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Business tourism is lucrative and according to the Cork Convention Bureau, it can become a staple of the local economy for generations to come. Founded in , public-private partnership Cork Convention Bureau is at the heart of kicking, scratching, cajoling and persuading to bring as big a piece of this enormous pie as possible to Leeside.

That market is set to get a whole lot bigger with the launch of the first ever direct transatlantic flights from Cork to Providence in Rhode Island, while new access to Switzerland and Germany will open up endless possibilities in Europe, said Mr Heaney.

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Everyone needs to be aware that Americans are coming and we need to be American-ready. I was a sceptic when first told about Providence but the more I looked at it, the more excited I became. The market is huge. There are 2, of them based in Brussels but the delegates are based in regional cities. That infrastructure means a better road from Cork to Limerick, the long-awaited convention centre in Cork and a bedroom hotel close to the city centre that can accommodate hundreds of delegates at one time.

A large scale hotel and the convention centre in Cork is the big dream. It has to be a commercial decision, obviously, but a bedroom hotel close to the city would be incredible. It does put you on the back foot sometimes. Everywhere we go internationally we are being asked about the convention centre.