Calling all tourism and visitor-facing businesses across County Meath

📅 Two-part workshop: • Tuesday 8th of September (Evening 1) • Monday 14th of September (Evening 2)

🕕 6.00pm to 8.30pm 📍 The Darnley Lodge ☕ Refreshments and networking included

Tens of thousands of visitors will visit County Meath during the Halloween festival season. Make sure your business is ready to stand out.

This practical two-evening workshop will help you improve first impressions, presentation and atmosphere within your business, with simple, cost-effective changes that can enhance the visitor experience and help you make the most of festival footfall.

Led by Elina Branta of Studio Elina, participants will leave with practical ideas and a clear action plan tailored to their business.

Designed for tourism and visitor-facing businesses, including accommodation providers, hospitality businesses, attractions, activity providers, retailers, food producers and market traders. Complimentary 1:1 mentoring is available after the workshop to help you put your plan into action.

Maximising Festival Footfall: A Visitor Experience Workshop

With tens of thousands of people expected to visit County Meath during the Halloween festival season, this practical two-evening workshop will help tourism and visitor-facing businesses make the most of the opportunity.

Led by Elina Branta of Studio Elina, the workshop focuses on simple, achievable improvements to the look, feel and visitor experience of your business. Participants will explore their business through a visitor's eyes and learn how small changes to presentation, signage, displays, layout and atmosphere can make a lasting impression.

What you will learn

• How visitors experience your business from arrival to departure
• How to improve first impressions and customer-facing spaces
• Ways to enhance presentation, atmosphere and visual appeal
• Practical, cost-effective improvements that suit your business
• How to create an action plan ahead of the Halloween festival season

What you will gain

• A fresh perspective on your business from a visitor's point of view
• Practical ideas tailored to your space, budget and resources
• One identified priority area for improvement
• A realistic action plan with clear next steps
• Greater confidence in welcoming and engaging visitors

Complimentary 1:1 Mentoring

Participants will also receive two complimentary one-to-one mentoring sessions to support implementation of their action plan ahead of the Halloween festival season.

Who should attend?

Suitable for accommodation providers, hospitality businesses, attractions, activity providers, retailers, food producers, market traders and other visitor-facing businesses across County Meath.

How does this differ from Púca Meets Peak?

This workshop complements the Púca Meets Peak Business Workshop. While Púca Meets Peak focuses on developing visitor offers and commercial opportunities, Maximising Festival Footfall focuses on enhancing your premises and visitor experience, helping you make the most of increased visitor numbers during the Halloween festival season.

Businesses are encouraged to attend both workshops.