Tourism Business Development Supports
Local Enterprise Office
Our team is committed to supporting you at all stages of your journey from skills development to business advice and specialist mentors, to grants and networking.
Latest Training and Events
Mentor Clinics
National Enterprise Hub
Discover a wide range of government supports tailored for Irish businesses. From cash flow to sustainability, here you can find the resources you need to thrive, all in one convenient place.
Starting a Tourism Business
Starting a business involves navigating various governance and regulatory requirements. This useful Guide shows what is needed to ensure your tourism business complies with Irish laws and regulations.
Key Tourism Supports
Failte Ireland
As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland is responsible for domestic holiday marketing across four regional experience brands: Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Dublin. Failte Ireland has a host of supports for your tourism business:
- Improve your visibility by registering your free business listing on the Failte Ireland consumer website Discoverireland.ie
- Register your accommodation
- Create a Failte Ireland Trade Portal account to access information on funding, supports and tourism trade events
- Sign up to Failte Ireland’s learning hub - LearnIFI – for expert-led training to build your knowledge, improve your service and grow your bottom line
- Access useful research, visitor data, consumer sentiment, economic analysis and insights
Tourism Ireland
Tourism Ireland is responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas as a leading holiday destination.
Ireland's Content Pool
Gain access to captivating photos and videos of Ireland that are free to use for the promotion of tourism on the island of Ireland. Also, upload captioned images of your tourism business and surroundings that can be used for promotional purposes
Into Kildare
Working with over 100 tourism and hospitality businesses across all sectors of the industry, Into Kildare is Co Kildare’s Tourism Network promoting the county to domestic and international markets to make Kildare a destination worth visiting. Into Kildare is a not-for-profit membership association, supported by Kildare County Council.
Eco Tourism Resources
Regenerative Tourism
A regenerative approach encourages tourism that gives back more than it takes. It seeks to deliver a net positive benefit for all stakeholders – environment, community, industry and visitor.
Failte Ireland Eco Tourism Handbook
Find help, advice, training, products and services to develop your existing tourism business for the future or to set up a new one.
Love your Place
Commit to protecting our beautiful outdoor spaces by ‘Leaving No Trace’. Promote your commitment by adding your business name, using the #LeaveNoTracePromise image, and share your support on social media.
Dark Skies Tourism
The Dark Sky Ecotourism Empowerment Programme is designed for tourism businesses, educational bodies, and enthusiasts in the tourism sector, including destination managers, rural developers, and tourism networks.
CE4RT
(Circular Economy for Regenerative Tourism) was an EU co-funded project to directly support tourism SMEs transitioning to a circular and regenerative tourism business model thus enabling the future resilience of this sector.
Speak to a Tourism Business Advisor
Annmarie Sweeney
amsweeney@kildarecoco.ie 045 906254/ 087 3811642
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