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Recent ICCTA updates

Recent updates, case-linked stories and selected public activity from across ICCTA's Ireland-China work.

Official signing ceremony stage at MITE Macao 2026
Tourism Trade

MITE Macao 2026: New Links for Ireland-China Tourism Cooperation

At MITE Macao in April 2026, ICCTA used the expo platform to build new cooperation links across tourism, hospitality and Ireland-Europe market access.

Hunan Sino-Irish industry dialogue conference overview
Trade Facilitation

Trade Facilitation Case: Hunan Sino-Irish Industry Dialogue

A selected cooperation case showing how ICCTA's wider partnership network can support structured industry dialogue, B2B matchmaking and Ireland-China partner facilitation.

Cross-cultural Irish music performance during the Beijing heritage exchange programme
Case Study

Irish Intangible Cultural Heritage in China, 2025

A case study showing how ICCTA supported Irish cultural heritage exchange in Beijing through public presentation, private cultural networking, performer coordination and media storytelling.

Wudang Mountain landscape and cultural tourism setting in Hubei
Case Study

Hubei Wudang FAM Trip & International Tourism Promotion, 2025

A destination-promotion case study showing how ICCTA supported international tourism exchange connected with Hubei's Shennongjia-Wudang Mountains-Three Gorges cultural and ecological tourism route.

Speakers and guests at a Beijing tourism promotion event in Dublin
Market Insight

Tourism Market Insight: Building Stronger Links with Asian Markets

Irish tourism partners can widen their market mix by building stronger links with Asian travel-trade networks, culture-led visitor experiences and clearer destination storytelling.

Chinese-speaking guide introducing an Irish streetscape to visiting guests
Guide Network

Guide Network Support for Delegations and Visitor Programmes

ICCTA is developing a guide-network framework to connect suitable local guides, interpreters and cultural experts with serious Ireland-China tourism and delegation enquiries.

Partner exchange during a tourism promotion programme in Dublin
Partnerships

Partnership Formats for Ireland-China Cultural Tourism Exchange

ICCTA works with cultural organisations, tourism partners and institutions to shape practical Ireland-China cooperation formats with clear public value and follow-up potential.

Guests and speakers at a tourism promotion event in Dublin
Tourism Cooperation

Tourism Cooperation Pathways Between Ireland and China

ICCTA supports practical tourism cooperation between Ireland and China through destination storytelling, hosted visits, trade introductions and culture-led visitor exchange.

Two women engaged in discussion and study at a table with books and notepads.
Education Exchange

Education, Youth and Cultural Exchange Pathways

ICCTA can support education and youth exchange conversations where cultural understanding, travel, language learning and institution-to-institution links naturally come together.

Opening scene from the Beijing cultural heritage exchange programme
Case Background

Irish Heritage Exchange at Beijing Cultural Festival

A background update connected with ICCTA's 2025 Irish intangible cultural heritage exchange activity in Beijing.

Travel-trade participants during a China familiarisation and inbound tourism programme
FAM Trip

China FAM Trip and Inbound Tourism Exchange

A FAM trip and tourism exchange update connected with Beijing, Hangzhou and Sanya, highlighting the value of direct destination experience for travel professionals.

Community cultural workshop activity with participants in conversation
Cultural Exchange

Cultural Exchange Workshops and Community Activity

ICCTA supports workshops and community activities that help people experience Irish and Chinese culture through practical, respectful and accessible formats.