US June/July 2003 The former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O’Donoghue TD visited Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York in June/July 2003 to attend a number of trade and media events arranged by Tourism Ireland. He met with and addressed North American corporate, trade and media contacts in Los Angeles and also had separate meetings with key tour operators from the West Coast of the US. He also addressed local trade and media in San Francisco. In New York, the Minister attended Tourism Ireland’s Tourism Marketing Partnership meeting and met with tour operators. The Minister also spoke at the official welcome ceremony for the Jeanie Johnston to New York which was attended by key corporate, trade and media contacts. The Minister was interviewed for the PBS television show “Out of Ireland” which broadcasts to over 6.5 million viewers. He was accompanied by his wife. MONTH
COST
OF
NAME and TYPE OF COST
DETAILS
(Euro)
TRAVEL MINISTER JOHN O'DONOGHUE & KATE ANN O'DONOGHUE 30.06.03
DUBLIN/LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK/SHANNON
01.07.03
LOS ANGELES/SANFRANCISCO
02.07.03
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California
30.06.03
1 night
€637.56
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
01.07.03
1 night
€780.30
Fitzpatrick’s Hotel
2nd -5th July 2003
3 nights (Inc meals and laundry)
FLIGHT
€7,574.06 €911.57 €1,197.36
ACCOMMODATION
€1,659.86
OTHER RESTAURANT Harbour Light, New York
04.07.03
THEATRE
03.07.03
2 tickets
€221.05
TRANSPORT
30th June to 1st July
Car Transfers (LA)
€811.31
1st July to 2nd July
Car Transfers (San Francisco)
€370.52
2nd to 5th July
Car Transfers (New York)
€248.78
€2,059.49
Visit by Minister O’Donoghue to Australia 26th October – 5th November 2003 The former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O’Donoghue TD visited Australia in October/November 2003 where he undertook an extensive programme of meetings with key travel and tourism representatives in Australia and media interviews. The Minister met with and addressed over 40 travel and tourism representatives and 50 media at two separate Tourism Ireland events in Sydney, and at a Tourism Ireland event in Melbourne (to approx. 30 people). He also addressed an audience of 70 people at a reception at the Irish Consulate. He met with the Hon. Sandra Christine Nori, MP, State Minister for Tourism, Sports and Recreation, New South Wales in Sydney and with Mary Delahunty, State Minister for the Arts Victoria in Melbourne. He also met with the State Minister for Tourism & Major Events, Victoria, John Pandazopoulos. He also had a meeting with Ken Boundy, Chief Executive of the Australian Tourism Commission and with other representatives of the Commission. He was a guest of Governor John Landy, Governor of Victoria. The Minister performed the official opening of the Emerald Travel offices in Melbourne and attended and spoke at an Irish Chamber of Commerce/ IRFU event in Melbourne which was attended by 300. He attended the Compromise Rules Match Australia V Ireland and the Australia V Ireland rugby international. He met with representatives of the equestrian sector at the Melbourne Cup where he also made a speech and presentation of Waterford Crystal. The Minister was interviewed by Channel Seven Studios for the Breakfast TV Show Sunrise which has an audience of approximately 2 million and by Tony Delroy for ABC Radio. He also carried out media interviews with the Irish Echo, Independent Newspapers, Traveltrade, Celtic FM and Travelweek. He was accompanied by his wife.
MONTH NAME and TYPE OF COST
COST
OF
DETAILS
(Euro)
CORK/LONDON/BANGKOK/SYDNEY/MELBOURNE
€14,007.21
TRAVEL MINISTER JOHN O'DONOGHUE & KATE ANN O'DONOGHUE FLIGHT
26th Oct - 5th Nov
ACCOMMODATION Oriental Hotel Bangkok Shangri-La Sydney Park Hyatt Melbourne Raffles Hotel Singapore
26.10.03 27-30 Oct 2003
1 night
€417.48
4 Nights (inc meals and photocopy charges)
€1,412.27
31 Oct -5 Nov 2003
5 Nights
€4,545.45
05.11.03
1 Night
€198.05
OTHER RESTAURANT Cafe Sydney
28.10.03
€121.14
Prime Restaurant
29.10.03
€67.87
Yerring Station
02.11.03
€202.82
Donovan's Restaurant
02.11.03
€163.33
Ondine Restaurant
04.11.03
€142.21
OPERA
29.10.03
FORMAL WEAR FOR MINISTER
31.10.03
TRANSPORT
1 TICKET
€96.89 €138.13
30th -31st Oct
CAR TRANSFERS
€530.56
31st Oct - 5th Nov
CAR TRANSFERS
€1,372.47
US 27th October- 1st November 2004 The former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O’Donoghue TD visited Houston and Dallas for meetings with the Presidents of two key airlines, Continental Airlines and American Airlines. The Minister also met with and addressed over 70 trade and media contacts at a Tourism Ireland event in Houston and over 65 local trade and media contacts at a Tourism Ireland event in Dallas. The Minister presented one of the trophies at the Breeders Cup meeting where he was also interviewed by NBC Television for a nationwide broadcast. The Minister was accompanied by his wife. MONTH
COST
OF
NAME and TYPE OF COST
DETAILS
(Euro)
TRAVEL MINISTER JOHN O'DONOGHUE & KATE ANN O'DONOGHUE FLIGHT
ACCOMMODATION St Regis Hotel, Houston Crescent Court Hotel, Dallas
27.10.04 28th - 30th Oct 2004
DUBLIN/NEWARK/DALLAS/CHICAGO/DUBLIN HOUSTON/DALLAS
€9,194.26 €748.36
1 night 3 nights
€413.42 €2,822.72
OTHER RESTAURANT Trinity Hall, Irish Pub, Texas
30.10.04
BREEDERS CUP & POST RACE RECEPTION
30.10.04
2 tickets
€681.81
TRANSPORT
31.10.04 28th - 30th Oct
Car Transfers Car Transfers
