The AIPCO Covid-19 Response
Below you can find links to AIPCO Covid-19 Press releases, follow our Twitter feed and download our Position Document.
These posts detail AIPCO, and the industry’s position as a whole, along with the proposed course of action over the coming months.
ITIC’s Tourism Industry Revival Plan is fully supported and crucial to the survival of our industry.
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Fáilte Ireland’s COVID-19 Safety Charter
AIPCO support Fáilte Ireland’s COVID-19 Safety Charter to ensure confidence in Ireland's safety to drive the return of international visitors Click here to apply
Conference industry warned of collapse as hotel operator folds
300 delegates attended an online conference of The Association of Irish Professional Conference Organisers (AIPCO). Its chairman, Ronan Flood, said the industry looks set to be one of the worst hit by Covid-19, with 90pc of events scheduled from now until summer 2021...
Ireland faces €200m loss from International Conferences?
The AIPCO represents 10 Professional Conference Organisers (PCOs) in Ireland, who employ over 230 professionals. AIPCO members organise on average 96 conferences per annum, attended by 32,258 international delegates delivering an enormous economic impact of...
Introduce a grant scheme and VAT exemption for those involved in business tourism.
Conference organisers have called on the Government to introduce a grant scheme and VAT exemption for those involved in business tourism. PCO’s in Spain and Portugal enjoy a VAT Exemption on their services when a client books those services through a PCO. In the 2019...
More is needed for Jobs and the Economy
Professional Conference Organisers say “more is needed for jobs and the economy” as Government announces stimulus plan The Association of Irish Professional Conference Organisers - AIPCO - has called the Government stimulus plan “a step forward but not enough”. The...
Covid-19 Position Document
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