AIPCO highlights radical changes for Associations and PCOs

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua With the generous support of Fáilte Ireland, Ireland’s National Tourism Development Authority, the Association of Irish Professional Conference Organisers (AIPCO) has been running a pan-industry Business Tourism Conference each year for the past 5 years. Rotating around Ireland’s regions, this annual occurrence attracts over 200 meetings and events professionals to an… Read more »

Prague – off the beaten track

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Prague – off the beaten track Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference If ever there was a place to get off the beaten track and follow Robert Frost’s advice to take “the road… Read more »

What Makes a Successful Congress Destination?

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Congress Destinations In the late 80s when the iron curtain opened to reveal what used to be called Eastern Europe, Prague and Budapest were the first  actors to take to the stage and assume protagonist roles in the theatre of Congress Tourism. Initially they were unsteady and gauche, like the actor in Shakespeare’s… Read more »