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THE Holiday World Show Dublin, taking place at the RDS Simmonscourt from January 27 to 29, is billed as the only show where you can meet over 1,000 travel professionals from around the world to plan your dream holiday and take advantage of show-only specials and deals.

Kerry exhibitors targeting the 30,000-expected attendees at this year’s Holiday World Show include Castlerosse Hotel & Holiday Homes, Killarney Tourist Office, the Lake Hotel Killarney, Tralee Chamber Alliance and Muckross Park Hotel & Spa.

For three days the Holiday World Show will transform the RDS Simmonscourt into a hub of exotic, vibrant, multi-cultural activity; from the Americas to Asia, Africa to Europe and not forgetting Ireland, visitors can literally experience the locations on offer in a way that is not possible on the internet. Whether you're seeking that once-in-a­lifetime trip, planning a well deserved family holiday or making plans for a romantic getaway, the Holiday World Show is the must-attend event of the year.

This year’s Home Holiday Pavilion is the biggest one yet with exhibitors coming from all across our beautiful island. Fáilte Ireland will also be joining the Home Holiday Pavilion to showcase their Virtual Reality (VR) headset and allow visitors to experience 360° views of the Wild Atlantic Way live from the show.

2017 sees the return of Aer Lingus, the Greek National Tourism Organisation and the Italian State Tourist Board to the show, for the first time in many years, as well as an array of new exhibitors attending for the very first time, including Qatar Airways, Argentina, Japan National Tourist Organisation, Grand American Adventures, Pristine Mountain Adventure, Explore St. Louis, Bespoke India Travel and Botswana Tourism Organisation.

The Holiday World Show 2017 will again host the free Eoghan Corry Travel Summit in association with Dublin Airport facilitated by renowned travel journalist Eoghan Corry where leading industry experts will share their expertise and answer visitors’ questions on topics such as The Americas, Cruises, Ski and Snow Holidays, Solo Holidays and Exotic Destinations, as well as Home Holidays. Eoghan’s guests over the course of the weekend will include Olympic silver medallists Paul and Gary O’Donovan (3pm on Saturday, 28th January), Kathryn Thomas, television presenter and former Irish Travel Journalist of the Year, and Vincent Harrison, Managing Director of Dublin Airport.

For up to date information on Holiday World Show 2017 and to see the full list of exhibitors visit www.holidayworldshow.com
 

 
Above: Minister for Tourism Michael Ring and Maureen Ledwith, organiser of the Holiday World Show, at the Lake Hotel stand at the Holiday World Show at the RDS in Dublin. PICTURE: ARTHUR CARRON