Irish Hotels Federation

Irish hotel industry issues warning amid slower bookings and rising costs

Irish Hotels Federation highlights ongoing hit from costs

Former Buswell’s manager to lead hotel industry lobby group

Irish Hotels Federation names high-profile industry veteran Paul Gallagher as new chief executive

Hospitality should be moved to an economic ministry by incoming government

Reconfigured Department of Employment would help support sector that provides 270,000 jobs and generates €10bn annually in revenues

Measures to improve working conditions leading to crisis in food sector, report finds

Impact ‘could lead’ to loss of 625,000 international visitors and 21,000 tourism jobs

Hospitality sector urges Government response to ‘severe challenges’ amid gloomy outlook

Food sales have fallen by about 9% on average this year, and are expected to drop by as much as 12% over the rest of the year, according to lobbies

Hoteliers on rising premiums: ‘The insurance market is broken’

Increases in the cost of insurance have come at exactly the wrong time for many businesses in the hospitality sector

Hoteliers advised to be more like airlines and charge for ‘add ons’

‘Digitising the guest journey’ can lead to additional revenue streams for room upgrades and room services

Irish hoteliers warn that forward bookings are down almost 5%

Irish Hotels Federation reports a drop in business sentiment as members meet for annual conference

Ireland’s hotels come roaring back, with a little help from Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen

The Taylor Swift effect this summer is just one in a series of big events that is boosting room rates

Kenmare man to take charge of Lansdowne hotel from Brennan brothers

Patrick Hanley, whose family owned the hotel for almost 30 years, has three years to complete purchase of the property

Insurance fraud and rising premiums: ‘People think they can get away with making outrageous claims’

Industry figures concede a lot of work is being done to reform the insurance sector in Ireland, but believe it’s not being done fast enough to prevent businesses from closing down

Fáilte Ireland asked to research frequency of spikes in hotel prices due to concerts or sporting events

Minister Catherine Martin was asked if she had met or intends to meet with the Irish Hotels Federation and Fáilte Ireland to raise concerns around the ‘issue of hotels price gouging’

Cost of Dublin hotel room during busy sporting weekend reaches €400

Industry body says high prices due to major demand but Fáilte Ireland says costs damaging sector’s reputation

National action plan against racism likely to face resistance from some groups

Plan provides ‘framework for tackling racism at a systemic and institutional level’, according to policy leaders

Number of passengers arriving in Ireland shoots above pre-Covid levels

Close to 1.3m people arrived in Ireland in January, an increase of 114.4% on 2022

Failte Ireland calls for change to approach on refugee accommodation

National tourism development authority says key tourism destinations like Donegal have lost over 50% of their accommodation

Hoteliers owed six-figure sums for providing Ukrainian accommodation

Some have still not been paid for lodgings provided as far back as October

Temporary 9% VAT rate for hospitality likely to end on schedule at end of month

Cost of doing business, from food to linen, already squeezing hospitality, federation says

Overseas travel ‘significantly lower’ than pre-Covid levels

More than two passengers arrived in Ireland on transatlantic routes in December 2022 for every one passenger in December 2021

Hoteliers in ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs as bookings from Britain drop

Ending 9% Vat rate in March would leave sector with ‘third highest Vat rate in Europe’

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