A senior management professional with 20 years experience in the tourism industry in one of Europe’s emerging tourism destinations - Derry ~ Londonderry. Leading the city's destination marketing effort and promoting nationally and internationally Lonely Planets' 4th Best City in the World to Visit 2013, the inaugural UK City of Culture 2013, Ireland's Only Completely Walled City and the best Halloween Festival in the world #DerryHalloween . If you've never been you're now invited, a LegenDerry experience awaits! I am currently the Chief Executive of the city's Official Tourism Organisation, Visit Derry. A public-private partnership and the first of its kind in Ireland, Visit Derry promotes the city, district and wider NW region as a leisure, business, screen, golf and cruise destination as well as providing a complete package of visitor services through its award winning Visitor Information Centre.Visit Derry is a dynamic membership organisation (currently 280 members) supported by the private sector and Derry City & Strabane District Council. It is the lead tourism marketing organisation for the region and markets the city energetically at home and abroad with the support of national partners Tourism NI & Tourism Ireland.Our mission is simple - "to attract visitors and ensure they enjoy a destination experience that is LegenDerry".If you've got a group, event, conference, meeting, or you just need a holiday we've got the destination for you! It may be a small city on a small island off the West coast of Europe, however it is the best place in the world! If you are passionate about the city as much as we are why not become a Business Tourism Ambassador ( based at home or abroad) and potentially influence your next meeting, conference or event to be hosted in this great city we’ll support you to play a part in growing the city region’s economy - I look forward to being LinkedIn with you and together we can grow the city's reputation as a must see destination.