Search results
The tourist economy in Northern Ireland
Key facts and figures about the tourism industry in Northern Ireland.
Certifying a new accommodation business
If you are starting up a new tourist accommodation business such as a hotel or bed and breakfast, you must apply to get certification from Tourism NI.
Support available for accommodation businesses
Help, support and advice for tourist accommodation providers such as hotels and guesthouses, including Invest NI and Tourism NI.
Categories of accommodation business
The eight accommodation categories in Northern Ireland including hotel, guesthouse, bed and breakfast and hostel.
Start a tourist accommodation business
How to start a tourist business in Northern Ireland, including the tourism economy, key considerations, challenges and certification.
Get your tourist accommodation certified
The process of applying for tourist accommodation certification from Tourism NI and getting your premises inspected.
Tourist accommodation categories that need certification
The eight categories of tourist accommodation that require certification from Tourism NI in order to trade.
Inspections of certified tourist accommodation
Tourism NI inspects certified tourist accommodation every four years and also carries out ad-hoc inspections.
Appealing your tourist accommodation inspection outcome
If Tourism NI refuse or revoke your tourist accommodation certification you can appeal the decision.
Deregister your certified tourist accommodation
You should inform Tourism NI if your wish to stop trading as a tourist accommodation provider.
Tourist accommodation certification
Details of the Tourism NI certification process and statutory inspections for accommodation start-ups.
Promote your event
How to promote your event by developing a brand and creating a marketing strategy and plan for promotional tactics
Regulations and licences for events
Information about the legal requirements you should consider when organising events such as entertainment licences and health and safety regulations
Event organisation checklist
A checklist for event organisers to keep track of the planning process from the initial planning stage to the post-event evaluation
Support and funding for events
Tourism NI’s tourism event funding programme, including goals, criteria and example events which have received funding
Plan and organise an event
Set event objectives and consider the various elements of your event, such as the venue, catering and entertainment
Resource efficiency support for your hotel
Where you can get help, support and advice to improve resource efficiency in your hotel including Invest NI, the Carbon Trust and Love Food, Hate Waste
Material efficiency and reducing waste in your hotel
How to reduce waste and use materials more efficiently in areas across your hotel including procurement and office, bedroom, kitchen and cleaning consumables
Save water in your hotel
Use water more efficiently in your hotel in guest rooms, catering, laundry, swimming pools and grounds maintenance, investigate alternative water sources
Ten top tips for resource efficiency in your hotel
Easy-to-follow tips for improving energy, water and materials efficiency and reducing waste in your hotel, from controlling bedroom temperatures to recycling