14 August 2012
Venues and Dates
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Brehon Hotel – Killarney 17 September 2012
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Carlton Hotel – Galway 19 September 2012
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Mt Errigal Hotel - Letterkenny 26 September 2012
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Druids Glen Resort – Wicklow 22 November 2012
Outline of the day
09.30 - 10.00am Registration
10.00 - 10.15am Welcome
10.15 – 10.40am Focus online: optimising your web presence
Catriona Walsh from the Fáilte Ireland Web Supports Team will outline the key features of promoting Irish Homes online. Tips and techniques to enhance your Web presence, to more effectively feature products, packages and offerings to your customers. How the Irish Homes Sector can optimise their online presence both for domestic and international consumers.
10.40 – 11.15am Social media & Facebook for approved B&Bs
Ian Cleary will examine the benefits that setting up a business page on Facebook can bring to your accommodation business. How the Approved Irish Homes B&B Sector can optimise their online presence both for domestic and international consumers. Key topics will be further explored and tips and techniques identified in order to communicate more effectively with existing and potential customers.
11.15 – 11.30am Tea & Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.10pm Trip Advisor
Review sites are becoming increasingly important to customers as part of their advance research and decision making process in booking accommodation. Sites such as Trip Advisor offer a range of features and our presenter will outline how they present customer reviews for Approved Irish Homes B&B Sector Businesses and highlight how to most effectively address issues associated with this enormously powerful and popular review platform.
12.10 - 12.40pm Focus online: marketing overseas
Louise McDonnell will present insights into planning and developing a marketing strategy for Irish Home operators within the Approved Irish Homes B&B Sector wishing to enhance their presence in the Overseas Markets.
12.40 – 13.00pm Summary
Fáilte Ireland will chair the Q& A discussion and endeavour to pull all of the strands together into a meaningful canvas of key learning points to provide delegates with a clear set of actions that they can take away.
13.00 – 14.00pm Lunch
12.00 – 14.00pm Rapid reviews
During the latter part of the morning, our web supports team will be available to conduct a series of 20 minute rapid review sessions providing a brief independent website review, which may be booked in advance of each event. Time slots are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. To register, please email the web supports team on
websupports@failteireland.ie
To book a place:
Please email your booking request to
websupports@failteireland.ie and kindly ensure you provide the following details:
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Clearly specify which web conference event you wish to attend
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Contact details (Name, Business Name, email, telephone number)
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Please Indicate if you wish to avail of the one-to-one 20 minute rapid review of your website and if so include your web address
For further information on other web support services contact your local Destination Client Services Team.