She helped establish the tourism sub-committee of the NI Chamber of Commerce of which she was also a member. She is also on the board of governors of four schools. Tourism, she believes, has almost unlimited potential in Northern Ireland, but it has to be vigorously promoted. I would also like to see the Chambers of Commerce involved directly along with retailers, taxi drivers, publicans - indeed anyone who is likely to come into contact with tourists. Those involved in the industry can see the benefit of membership and I hope that Newry and Mourne will eventually come on board.
Some district councils believe they have no tourist attractions or infrastructure, but they have.
Scenic walks or fishing are tourism attractions. You don't need to have a theme park. Officials from Bangor recently went to a cruise convention in Miami because we believe we could be a port of call for cruise liners. We all need to work together to support the tourist industry. It wants to expand and it wants to prepare for the tourism boom which I believe is on its way.