Brian McColgan
External Director
Brian Mc Colgan is a founder member of the Abbey Group, formerly known as Abbey Tours, spending over 30 years in the roles of Managing Director and Chairman. Abbey is Ireland's largest privately owned destination management company.
Aside from his career in Abbey, Brian has had extensive engagement across the tourism industry. He served as a director of Bord Fáilte, Dublin Tourism, the Dublin Convention Bureau and the Incoming Tour Operators Association. He was also appointed to the Business Tourism Forum and the Tourism Recovery Taskforce.
Brian has received a number of awards for his contribution to tourism, including, Tourism Ireland's Ambassador Award, Killarney's Order of Innisfallen, and was the first recipient of the AIPCO Hall of Fame award in 2019.
Brian is a strong supporter of the B&B product having promoted it for many years in the international markets.