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In our cultural strategy, A City Imagining, we recognised the importance of cultural tourism in our city's economy. Through storytelling, we can offer visitors authentic, local and cultural experiences.Our citizens, neighbourhoods and local communities are central to telling these stories.
Our cultural strategy outlines four priorities for tourism in Belfast:
We’ve developed an implementation plan for 2020-2023 to deliver our cultural strategy. To ask for a copy, contact us by email tourism@belfastcity.gov.uk
Our tourism activities include:
It’s important groups and organisations that work together to make sure the tourism industry adopts sustainable practices. We’re working with Visit Belfast and other stakeholders to develop a citywide plan for long-term change.
We are supporting Belfast-based tourism and hospitality businesses that apply for the Green Tourism standard.
To find information on what to see and do in Belfast, go to VisitBelfast (link opens in new window).
We offer free and practical training on inclusive tourism to help businesses improve communication and access for their disabled customers.
We’ve worked to develop a Food and Drink Tourism Action Plan. The plan will help improve visitor experiences by developing food tourism experiences and raising the profile of local food and drink. We are doing this to achieve the ambitions of Belfast’s Make Yourself at Home tourism plan.
As part of this plan, we’ve set up a Food and Drink Tourism network, representing businesses from across the hospitality and tourism sectors. If you are a food and drink producer, provider or run food and drink experiences and want to join the network, email culture@belfastcity.gov.uk.
We will be running our Taste Tuesdays mini seminar series in 2023. Our sessions will enable network members to hear from food and drink experts. The sessions will cover current issues important to the development of food and drink businesses and promotion of local food and drink. Each session will also offer members practical advice and training on food sustainability and running a sustainable business.
Our Draft Tourism Plan consultation closed on Monday 7 February.
4th floor, 9 Adelaide, 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8DJ