The Paul Hogarth Company
11:10 – 11:25 | Causeway Coast and Glens Destination Management Strategy 2026-2036: Current status & how the industry can contribute
Presented by RUNDA Hospitality & Tourism Solutions
10:00 – 10:20 | Welcome
Mayor Cllr Oliver McMullan / Sarah Travers
10:20 – 11:10 | The Shared Island WAW-CCR Initiative Update
Presentations from: Tourism NI, Tourism Ireland Ltd, Consultants: The Paul Hogarth Company
11:10 – 11:25 | Causeway Coast and Glens Destination Management Strategy 2026-2036: Current status & how the industry can contribute
Presented by RUNDA Hospitality & Tourism Solutions
11:25 – 11:45 | Break & Networking
11:45 – 12:05 | Opportunities, trends, and ways the industry can collaborate with Tourism NI
Naomi Waite, Director of Marketing, Tourism NI
12:05 – 12:40 | Panel Discussion: Developing Successful Experiences
Maria McAllister, Experience Development Manager, TNI
Mark Rodgers, Dalriada Kingdom Tours & Landmark Luxury Travel
Wendy Gallagher, Causeway Coast Foodie Tours
Hanno Windisch, Freedive NI
12:40 – 1:15 | Keynote Speaker Pól Ó Conghaile: Discussing tourism trends, the future of visitor experiences, creative and community-led tourism and opportunities for collaboration
Pól Ó Conghaile, Award-winning travel writer, Irish Independent
1:15 – 1:30 | Closing remarks
1:30 – 2:30 | Lunch
To register for this event:
Email engagement@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk, providing name(s) of attendees, business name and any special dietary requirements where applicable.
Closing date for registration: Friday 28th November at 12 noon.