Meet in Ireland

Name

Meet in Ireland

Legal name

Meet in Ireland

Website

https://meetinireland.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Meet in Ireland is the official business events bureau for the island of Ireland, providing free venue matching, planning support, and financial subvention to corporate event planners, association conference organizers, and incentive travel planners globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Tourism and Destination Marketing Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination (HSACADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Business events bureau
• Destination marketing organization
• Convention bureau services
• MICE tourism promotion
• Venue sourcing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded destination marketing: Meet in Ireland operates as part of Tourism Ireland, a statutory body funded by the Irish government to promote tourism to Ireland. The organization provides free support services to event planners including venue matching, planning assistance, and financial subvention programs for qualifying events. Revenue is derived from government allocation rather than direct customer fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Meet in Ireland provides free destination marketing and event planning support services to professional meeting planners, conference organizers, and incentive trip planners. Its core offering combines a venue discovery and shortlisting platform, on-the-ground coordination through seven regional convention bureaux, and supplementary programs including a Destination Subvention financial incentive scheme, an Ambassador Programme for association conferences, and a Sustainable Meetings initiative. Services are delivered directly via international offices in five priority markets and a central team based in Dublin.

Product overview

Meet in Ireland is a destination marketing platform operated by Ireland's official Business Events Bureau, offering a unified ecosystem of services for planning corporate events. The core platform combines venue discovery with access to seven regional convention bureaux, supplemented by planning tools including a Conference Calendar, Planners' Toolkit, and financial incentives through the Destination Subvention Program. Additional offerings include the Ambassador Programme for association conferences and a Sustainable Meetings initiative, all connected through a centralized shortlist functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venue Search and Shortlist Digital tool allowing event planners to browse, filter, and save venues across Ireland with details on hotel capacity, proximity to airports, gala venue seating, and meeting facilities. Designed for meeting planners sourcing venues for corporate events, conferences, and incentive trips.
• Conference Calendar
• Planners' Toolkit
• Destination Subvention Program
• Ambassador Programme
• Sustainable Meetings

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Dublin Convention BureaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional convention bureau providing on-ground support for events in the Dublin region, with 18,000+ hotel bedrooms and access to venues including the RDS (2,200 banquet capacity) and Citywest Hotel (764 bedrooms, 4,000 theatre capacity).
• Shannon Conference & Sports BureaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional convention bureau covering Shannon, Ennis, and Limerick areas with 7,000 hotel bedrooms, 30 minutes from Shannon Airport. Venues include Thomond Park (450 banquet) and The Strand Hotel.
• Cork Convention BureaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional convention bureau for Cork city and surrounding area with 8,500 hotel bedrooms, 10 minutes from Cork Airport. Venues include Cork City Hall (800 banquet) and Clayton Hotel (932 theatre capacity).
• Galway Convention BureaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional convention bureau for Galway city with 5,300 hotel bedrooms, 75 minutes from Shannon Airport. Venue options include Salthill Hotel (600 banquet) and Connacht Hotel (358 bedrooms).
• Kerry Convention BureaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional convention bureau for Kerry/Killarney area with 5,000 hotel bedrooms, 15 minutes from Kerry Airport. Venues include Killarney Convention Centre (2,500 banquet) and Gleneagle Hotel (2,500 theatre capacity).
• Visit BelfastcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional convention bureau for Belfast and Northern Ireland with 6,084 total bedrooms and 13,042 bed spaces. Titanic Exhibition Centre seats 2,500 banquet style; Grand Central Hotel has 300 bedrooms.
• Visit DerrycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional convention bureau for Derry/Londonderry with 1,630 hotel bedrooms, 10 minutes from City of Derry Airport. Hastings Everglades Hotel seats 400 banquet style.
• DMCs and PCOscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDestination Management Companies and Professional Conference Organizers forming part of the partner network that Meet in Ireland coordinates with to deliver comprehensive event services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Copenhagen Convention Bureau: Part of Wonderful Copenhagen, the official DMO running Copenhagen's convention bureau activities. Direct peer as a Nordic/European DMO promoting a capital city for meetings and conferences, with strong sustainability positioning comparable to Meet in Ireland's green meetings initiative.
• VisitScotland Business Events: Scotland's national business events team within VisitScotland. Direct peer as a destination marketing organization promoting a UK/European destination for MICE, offering regional bureaux, familiarization visits, and subvention-style support — often competing head-to-head with Ireland for association conferences.
• German Convention Bureau (GCB): Germany's national DMO for business events. Direct peer promoting a major European MICE destination with deep convention infrastructure (Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich), well-funded marketing programs, and active international sales teams — frequently competing for the same large association congresses as Ireland.
• Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC): Dutch national DMO with a dedicated Holland Convention Bureau. Direct comparator in the European MICE destination marketing space, offering similar venue-matching, Ambassador Programme, and international promotion activities targeting the same corporate and association planner base.
• Turisme de Barcelona (Barcelona Convention Bureau): City-level convention bureau for Barcelona, a leading European MICE competitor. Comparable in operating as a government-backed bureau promoting convention infrastructure, accommodation inventory, and local supplier network for international meetings and incentive travel.
• VisitBritain / MeetGB: UK's national tourism agency with a dedicated business events unit (MeetGB). Direct comparator as a government-backed DMO marketing Britain as a MICE destination, with similar international office model, subvention-like support, and competing for the same European association and incentive travel RFPs.

Regional players

• Tourism New Zealand - Business Events: New Zealand's national DMO with a business events arm promoting long-haul incentive travel and conferences. Comparable as a government-backed DMO marketing a destination for unique incentive experiences and association conferences, with similar Ambassador Programme structure and similar geographic isolation challenges.
• Visit Flanders / Flanders Convention Bureau: Flanders' DMO with a convention bureau promoting Antwerp, Brussels, and Ghent for business events. Comparable in scale and remit to a regional DMO competing in the European MICE market, though focused on Belgium rather than Ireland's market.

Broad incumbents

• Tourism Ireland: Meet in Ireland's parent statutory body. Tourism Ireland is the broader national tourism authority responsible for promoting all tourism to the island of Ireland internationally; Meet in Ireland is its dedicated business events arm and shares brand, funding, and international office infrastructure.
• Fáilte Ireland: Ireland's National Tourism Development Authority, a sibling statutory body to Tourism Ireland. Comparable as a destination-marketing and development organization focused on the Republic of Ireland's tourism economy, with overlapping remit in domestic tourism development and trade engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/meetinireland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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