Tag: MICE
-
Donegal and Lough Eske Castle: up here it’s different
Read more: Donegal and Lough Eske Castle: up here it’s differentby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Up here it’s different! Pat Gallagher of the late lamented Goats Don’t Shave wrote a cracking song called “Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal”. The chorus goes like this: And if I…
-
Villa Kennedy: “rus in urbe” seclusion in Frankfurt
Read more: Villa Kennedy: “rus in urbe” seclusion in Frankfurtby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI Defining the Destination Experience Destinations need hotels like Villa Kennedy. Hotels like Villa Kennedy lift the destination experience beyond the ordinary and alter outdated destination perceptions and lazy prejudices. When you…
-
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky – Ovation Trophy Day 3
Read more: Smoke on the water, fire in the sky – Ovation Trophy Day 3Guest Post by Hugo Slimbrouck, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Ovation Global DMC Swiss Trophy Day 3 At 6am this morning, just when his fellow Irishmen had finally stopped singing in the bar, Padraic slipped silently away to attend a…
-
The Value of Meetings Industry Associations – Site at 40
Read more: The Value of Meetings Industry Associations – Site at 40by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, MCI and Vice President, Ovation Global DMC I have always believed in “giving back”. One of the easiest ways to do this is to participate in industry associations. The meetings industry space is well…
-
Associations and PCOs – Final Thoughts from IAPCO13
Read more: Associations and PCOs – Final Thoughts from IAPCO13by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI The Three Musketeers That’s how the executive host committee of the hugely successful IAPCO Conference which took place in Dublin last week described themselves. It’s worth dissecting the image as, I…
-
Destination Branding a la Montreal – More Tales of ADMEI
Read more: Destination Branding a la Montreal – More Tales of ADMEIby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC It’s not what I say about my brand, it’s what you say about it. The first session at most industry events features a word of welcome from the destination’s official authorities…
-
How to be a Canadian – Tales from ADMEI
Read more: How to be a Canadian – Tales from ADMEIby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President of Ovation Global DMC How to be a Canadian First, the sadness. Inside the front cover of the book, a handwritten inscription: “To our favourite non-Canadian, with love Moira”. My copy of How to…
-
MadMen at the Rome Cavalieri
Read more: MadMen at the Rome Cavalieriby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Don and Betty at the Hilton Rome Most fans of Mad Men, the US TV series set in a Madison Ave Ad agency in the early 60s, will recall the Rome episode from programme’s 3rd…
-
5 Principles for Success in Destination Management
Read more: 5 Principles for Success in Destination Managementby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC In 1662 Irishman Robert Boyle made a scientific discovery that eventually allowed us to voyage to the bottom of the sea; 8 years later the exact same discovery was made by…
SUBSCRIBE
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.