Tourist chiefs seek spending increase to €450m
Industry confederation to publish manifesto calling for policy reforms
Industry confederation to publish manifesto calling for policy reforms
Guinness Storehouse is the Republic’s most-visited fee-charging attraction, welcoming close to 1.5m people
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
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?
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Hospitality businesses under pressure as wage and social insurance costs kick in
Industrial action causing ‘huge stress’ among holidaymakers and within tourism industry
Tourism chiefs will deliver a letter to Taoiseach Simon Harris before Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting outlining ‘untold damage’
Planners’ limit a ‘clear and present danger’ to key industry, council warns
Irish Self-Catering Federation wants exemption for existing businesses to continue operating without pending planning permission requirement
Some aspects of having many Ukrainians in Ireland have been judged a great success, while others such as the impact on tourism are not viewed so positively
Industry chiefs call for balanced approach on accommodation
Coalition of hospitality lobby groups and taxi-app companies will hold briefing with TDs and Senators on Wednesday
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State must end reliance on hotels for emergency accommodation and lift airport cap, says industry confederation
Both outlets make strong recoveries after the pandemic
It is Ireland’s largest indigenous industry and biggest regional employer, but Government support is falling
Ciarán Hancock and panel tease out the pros and cons of hosting an international tournament
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Sector seeks urgent meeting with Catherine Martin to discuss ‘poor’ treatment in recent budget
Me& My Money: Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, chief executive, Irish Tourism Industry Confederation
Outside investors did not distinguish between North and South, tourism conference heard
Vision 2030 envisages 350,000 people employed in sector with exchequer revenue increasing to €2.3bn
Anti-litter business group report notes increase in disposable vapes left on beaches
‘Significant component of tourism infrastructure’ operating in tough context with 22.5 per cent of pubs closing since 2005, Drinks Industry Group of Ireland reports
It’s time to decouple accommodation and food services for VAT purposes in the tourism sector
Joe Brennan: Hotel group has been the top performing stock so far this year on the Iseq 20
Unesco site one of 10 places to be observed for decade to create template for management of sensitive heritage locations
RJ O’Donnell offers engaging stories and legends in her affectionate portrait of an older Ireland
Industry is under severe pressure on multiple fronts, from a threatened VAT increase to housing policies that are leaving far too few beds for tourists
Some 7 million international tourists visited Ireland this year, but ‘heightened uncertainty’ lingers, according to ITIC
More than one fifth of all tourist beds are occupied by refugees, and the tourism industry simply can’t afford to let this continue
Tourism industry will call on the Government to reduce to 12-15% the proportion of tourism accommodation being used to house refugees from Ukraine and elsewhere
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