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RING OF CORK LAUNCHES NEW TOURISM VIDEO SERIES FOR CORK

Ring of Cork Wraps Up A Successful Year with Tourism Seminar and AGM

Supporting tourism businesses in Cork, the Ring of Cork has delivered an unprecedented
number of training courses, networking information events and briefings in 2018, with
a view to attracting and retaining tourists in the East Cork, Cork Harbour and Great-
er Cork region. As part of this mission, a new Ring of Cork Scenic Video Series was
launched this week at the Oriel House Hotel in Ballincollig, Cork.
Speaking at the ‘Standing Out & Staying Ahead” Tourism Seminar and AGM, Ring of
Cork Programme Manager Elga Ryan said, “Through Ring of Cork, we have directly
supported the tourism sector in this region, through innovative and market-led events,
training and initiatives, from “Getting China Ready” to bespoke digital media and on-
line training. In October we launched the first ever Ring of Cork Travel Series, which
featured 10 engaging episodes of the region. These we launched on social media. We
are now launching a new Ring of Cork Scenic video series for use by our members to
promote the Ring of Cork. These videos travel virally far and wide, and attract interest
from potential visitors to Ireland through online and social media.”

Ring of Cork members include close to 100 of Cork’s best tourism activities, attractions,
restaurants, bars and accommodation providers in the East Cork and Cork Harbour
region. . The new scenic video series designed specifically for social media, includes
stunning visuals of Cork Harbour, East Cork & the Greater Cork Area and are available
for use by all. These videos are free content that every business in Cork can use, share
with the purpose to attract even more national and international visitors to the area in
2019.
Stephanie Lynch CEO of OntheQT.ie, and co-creator of the video series said “The Ring of
Cork video series is about creating content that people can engage with and relate to -
it brings people on an adventure with us around South and East Cork and gives them a
taste of the experience before they try it for themselves. The more creative you are with
your content, the more successful it will be. It’s about always being a step ahead and
creating engaging content which is why we believe the Ring of Cork video series are so
vital in the social media world. I was delighted to work on such an exciting and success-
ful campaign”.

The scenic video series will be able to view and share from www.ringofcork.ie and Ring
of Cork on Facebook and Instagram
Also speaking at the Tourism Seminar, Ironman Ireland (Cork) Course Director John
Innes explained how businesses can make their services appeal more to triathlon and
ironman competitors and spectators attending the event in Youghal and East Cork .
From Ironman friendly meals and nutrition to bicycle storage, cycle ways and parking
areas and other hospitality options that consider the needs of this target market. Events
like Seafest, Agricultural Shows, Music concerts and other festivals throughout the year
provide a huge boost to the local economy and the Ironman event will be a welcome
addition in 2019..
Following the Ring of Cork training seminar, the AGM was held and plans for supporting
the tourism sector of the region in 2019 were discussed. For more information on join-
ing Ring of Cork, visit www.ringofcork.ie