At Derry Convention and Conference Bureau we promote Derry as a dynamic destination for convention, conference and incentive travel.

Derry is an ideal destination for conventions, conferences, meetings, and incentive travel.

Derry is a world cultural, historical and convention metropolis. Every year hundreds of thousands of people flock to Derry for the conventions, trade fairs and seminars which are held here. The majority of these guests come thanks to the activities of Derry Conference Venues.

Derry Conference Venues mission is to present Derry as an important convention venue, especially abroad, and in so doing – and through competing with other destinations  – to win the greatest possible number of conventions and conferences for Derry.

The Convention industry is one of the most dynamic and fast-developing industries within the global economy. This fact best reflects in the huge investments that have been made into the Derry convention infrastructure. New hotels have been built in Derry, offering a wide variety of conference rooms featuring the latest equipment, the Derry Conference Centre has undergone a thorough reconstruction and extension, and the Derry International Airport itself too has been extended and modernised.

Congresses and conferences ensure the maximum utilisation of hotels outside the main tourist season. This means the accommodation market is not lagging behind but is adapting to the growing demands of convention tourists, something which is seen in the number of new five- and four-star hotels which have been opened. At the beginning of 2005, there were 19 five-star hotels in Derry as a whole (up from 10 in the year 2000) and 201 four-star hotels (compared to 144 in 2000). There were 4,200 three-star and other hotels. As for capacity, five-star hotels had a total of 7,500 beds, four-star had 27,500 while three-star and other hotels and pensions had over 190,000.