Bite-sized Bristol: With its superb food scene, it’s easy to see why this is the UK’s happiest city
The southwestern English city ticks a multitude of boxes for an affordable mini-break with stellar sights and dining options
Tourism
Planned houses in Bunratty would be ‘blow to tourism’, opponents say
Scheme envisages 67 units on site of former Shannon Shamrock hotel
Travelling solo in Cambodia: Nervous, chafing and covered in mosquito bites - I loved the chaos
With a gnawing curiosity, I mustered up the courage to volunteer as an English teacher in Cambodia. It was the people that left the biggest impression on me
Adventuring through the rivers of Borneo and Flores Sea: Lush rainforests, volcanos and snorkelling with whale sharks
Komodo dragons, orangutans, stingless bees and a flight of fruitbats are a feast for the eyes during this trip to Indonesia
Sharp drop in number of tourism beds being used for refugees and asylum seekers
Tourism sector welcomes decrease, noting loss of valuable holiday bookings during 2024
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
Holidaymaker numbers well below expectations this year, says Fáilte Ireland
End-year review says visitors from key markets are becoming ‘more value conscious’
Irish chefs return to the kitchen in post-Covid bounce
Fáilte Ireland research has identified a softening of difficulty in filling key hospitality roles, although staff concerns linger
Dublin brewery backed by key publicans launches with two beers
Changing Times Brewery is based in Glasnevin, along the banks of the Royal Canal, and is hoping to grow next year
Tourist numbers down in September but average spend rises to €1,584 per trip, CSO says
The number of visitors to the State dropped by 0.7% to 587,100 in September 2024 versus the same month of last year
Four ideas to save Ireland’s pubs, restaurants and cafes
If we don’t do something, in Dublin especially, generic international chains and brands will fill the empty spaces
Adventures in Gdańsk: A few bars of Whiskey in the Jar later and I’m searching for my life jacket
This city with a complicated history has much to offer tourists: just watch out for the trad-singing
The Aer Lingus and DAA double act would be comedy genius if it wasn’t deadly serious
Climate emergency ignored amid calls to end Dublin Airport passenger cap
Wish you were here? A contradiction lies at the heart of modern tourism
Guidebooks internalise the perspective of the world as a spectacle laid out for the pleasure and edification of westerners
Retail and hospitality in the firing line as Irish insolvencies ramp up
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Minister’s solution to passenger cap row ‘simplistic’ and ‘naive’, says DAA chief
Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin reiterates Government call for airlines to divert traffic to regional airports, away from Dublin Airport
Fáilte Ireland reports disappointing summer season for tourism sector
Decline in visitor volumes and rising costs combine to give businesses ‘significant challenges’ with gloomy outlook ahead
Norway shelves outdoor tourism campaign over environmental fears
Plan to promote country’s ‘right to roam’ laws could lead to unregulated traffic and camping, causing damage to nature, say local tourism bosses
Private Irish investors pay €5m for Galway city hostel
Sleepzone is rebranded as Dawson Hostel following acquisition by owners of former Dawson Hotel in Dublin
Ireland’s refugee hotels: ‘We have more Ukrainians than Irish people in Ballyvaughan now’
How Irish villages are handling the influx of Ukrainians and the closure of hotels to the public
Mixed messages on selling Ireland as a tourism destination
Possible cut in number of passengers allowed through Dublin Airport next summer makes a mockery of €70m marketing budget
The businessman restoring a blanket bog in one of the most remote parts of Ireland
‘You could over-complicate it,’ Joe Devine says. ‘This is about reversing the drainage of a bog, and seeing what benefits are going to emerge’
‘They say it was 36 degrees in Barcelona but it feels like 46’: the Irish holidaying in European heatwave
‘It has been so hot that my phone overheated and broke,’ says one Irish holidaymaker in south of France
My worst night in the lighthouse: Seas of solid green water smashed the glass to smithereens
Remote Mayo facility, with its adjacent working pier and two helipads, is an important refuelling depot under the remit of the Department of the Marine and Irish Lights
‘People say Donegal is the forgotten county but in Donegal, this is the forgotten area’
There was ‘no tourism in Fanad’ before the lighthouse tourist centre, which employs 29 local people
Venice to limit tourist groups to 25 people to ‘protect peace of residents’
Tourist guides in Venice will be banned from using loudspeakers in latest measure to tackle overtourism
Rip-off Ireland? How overseas tourists rate Ireland on value for money
Irish holidaymakers are quick to complain about the relative cost of staycations compared with overseas trips. But what do overseas visitors think of Ireland as a value-for-money location?
Barcelona plans to raise tourist tax for cruise passengers visiting for few hours
Growing anger over the growth of tourism has prompted a number of protests in recent months
Ireland’s hospitality sector: ‘The customer feels they are not getting value for money’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Greece set for economic ruin if tourism warnings stay unheeded
A new report says a ‘lack of vision and strategy’ threatens a sector that accounts for 30% of Greek GDP. The government’s response is worrying
Dalata opens new hotel in Liverpool
The group also plans to open a Maldron hotel at Croke Park in Dublin in 2026 along with a hotel in Edinburgh in the same year
Mespil Hotel in Dublin records rise in profits
Revenues increased by 38 per cent to €15 million in the 12 months to the end of last September
Pace of services sector growth slows in June
Demand for services in Ireland kept rising in sixth month of year, a steady trend since March 2021
Danger at the Cliffs of Moher: the busy tourist walking trail and the question of who maintains it
The death of a Belgian student at the Co Clare tourist attraction in May brings into focus the challenge of managing a route ill-designed for the tens of thousands who walk it every year
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