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The UK Space Conference held at the ICC Belfast from the 21st to the 23rd of November 2023 marked a transformative moment for the city and its trajectory in the global space industry. This three-day event brought together visionaries, experts, and innovators from across the globe, converging on Belfast to explore the frontiers of space exploration and technology.

The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) and the Soil Science Society of Ireland (SSSI) come together for a packed two-day event, set in the historic Assembly Buildings Conference Centre in the heart of Belfast.

IFA and Visit Belfast tie up in major drive to promote sports tourism, women’s football and business events.  The Irish Football Association and Visit Belfast, the city region’s destination marketing and management organisation, have joined forces in a significant strategic partnership designed to maximise the opportunities for sports tourism.

Belfast now recognised as the world’s best conference and events destination at the annual C&IT Awards gala for five out of the last six years

Killeavy Castle Estate, a four-star luxury retreat nestled in the heart of County Armagh has been named AA Hotel of the Year Northern Ireland at the prestigious AA Hospitality Awards 2023. 

Following a groundbreaking partnership led by Visit Belfast, Belfast City Council and Green Tourism in 2021, hoteliers across Belfast are ramping up their green credentials at a record rate. Seventy five percent of the city region’s 4,800 hotel rooms are now officially accredited by Green Tourism, the global body which promotes sustainable and environmental standards across the sector.

Belfast will this month host Europe’s largest annual gathering of archaeologists when the city will welcome more than 3,000 delegates to Queen’s University and to a variety of venues across the city for four full days.

Belfast now ranks in the top 100 in the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) worldwide Country and City Rankings for the first time.

Drinks company Titanic Distillers has invested almost £8 million to convert the historic Titanic Pumphouse, in the heart of Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.

The data analyses arriving and departing scheduled and chartered flights, with figures for 2022 showing that Belfast City Airport matched in its rankings with partner airports East Midlands and Exeter.