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38% of respondents said they are worried and 56% are very concerned about the outlook for next year

Hotels warn of outlook amid slow recovery of occupancy

Hotel room occupancy rates over the first ten months of the year remain down on the same period in the year before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, despite the recovery in tourism this year.

Business • 28 Nov 22

34,000 Ukrainian refugees are living in tourist accommodation currently

Use of tourist beds for refugees could cost sector €1bn

An "over-reliance" by the Government on the use of tourist accommodation to house refugees and asylum seekers could cost the tourism industry up to €1 billion in earnings if it continues next year and the numbers being housed reaches 90,000, a new report has found.

Business • 17 Nov 22

The tourism agency also flagged concerns over rising inflation

Fáilte Ireland warned staff shortages could hit service

Fáilte Ireland has warned that a lack of staff in the hospitality industry could lead to poor service and "long-term reputational damage" for tourism here.

Business • 11 Nov 22

One in four tourist accommodation bedrooms is being used to house refugees currently

Tourism sector fears bed shortages due to refugee issue

The representative body for the tourism sector has warned that if the level of tourist accommodation being used to house Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers does not fall, it will have an enormous knock-on effect for the sector next year.

Business • 10 Nov 22

Traders reported a quieter year, as people returned to foreign holidays this summer

Energy and food prices worrying tourism industry

It will be 2025 or 2026 before tourism levels get back to pre-pandemic levels, the Chief Executive of Fáilte Ireland has said.

Ireland • 07 Sep 22

Higher hotel and car hire costs, as well as capacity issues, has caused issues for some visitors

Price rises could hurt Ireland's image - tourism report

Tourism Ireland was warned price increases of up to 30% for accommodation had the potential to damage "the island of Ireland's image".

Business • 31 Aug 22

Business is very much booming at Duncannon Beach Holiday Park, with demand back to that of the 1980s

Holiday parks back to the boom times of the 1980s

Right beside Duncannon's sandy beach on the Hook Peninsula lies Duncannon Beach Holiday Park.

Business • 31 Aug 22

Domestic tourism businesses benefitted from a rise in spending in the month, but other sectors saw a fall

Consumer spending fell in July - AIB survey

Consumer spending fell in July for the first time since January, according to a survey from AIB.

Business • 19 Aug 22

The ITIC said Ireland's competitiveness is "under threat", stating that input costs and prices are rising faster than the European average

Tourism body: Ireland's competitiveness 'under threat'

One million people visited Ireland last month, as recovery across the tourism sector continued to gather pace.

Business • 11 Aug 22

The euro's drop against the dollar has different impacts on different parts of the economy - but it probably pushes up prices for households

On a par: What euro-dollar parity means for Ireland

Euro-Dollar parity is a mixed blessing for the certain parts of the Irish economy, but ultimately it is likely to add to the inflationary pressures that are already putting a squeeze on consumers here, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 16 Jul 22

Hotels have been criticised for alleged price-gouging (Stock image)

Hotels and tourism on sticky wicket around high prices

Hotels and other tourism focused businesses have faced a barrage of criticism in the past week for 'rip-off' charges and alleged 'price-gouging'. But to what extent is it justified?

Business • 19 Jun 22

Concerns about the pace of recovery in the Irish tourism sector beyond the traditional summer season remain

Tourism sector sees 'unprecedented' level of inflation

New research from the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation shows that inflation in May in the tourism industry was seven times higher that the same time in 2019, which is putting significant cost pressure on the sector.

Business • 15 Jun 22

Minister Catherine Martin said the issue is ultimately one for the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe.

Minister pressing for 9% VAT rate to be extended

The Minister for Tourism has said she is pressing for the temporarily reduced VAT rate for tourism and hospitality to be extended further.

Business • 27 Apr 22

Arrivals into Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports during February were still down around a third compared to the same month in 2019

Inbound tourist numbers still well below 2019 levels

The total number of tourists arriving into Ireland in February remained 41% down on the same month in 2019, the last full year of normal trading before the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Business • 23 Mar 22

Helena Healy, CEO of B&B Ireland, Mary Spillane, the owner of Greenacres B&B, Paul Kelly, CEO of Fáilte Ireland and Maurice Pratt, Chairman of B&B Ireland

77% of B&B owners confident of recovery this year

Over three-quarters of Irish B&B owners have expressed their confidence in how the industry will perform during 2022 as Covid travel restrictions are dropped.

Business • 11 Feb 22

The staffing crisis is particularly acute among chefs

Estimated 40,000 vacancies in tourism sector

A third of tourism businesses that are experiencing difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff may have to close if the shortages in the market are not resolved, a new survey has found.

Business • 08 Feb 22

There's huge pent-up demand for holidays - with warnings that bookings in the peak season may see significant interest

Will looser Covid rules push up holiday prices?

The easing of Covid-19 restrictions has likely sparked thoughts of a long-awaited holiday in many minds, writes Adam Maguire, but people may need to brace themselves for higher prices this summer season.

Business • 23 Jan 22

The tourism body is hoping to see a rebound to 60% of 2019 levels in the Summer of 2022 (Pic RollingNews.ie)

Tourism sector losing €17m a day due to Covid - ITIC

The tourism industry has had a "staggeringly difficult 21 months" and has lost around €17m per day, according to the chief executive of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation.

Business • 30 Dec 21

Sea kayakers in False Bay, Mannin, Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland

New €50m programme to support tourism businesses

Fáilte Ireland has released details of its €50 million Tourism Business Continuity Programme for next year.

Business • 08 Dec 21

Holiday Shows rescheduled to March 2022

The Holiday Shows which were set to take place in January in Dublin, Belfast and Limerick have been rescheduled to March 2022.

Business • 25 Nov 21

EPIC is the first visitor attraction to be voted as Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction award three times in a row

Dublin museum named Europe's leading tourist attraction

The Irish emigration museum EPIC has been named Europe's leading tourist attraction for the third time.

Dublin • 22 Oct 21

There is disappointment among businesses in hospitality that the 9% rate was not extended beyond next summer

Reduced 9% VAT rate will expire in August 2022

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has confirmed the reduced VAT rate of 9% for the hospitality sector will expire at end of August 2022 as planned.

Budget 2022 • 12 Oct 21

Spain's second quarter growth rate has been revised down to 1.1% from 2.8%

Spain's Q2 GDP growth revised down to 1.1% from 2.8%

Spain's economic recovery from the Covid-19-induced crisis was much slower in the second quarter than previously estimated, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said today, revising down the quarterly growth rate to 1.1% from 2.8%.

Business • 23 Sep 21

Aer Lingus cabin crew who are members of Fórsa rejected its proposed cost cutting plan last week

Aer Lingus tells Fórsa it would attend WRC over cuts

Aer Lingus has told the Fórsa trade union that it is willing to attend the Workplace Relations Commission in an effort to resolve an ongoing row with staff over proposed work practice changes.

Business • 22 Sep 21

Sunway Travel's business was badly hit by the restrictions introduced to international travel as a result of the pandemic

Sunway Travel's revenues fell 70% last year

Revenues at Tanya Airey's Sunway Travel last year plummeted by €23.1m (70%) due to the Covid-19 shutdown of the travel industry for much of 2020.

Business • 17 Sep 21