‘The best is yet to come’ for tourism in Mid and East Antrim

By The Newsroom
Published 1st Nov 2022, 10:57 BST
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The next few years will be crucial in further developing and strengthening Mid and East Antrim’s tourism offering, a Larne-held event for industry representatives has heard.

Mid and East Antrim Council hosted the gathering at Magheramorne Estate for tourism and hospitality professionals from Whitehead, Islandmagee, Glenarm and Carnlough to showcase a range of newly developed experiences.

The event also highlighted the impact of DAERA’s Pilot Rural Tourism Collaborative Experiences Programme and Tourism NI’s COVID Recovery Market Led Product Development Programme, both delivered in partnership with council.

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The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Beth Adger MBE, said: “We have made hugely encouraging progress in ‘building back’ in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the next few years will be crucial to further develop and strengthen Mid and East Antrim’s visitor and tourism offering.

Sharon Scott, Place Solutions; David Roberts, Tourism NI; the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Beth Adger MBE; Jason Powell, Mid and East Antrim Council and Derick Jenkins, DAERA, at Magheramorne Estate for the tourism event.