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The IPBN Tourism Conference in Review
The 2024 IPBN Tourism Conference did more than just bring together some of the top minds from Ireland and Portugal's tourism sectors together, it high...

Meet the Speakers: Case Studies and Business Success from the Interior
The final speakers at the upcoming IPBN Tourism Conference in Porto on November 14 will be discussing each one of their business success stories.

Meet the Speakers: Francisco de Calheiros and Miriam Kennedy
This panel will delve into the opportunities and challenges related to exploring and developing tourism in Portugal's interior regions with similarit...

Introducing Rita Marques, Speaker at the IPBN Tourism Conference
The IPBN is delighted to have Rita confirmed as a guest speaker at the upcoming IPBN Tourism Conference on November 14 in an exclusive conversation wi...

Meet the Speakers: Luis Pedro Martins
On October 1, 2020, Luís took office as President of the Porto and North Tourism Association and has since managed to realize a long-standing ambitio...

Announcing the 3rd Edition of the IPBN Tourism Conference
The Ireland Portugal Business Network (IPBN) is pleased to announce the 3rd Edition of its annual Tourism Conference on Thursday, November 14 from 9h ...

Meet Panel 3 of the IPBN Dublin Innovation Conference
The third panel discussion will highlight key themes regarding doing business in Portugal through the lens of investment and tax incentives with P...

Meet Panel 1 of the Dublin Innovation Conference
Panel one will discuss the overarching theme of the conference and will include: Stefan Goor, Group CIO at IPBN Executive Partner Ardanis, Declan...

Luis Escudeiro Shares Portuguese Incentives for Business
Thanks Luis Escudeiro's deep understanding of the types of incentives available in the country, his company, ACT Solutions, has helped numerous compa...

What's New? August Holidays Give Way to Exciting New IPBN Features
Just as the IPBN found rest and inspiration during our time away, we hope the August break has recharged our members as we have an exciting program ah...

IPBN Member Case Studies at the Tourism Conference
When it comes to the case studies portion of the conference, the IPBN has arranged three significant players in the Algarve tourism industry including...

Meet Panel Three of the IPBN Tourism Conference
Elise Slotte, Owner and guide at IPBN member company Wow Guide Algarve will moderate panelists Mark McSorley, General Manager of Hotel & Residences at...

IPBN Tourism Conference: About the Sponsors
We would like to highlight the IPBN member companies clubstohire.com, João Marques Seguros, SoundLove, Vendici Properties, and Reis – Gestão ...

Panel Two of the IPBN Tourism Conference
Upon organizing an engaging line-up of keynote speakers and panel discussions on topics related to the tourism industry, the IPBN is pleased to announ...

Why You Should Visit the Algarve this Summer!
The Ireland Portugal Business Network (IPBN) is delighted to announce and invite you to the second edition of its Tourism Conference, which will take ...

Panel One of the IPBN Tourism Conference
The first panel discussion, moderated by IPBN member Andy O’Donoghue, will focus squarely on the popular topic of Wellness and Health Tourism and wi...

Summary: IPBN Tourism Conference Panel Two
Moderated by former Chair of the IPBN Aoife Healy, the second panel focused on "How to Tackle and Create Disruption in the Hospitality Sector." In th...

IPBN Tourism Conference: Panel 3 Speakers and Closing Statements
The third panel of the upcoming IPBN Tourism Conference at the Universidade Europeia will focus squarely on diversity and the emerging trends in Portu...

IPBN Tourism Conference: Panel 2 Speakers
The Ireland Portugal Business Network (IPBN) is delighted to host an important conversation among experts in the hospitality sector for our second...

Panel One of the IPBN Tourism Conference
Essentially, the tourism sector is an essential engine in the national economy once more, and experts at the IPBN Tourism Conference's first Panel int...

Introducing: The IPBN Tourism Conference
The Transformation and Repositioning of Tourism in Portugal, How to Tackle and Create Disruption in the Hospitality Sector, and more!

Ireland Embraces Portugal as a Travel and Lifestyle Destination
The staggering number of tourists to Portugal over the last year is up 464.1%, which isn't all that surprising considering the lovely weather, and la...

Relocating to the Algarve in a Post Covid World
Post-Covid Strategies and Challenges, moderated by Chair of the IPBN Algarve Committee, Sharon Farrell welcomed an incredible panel of keynote speaker...

International vs. Private Schools in Portugal
As with anything related to the upbringing of children, research is key to yield the best results. If you know anything about Portugal, you know that ...

The Algarve Living Series Part 4 Recap
The final installment of the IPBN's Algarve Living Series took a closer look at buying and/or renting property in the Algarve with special attention p...

The Algarve Living Series Part 3 Recap
Part three of the four-part Algarve series went off without a hitch, thanks to fabulous finance professionals who shared their tips on the financial h...

The Algarve Living Series Part 1 Recap
Find out what you might have missed at the first part of the Algarve Living Series!

The Algarve Living Series Part 2 Recap
The IPBN hosted the second of its Algarve Living Series webinars on February 11. According to this article in Essential Business, "Portugal’s A...

The Algarve is Used to Making Big Changes
Fiona Butler founded MyGuideAlgarve.com, an online guide to the Algarve with original content focused on tourism and lifestyle that is used both by lo...

Lazer Telecom Sets an Example of How to Tackle Connectivity in Portugal
Some are discovering the limitations of their internet service providers and it's costing them. That is, of course, unless their service provider is L...