Passport Competition Revealed by MICEport

Gosford House, 16 miles from Edinburgh, UK.  In May 2010, Gosford opened its doors for Incentive and hospitality events, from Gala dinners for up to 100 in the Grand dining room to receptions for 400 in the Marble hall.

Gosford, the seat of the Earls of Wemyss and March, is set in 5,000 acres of combined coast and parkland in East Lothian on the south side of the Firth of Forth and close to the celebrated golf courses of Muirfield, Gullane and Craigielaw.

With so much space and with such a varied landscape there is no end to what Gosford House can offer:

• Large scale interactive Highland Games
• Clay pigeon shooting
• Rugby workshops
• Fly fishing
• Sea fishing Horse riding
• Golf clinics
• Falconry displays and handling
• Home baking classes
• Guided nature walks through the Estate and coastline

Hello Scotland is MICEport’s DMC in Scotland for North American Meeting and Incentive buyers. Email us for all your Incentive and Meeting needs from North America at inspireus@miceport.com.

 

Passport Competition by MICEport

This week’s Passport competition by MICEport.

Where in the world is this beautiful incentive and meeting destination?

Hint: Bill’s clothing may give you a big hint.

 

MICEport Competition Answer 6/28/2013

Question: Where in the world is this castle?

Answer: Ireland

 

Photographer Anton Corbijn photographed Moydrum Castle for the cover of U2’s fourth studio album, 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire and gave it a sepia tone. The photograph, however, was a virtual copy of a picture on the cover of a 1980 book “In Ruins: The Once Great Houses of Ireland” by Simon Marsden, for which U2 had to pay compensation. It was taken from the same spot and used the same polarising filter technique, but with the addition of the four band members.

Moydrum Castle is a ruined castle situated in the locality of Moydrum (Magh Droma in Irish meaning, “plain of the ridge”), outside the town of Athlone County Westmeath, Ireland about an hour from Dublin city.  The lands of Moydrum were granted to the Handcock family in 1680.  The Baron decided to create an appropriate stately home on his lands at Moydrum, and therefore remodeled and enlarged an existing house and was completed in 1814.  On the night of July 3rd, 1921, a blaze completely destroyed the castle except for the façade that is present today.

See what else Ireland has to offer your Meetings or Incentives at www.miceport.com.

MICEport’s DMC in Ireland is Wallace Travel Group and our golf resort is Druids Glen Golf Resort, County Wicklow.  MICEport also has DMCs in Scotland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Spain.

 

MICEport Weekly Passport Competition 6/24/2013

This week MICEport launched a fun passport competition. It is just for fun and to see if you know MICEport’s Incentive and Meeting world.

Where in the world is this castle?

Hint: This castle was on the album cover of a very famous band from this country…

Enter on MICEport’s Facebook page.

We will post the answer on Friday – Enjoy!