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NI minister's 'visitor inspired' call to tourism sector
Industry leaders urged to consider the needs and demands of tourists in an effort to encourage future growth
By Pete Hayman tourism sector attended the
conference, which also included
Northern Ireland tourism speeches from Lonely Planet
leaders has been urged by the travel editor Tom Hall and Visit
country's tourism minister, Brighton marketing director
Arlene Foster, to be more Adam Bates.
"visitor inspired" in an attempt Foster said: "It's an exciting
to help boost the industry. time for tourism here but
Speaking at the fifth annual fulfilling our potential as a
Northern Ireland Tourist Board leading edge destination is our
Visitor Servicing Conference at collective responsibility – every-
the La Mon House Hotel in one has a role to play.
Belfast, Foster highlighted the "I urge the industry to focus
importance of listening to what on further enhancing the visitor
visitors want. experience by listening to the
More than 130 delegates needs of our visitors and
from Northern Ireland's becoming visitor inspired." The Giant's Causeway is one of Northern Ireland's main attractions
London 2012 "to learn" from Vancouver's Games
Profits up at
Goals Soccer
By Pete Hayman Four key areas in which Goals Soccer Centres is
Vancouver "excelled" were iden- poised to take advantage
London 2012 organisers have tified by LOCOG; the first being of "opportunities" offered
revealed that a team of 50
oda
putting sport at the heart of by this year's World Cup
delegates has spent time at the the events. Service; stadia and after posting a 10 per cent
2012/
2010 Winter Olympics in courses and spectator sites increase in sales in 2009.
Vancouver, Canada, to take
:
london
were the three other elements. Compared with 2008,
advantage of a "final opportu- image LOCOG chair Sebastian Coe the operator of five-a-side
nity" to learn from the Games. Preparations continue for 2012 said: "The four 'S's we've soccer centres across the
Members of the London identified give us real food for UK saw pre-tax profits
Organising Committee of the operations and how a city thought and an added level of increase by 7 per cent and
Olympic and Paralympic Games functions during the event in detail to our planning as we revealed it is on target to
(LOCOG) were tasked with order to help ensure that the become the next taxi off the open seven sites in 2010.
experiencing Games-time London Games are a success. Olympic Games rank."
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