Irish camping booking site launches €2.9m fundraising Irish booking site Campsited is looking to raise almost €3m as it looks to capitalise on an increased interest in camping holidays. Business • 10 hrs
Outlook for airlines 'deteriorating' - IATA Global airline industry body IATA has warned that the outlook for airlines had weakened since its December forecasts, and due to tightening travel restrictions it ... Business • 24 Feb
Hotel summer bookings at just 20% - IHF Hotels and guesthouses around the country are reporting average booking levels for July and August of just 20%, according to the Irish Hotels Federation. Business • 22 Feb
Tourism businesses fear recovery could take years Tourism and hospitality has been hit hard by the pandemic and businesses fear a real recovery could take several years. Connacht • 14 Feb
Data shows desire to spend on tourism after lockdown New data from AIB shows the willingness of customers to spend in the tourism sector once lockdowns are lifted. Business • 08 Feb
New €55m fund to aid tourism businesses hit by pandemic A new €55m fund to assist tourism businesses that have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched today. Business • 01 Feb
Hotels & guesthouses saw revenues fall €2.6bn in 2020 Hotels and guesthouses saw revenues fall by €2.6 billion last year, according to the Irish Hotels Federation, as Covid-19 limited the entire hospitality sector for ... Business • 07 Jan
Irish tourism industry's revenues slump 85% in 2020 2020 has been "an absolutely traumatic year" for the tourism and hospitality industry due to Covid-19, the chief executive of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation ... Business • 29 Dec 20
Burren tourism group wins Lonely Planet travel award The Burren Eco Tourism Network has won a Lonely Planet award in its 'Best in Travel' picks for 2021. Munster • 17 Nov 20
Dalata CEO says normal activity won't return until 2023 The chief executive of Ireland's largest hotel chain has said he expects it will be 2023 before the hotel market gets back to 2019 levels ... Business • 11 Nov 20
December air restrictions risk 800,000 visits and €400m Failure by the Government to fully implement the EU traffic light system for international travel here could prevent up to 800,000 visits into Ireland over ... Business • 02 Nov 20
Tourism taskforce urges radical steps to sustain sector The Tourism Recovery Taskforce has called for radical steps to sustain and revive the industry post-Covid 19 including €120m in grant aid, a loan scheme ... Coronavirus • 07 Oct 20
Cross-border visitor growth for NI tourism The chief executive of Northern Ireland's tourism promotion agency says significant growth in cross-border visitors is helping the sector during what is its most challenging ... Regional • 16 Sep 20
Midwest tourism could lose €500m due to Covid-19 An economic assessment of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on tourism in the midwest region has found that the sector could lose to €500m ... Munster • 15 Sep 20
Trinity unveils new Book of Kells display case One of Ireland's greatest cultural treasures, the Book of Kells, can now be viewed in a new state-of-the-art display at Trinity College Dublin. Ireland • 14 Sep 20
'Staycationers' boosting Shannon boat hire business Despite the cancellation of hundreds of overseas bookings in the first five months of the year, the River Shannon cruiser hire business is reporting its ... Ireland • 06 Sep 20
Greek economy shrinks by 14% in second quarter Greece's GDP shrank 14% between April and June, marking the steepest quarterly contraction in at least 25 years and threatening to undermine a decade of ... Business • 03 Sep 20
Tourism sector seeks help as losses reach €27m a day The loss of international tourists to Ireland is costing the tourism and hospitality sector €27m a day. Business • 02 Sep 20
Stay and Spend participants urged to prepare for launch Businesses are being advised they must ensure their tax affairs are in order and that they have registered with Revenue if they want to take ... Business • 02 Sep 20
Spain visitor numbers still a fraction of 2019 levels The number of foreigners staying in Spanish hotels rose in July to over 1.1 million after the country came out of one of Europe's strictest ... Business • 24 Aug 20
Grants up to €15,000 available for tourism businesses Fáilte Ireland has launched its €26m Covid-19 Adaptation Fund today after Tourism Minister Catherine Martin secured the funding as part of the Government's July stimulus ... Business • 18 Aug 20
Spain in recession as GDP tumbles by 18.5% Spain plunged into recession in the second quarter after its gross domestic product tumbled by 18.5% due to the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed today. Business • 31 Jul 20
Open For Business focuses on tourism industry In Episode 2 RTÉ's Open For Business focuses on the tourism industry, an industry devastated by the lack of international visitors to Ireland. Open for Business • 30 Jul 20
Drive to lure home-based tourists to domestic market As uncertainty continues regarding foreign travel, the drive is on to promote the domestic tourism market over the next six weeks. Tourism • 22 Jul 20
Can you afford to holiday in Ireland? With uncertainty remaining regarding foreign travel, most people will be holidaying at home this summer - but at what cost? Business • 18 Jul 20
