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Foreign visitors stayed a total of 2.5 million nights in the country in November, a drop of 17.9% when compared with November last year

Foreign visitor spending slows by 5.4% in November - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 407,700 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland in November, a decrease of 8.9% compared with the same time last year.

Business • 20 Dec 24

Motel One now has more than 25,000 rooms across its hotel group, with more openings planned later this year

Motel One Group sees sales and profits surge

German budget hotel group Motel One has reported sales of €394m for the first half of the year, an increase of 64% year-on-year.

Business • 02 Aug 23

Accommodation output was almost 38% lower in the last quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2019

SME-heavy services sector will need consumption boost

Private consumption will need to increase in order to help the services sector deal with the expiration of Government pandemic and cost of living supports.

Business • 25 Apr 23

1.5 million tourists a night stayed in short stay accommodation booked through one of the four platforms in 2019, including Airbnb

Over 0.5 billion booked short-stay accommodation online

Over half a billion tourists in Europe booked accommodation through an internet-based platform in 2019, according to a new statistical series from the Eurostat

Business • 29 Jun 21

The HAP scheme accounted for 57,630 households in 2019

HAP households rise every year since launch in 2014

The Central Statistics Office has carried out an analysis of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme, where landlords enter into long term agreements with Local Authorities to house tenants.

Business • 18 Nov 20

Students will pay on average €680 more to rent a room in Dublin for the forthcoming academic year, Daft.ie says

Students rents still rising despite Covid-19 impact

Students will pay on average €680 more to rent a room in Dublin for the forthcoming academic year and €462 more in other parts of the country than they did last year.

Business • 14 Sep 20

Airbnb said the partnership with the International Olympic Committee would run from the Tokyo games next year until 2028

Airbnb teams up with IOC to provide Games accommodation

Airbnb has joined the ranks of leading sponsors of the Olympic Games with a nine year deal to help provide accommodation for the world's biggest sporting event and cut the cost for host cities.

Business • 18 Nov 19

A total of 1.8 million visitors stayed in Irish accommodation listed on the Airbbn site last year

Airbnb contributes an estimated €700m to Irish economy

Airbnb says it was worth more than €700m to the Irish economy last year.

Business • 02 Jul 19

The app generates a map through a web portal and from there draws on all of the locations of current Airbnb properties in Dublin

Airbnb usage-tracking app aims to tackle housing crisis

The prevalence of homeowners using AirBnb across Dublin to rent out their properties is very much in the spotlight amid the current housing crisis.

Business • 19 Oct 18

Richard Bruton says 2019 target will be exceeded - but USI warns over rising costs

Bruton says student bed target likely to be exceeded

The USI has said students are facing increased cost for accommodation as the Minister for Finance said the Government target for 7,000 new student spaces nationally by 2019 was likely to be exceeded.

Education • 20 Jul 17

Daft.ie said the number of properties on the market on 1 May was at its lowest point on record

10% rental inflation becoming 'the new normal'

The average monthly rent nationally exceeded €1,000 for the first time since 2008 in the first quarter of 2016.

News • 10 May 16

Vote on Private Members' motion was defeated in Dáil

Sinn Féin's Dáil motion on Travellers rejected

The Government has rejected Sinn Féin's Private Members' motion on Traveller rights by 58 votes to 39.

News • 04 Nov 15

An extra half a million bed nights were booked by Irish residents last year

Increase in people holidaying at home - CSO

More Irish people holidayed at home last year resulting in half a million extra nights' accommodation being booked at hotels, B&Bs and guest houses.

Business • 28 Apr 14

Housing found for Clonmel & Mullingar Army Reserve

The Department of Defence says suitable alternative accommodation has been identified for rental in Clonmel and Mullingar towns for use by the local Reserve Defence Force units.

News • 19 Apr 12

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