The Irish Hotels Federation will host Looking Beyond, the 2019 Annual Conference and Showtel Exhibition at the Gleneagle Hotel & INEC, Killarney, Co. Kerry, from Sunday 3rd March to Tuesday 5th March 2019.

There will be a golf competition on Sunday and this year we are introducing a new event, the Battle of the Branches where teams from each Branch will compete in lots of fun tasks and challenges to win the IHF Battle of the Branches Perpetual Trophy. Prize giving for both events will be held at the welcome buffet that evening.

The Showtel Trade Exhibition opens on Monday morning and is followed by the Annual General Meeting and elections. On Monday afternoon we are hosting the following four workshops: Wedding Market Trends and Future Opportunities; Quality Employers Attracting and Nurturing Talent; Hotel Data Analytics and Driving Direct Booking and Opportunities in Innovation, Accessibility and Carbon. 

Tuesday conference sessions are on Sustainability Matters; Tourism Capital Investment Public and Private; Food and the Customer; Tourism Planning, the Opportunities and Challenges; Leadership and Motivation. 

The full conference brochure and speaker line is available HERE.

To download the booking form please click HERE. Completed forms should be returned to conference@ihf.ie. 

Gala Dinner seating request forms can be downloaded HERE.