€154.55 €748.29
€26.67
Tourism Ireland Media and Travel Agent Seminars Los Angeles, February 2005 The former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O’Donoghue TD led a delegation, with representatives of the industry from Ireland and market-based tour operators that delivered key messages to a group of over 150 key US travel trade representatives at a Tourism Ireland Travel Agent Seminar in Universal City, Los Angeles. He also met with and addressed key media representatives at a Tourism Ireland media event in Los Angeles. The Minister travelled on to New York for a series of film industry and arts engagements before returning to Ireland. The Minister was accompanied by his wife. MONTH OF
NAME and TYPE OF COST
COST DETAILS
(Euro)
TRAVEL MINISTER JOHN O'DONOGHUE & KATE ANN O'DONOGHUE RESTAURANT McCormick & Schmicks
09.02.05
€111.11
Bellini, New York
10.02.05
€141.72
US April 2005 Visit of Minister John O’Donoghue and Ireland West Delegation The former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O’Donoghue TD led an Ireland West delegation on their promotional visit to the United State in April 2005 to brief the North American travel trade on the West of Ireland. Key messages included ease of access and the West of Ireland’s key attractions. The Minister participated in several events for the travel industry, including the official opening of the CIE Tours office in New Jersey. The itinerary also included a reception for key trade and media contacts in New York to launch the Galway Arts Festival. The Minister conducted media interviews with top US travel and lifestyle publications including Gourmet, Conde Nast, Travel Weekly and Town and Country Magazine. He also addressed over 80 people at the Ireland-US Council Reception, the focus of which was on business tourism. The Minister was accompanied by his wife.
MONTH NAME and TYPE OF COST
COST
OF
DETAILS
(Euro)
TRAVEL MINISTER JOHN O'DONOGHUE & KATE ANN O'DONOGHUE OTHER THEATRE
19.4.05
2 TICKETS
€249.91
THEATRE
20.4.05
2 TICKETS
€233.33
TRANSPORT
17th to 20th April
Car Transfers
€1,204.97
US June/July 2005 The former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O’Donoghue TD visited Boston as part of a broader visit to the US where he met with local travel trade representatives at an event hosted by Tourism Ireland. He also attended a Tourism Ireland trade event at Newport Rhode Island, which is twinned with Kinsale, and which has a large Irish community. He met tourism representatives and city officials and was a guest of Rhode Island State Representative Paul Crowley. He also visited the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Boston. The Minister was accompanied by his wife.
MONTH NAME and TYPE OF COST
COST
OF
DETAILS
(Euro)
TRAVEL MINISTER JOHN O'DONOGHUE & KATE ANN O'DONOGHUE ACCOMMODATION Jurys Hotel Boston
30th Jun - 2nd July 2005
2 nights
€1,845.52
30th Jun to 2nd July
Car Transfers
€1,013.20
OTHER TRANSPORT
Visit by Minister O’Donoghue to Australia and New Zealand 28th October – 7th November 2005 The former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O’Donoghue TD visited Australia and New Zealand in October/November 2005 for an extensive programme of meetings with key travel and tourism representatives and media interviews in support of Tourism Ireland’s promotional objectives in these New and Developing Markets. The Minister was accompanied by his wife. The Minister met with both his Australian counterpart, Minister Bob Debus, in Sydney and with the New Zealand Associate Arts Minister, Judith Thizard, in Auckland. He also met with key airline executives, including representatives from Gulf Air and Emirates Airlines. He was a guest of the Governor of Victoria, Victoria Racing Club and Coolmore Stud and took part in a media event and panel discussion on racing during the Melbourne Cup. He met with representatives of the horse racing and equestrian sectors and with the Governor of Victoria, Victoria Racing Club and Coolmore Stud and took part in a media event and panel discussion on racing and the bloodstock industry. The Minister addressed travel and tourism representatives, key airline executives and media at Tourism Ireland events in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. The Minister also undertook a number of media interviews, including interviews with Australia’s 3AH, with TravelBulletin, the Irish Echo and the New Zealand Herald.
MONTH
COST
OF
NAME and TYPE OF COST
DETAILS
(Euro)
TRAVEL MINISTER JOHN O'DONOGHUE & KATE ANN O'DONOGHUE
FLIGHT
26th Oct - 7th Nov
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY/AUCKLAND/KUALA LUMPAR/LONDON/DUBLIN
€15,352.38
DUBLIN/LONDON/SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE
€7,401.16
€2,190.06
ACCOMMODATION Grand Hyatt Melbourne
28th Oct - 1st Nov 2005
4 nights
Park Hyatt Sydney
1-2 Nov 2005
1 night Other (breakfast, room service)
SkyCity Grand Hotel Auckland
2 - 5 Nov 2005
3 nights
€671.42 €72.56 €1,776.31
Meals
€157.89
Other (dry cleaning & room service)
€207.94
OTHER RESTAURANT Whites Restaurant Hilton Hotel Auckland
03.11.05
€179.28
The Shed, Waiheke - lunch
04.11.05
€163.42
Soul Bar, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland
04.11.05
€166.28
Lenin Auckland
04.11.05
€112.05
TOUR OF MORNINGTON PENINSULA
30.10.05
€250.96
FORMAL WEAR FOR MINISTER
31.10.05
€301.67
SYDNEY AIRPORT VIP SUITE HIRE
02.11.05
€210.57
TRANSPORT
1st to 2nd Nov
Car Transfers
€101.75
28th Oct to 1st Nov
Car Transfers
€793.81