The secret millionaire

This year, John Fitzpatrick, President and CEO of The Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, North America, is not only celebrating his company’s 20th anniversary in NYC, and his third term as Chairman of the Hotel Association of NYC, he is also continuing his 18-year commitment to the Eithne & Paddy Fitzpatrick Memorial Fund which benefits underprivileged communities in Ireland. He’s also in the spotlight as part of RTÉ One’s “Secret Millionaire” series, in which notable Irish businessmen who go undercover in some of the most disadvantaged parts of Dublin, Cork and Dundalk.

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Killarney is the business for American group

Decision-makers top US business tourism companies recently visited Kerry and the South West. Invited here by Tourism Ireland in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland and Paula Ward’s Ireland (destination management company), the group included senior representatives of companies involved in the MICE (meetings, incentive, conferences and events) industry who organise international conferences, meetings and large-scale incentive events overseas

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Eastern promises

Pictured on the Tourism Irelan stand at the China Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM), in Beijing this week, are (l-r): Zi Zhuang, Tourism Ireland China; Emma Leonard, Embassy of Ireland in China; Susan Li, Tourism Ireland China; Yizheng Liu, Club Travel; Fiona O’Sullivan and Susan Barrett, Custom Ireland (destination management company); Helen Chen, Tourism Ireland China; and Ming Yang, Custom Ireland.