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Irish travel tech companies urged to strengthen links with the UK
Irish travel technology companies are being urged to focus on the UK market by Enterprise Ireland, a government funded organisation to help develop trade relations.
It forecast that travel IT expenditure in the UK will represent £1.3 billion in 2011, which will outstrip the average IT spend for the first time since 2008.
According to its estimates, travel companies will spend 6.7% more on technology this year, compared to 6.4% for all UK enterprises.
At a dinner earlier this month, hosted by His Excellency Mr Bobby McDonagh, the Irish Ambassador to the UK, many of the UK’s leading travel companies had an opportunity to meet with Irish technology companies.
Amongst the UK companies were Low Cost group, TUI, P and P Associates, Virgin Atlantic, Hertz, Easy Jet, Gatwick Airport and BMI.
The Ambassador spoke warmly of the close and special relationship between the UK and the Irish (but disappointed many in the audience when he confessed his allegiance to Tottenham Hotspurs FC).
The evening ended with introductions to the technology companies present from the Emerald Isle, which included CarTrawler, Direct Ski, Monex, Open Jaw and Surf Box.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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