Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority, looks forward to welcoming the BestCities Global Forum 2025, which takes place in Dublin from 24-26 January.
This prestigious event, supported by the Dublin Convention Bureau, brings together international associations and industry leaders to explore innovative collaborations and impactful business events.
The BestCities Global Forum, known for fostering creativity and community-driven solutions, provides an international platform for showcasing Dublin as a premier destination for business events. Through its support for this event, Fáilte Ireland aims to highlight its renewed focus on enhancing the business events sector to drive significant economic, social, and environmental benefits.
Paul Mockler, Head of Commercial Development with Fáilte Ireland, commented, “Our goal is to leverage business events as a catalyst for positive change, ensuring the conferences hosted here contribute to the economic, social, and environmental well-being of our businesses and our communities. Conferences bring people together, encouraging collaboration, and addressing local, national and global challenges. As attendees share knowledge and ideas, there is potential for long-term social benefits, including the development of community partnerships, increased cultural understanding, and the potential to address social issues within Ireland and further afield.”
Fáilte Ireland’s approach to business events supports wider government policies and objectives that drive robust economic, social, and environmental outcomes. The organisation is focusing on attracting association conferences that benefit Irish cities, regions, communities, and sectoral collectives, and driving long-term legacy benefits across the entire tourism ecosystem. Additionally, Fáilte Ireland’s business events team works on building capability within the destination, rolling out new subvention and measurement frameworks to support and report on conference impacts.
The business events industry is a key component of Ireland’s tourism offering, contributing an estimated €800 million to the economy and supporting 20,000 jobs
