Ireland – China
Zatino Travel has worked between Ireland and China for a decade — moving delegations, business leaders, trade representatives and cultural groups in both directions. This page is what that work actually looks like.
Programme leadership
A leader in cross-cultural exchange, Pat has lived in China since 2012 — first teaching English in Liaoning province, then building trade, culture and investment connections between Ireland and China. He leads the institute's Ireland–China programmes.
Selected work
Past programme
An eight-day programme run with the Ireland China Institute, covering Dublin, Cork, Dundalk and Galway. Combines business briefings, company and industry visits, tax and legal sessions, professional networking and cultural immersion.
Research
The Ireland China Culture and Tourism Association's research report on Ireland's tourism challenges and opportunities, published April 2025. It examines the sharp decline in visitor numbers from early 2025 and the case for redirecting to Asian markets.
Delegation
Zatino Travel facilitated the participation of Irish travel trade representatives in the 2024 conference in China — a wellness-tourism and market-access connection that strengthened ties with the Chinese travel market.
Event
Coordination support for Beijing's tourism promotion event in Dublin — cultural and destination marketing between the two countries.
Past programmes shown as evidence of capability. Dates and details are historical.
What we can arrange
Inbound to Ireland: business discovery visits, company and industry callers, tax and legal briefings, delegation logistics and cultural programme. Outbound to China: trade events, industry visits, market familiarisation and conference participation. Same team, same attention, whichever way the group travels.
On the ground
Photographs from the outbound side of the work: trade events, one-to-one business meetings and conference stages in China. The inbound side runs through the same team in Dublin.
Sample programme
An eight-day programme run with the Ireland China Institute — tax and legal sessions, industry networking and cultural immersion.
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