Information
Tourism Ireland will organise a networking lunch in Lille on September 29th, followed by an Irish‑themed breakfast networking event in Paris on September 30th.
Travel:
Travel between Paris and Lille will be organised by train. Tourism Ireland France will send each participant the necessary details to arrange their travel, including the train schedule and hotel recommendations.
Please note:
Participants will need to book their own accommodation and transport.
Air access:
Flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly are available from Dublin (Aer Lingus and Transavia) and from Belfast (easyJet) on Monday 28th September and Wednesday 30th September.
Paris – Lille:
1‑hour train journey.
Please note that to be eligible to attend future Tourism Ireland events, completion of a post event evaluation survey is mandatory.
- Opportunity Type
- B2B
- Activity category
- Overseas Events
- Activity
- Overseas Sales Missions
- Destination programme
- Island of Ireland
- Spaces
- 10
- Sign up by
- 20/06/2026
- Address
- TBC, central locations in both cities
- Schedule
- Format Lille:12:00 – 12:30: Welcome drinks and networking opportunity12:30 – 14:00: Lunch at tables of 6 to 8 people, mixing IOI partners and trade buyersDuring the lunch, each partner will have 5 minutes to present their product to the attendees.Format Paris:09:00 – 09:30: Welcome tea/coffee and networking opportunity09:30 – 10:30: Traditional Irish breakfast, during which each IOI industry partner will have 5 minutes to present their MICE offering to the attendees.Followed by 1 hour networking and 1 to 1 meetings