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Tourism visitor experience quality grading scheme
The types of tourism business and attractions eligible for the Tourism NI visitor experience quality grading scheme, and the process to become quality graded.
Advantages of quality grading for tourism businesses
Being quality graded by Tourism NI can bring a number of benefits to your business, including improving your reputation and giving you a competitive advantage.
Tourism five-star rating system
Tourism NI’s five star rating system indicates the quality and standards of various types of tourism business including accommodation and visitor experiences.
Quality grading of caravan and camping parks
Tourism NI’s voluntary five star rating quality grading scheme for caravan and camping parks and the facilities that are assessed.
Accommodation welcome schemes
Tourism NI welcome schemes for accommodation providers to recognise businesses that cater for specific groups such as families, cyclists, film crews and more.
Get the right licences for your tourist accommodation business
An overview of the licences needed to run a tourism accommodation businesses legally, such as alcohol, music and TV licences, and how to apply for them.
Tourist accommodation booking terms and conditions
Terms and conditions set when a guest makes a booking form a legal contract, will normally cover booking, pricing, cancellation policies and more.
Advantages and disadvantages of online travel agents
The pros and cons of selling rooms through online travel agents and booking websites for hotels, Bed and Breakfasts and other accommodation providers.
Choose an online travel agent to work with
The important factors you should consider when deciding to work with an online travel agent or booking website to sell rooms at your accommodation business.
Selling through online travel agents
What to consider when using online accommodation booking websites to sell your accommodation services for hotels, hostels, guesthouses and bed and breakfasts.
Tourist accommodation contracts
Best practice regarding booking contracts, cancellations and handling disputes with guests.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing product distribution
Consider the benefits and challenges of outsourcing product distribution, and IP issues in outsourcing agreements.
Licensing your intellectual property
How to license out your intellectual property, and choose the right type of license, to fuel the growth of your business.
Selling your intellectual property
How to value and sell your business' intellectual property and use your IP to support your growth strategy.
Grow your business through franchising
Find out how to grow your business through a franchise operation, and use franchise agreements to prevent common problems.
Intellectual property business help and support
Overview and contact details for organisations that can help and advise you on intellectual property queries.
Intellectual property health check
Find out how you can use the IPO's free IP Health Check tool to help protect your intellectual property assets.
Use intellectual property to grow your business
Ways you can use intellectual property (such as brands, patents and designs) to support the growth of your business.
Tourist accommodation cancellation, charges and refunds
How to deal with guest cancellations, cancellation charges and refunds if your offer tourist accommodation.
Claiming damages when a guest cancels an accommodation booking
What you should do if a guest cancels their accommodation booking, therefore breaching a contract with you, including how to claim damages.