Irish Hotels Federation highlights ongoing hit from costs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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