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Fáilte Ireland

Tourism

Failte Ireland: communities need a balance between Airbnbs and private housing

Tourism body says register will provide insight into how much accommodation is available in Ireland
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • January 25, 2023
Hospitality

‘Will we just have Michelin restaurants and bland coffee shops?’: Struggles of Irish hospitality

Skills shortages, rising costs of energy and ingredients, an impending Vat hike and dampened consumer confidence are a huge concern, with restaurants the most severely affected
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • December 23, 2022
tourism

Fáilte Ireland warns of ‘increase’ in hotels hiking prices around concerts and matches

The state body said the move could damage the image of the industry with international tourists
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • December 7, 2022
Data

Fáilte Ireland plans to use mobile data to gather information on tourists’ movements

Tourism agency also wants to gather statistics on the Irish people leaving to holiday abroad through ‘strictly’ anonymised phone data
  • Donal MacNamee
  • August 16, 2022
tourism

‘Closing the restaurant was heartbreaking; you feel like you’re letting people down’: Hospitality sector faces into an uncertain summer

Many in the industry are struggling due to increased costs and staff shortages, yet others are more upbeat about the prospects for a recovery in business over the next few months
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • May 6, 2022

Roz Purcell and Greg O’Shea among Fáilte Ireland influencers paid tens of thousands

State tourism agency has paid around €180,000 to influencers for social media campaigns selling different parts of Ireland
  • Donal MacNamee
  • April 20, 2022

Hospitality staff shortages ‘unprecedented,’ Fáilte Ireland says

Tourism authority says lack of skilled staff is ‘undoubtedly one of the biggest barriers to the sector’s recovery from the pandemic’
  • Donal MacNamee
  • April 6, 2022

Fáilte Ireland says a third of tourism workers are new to sector

Agency plans to help upskill and retain new staff as hotels, restaurants and other businesses rush to fill an estimated 40,000 job vacancies
  • Killian Woods
  • March 13, 2022

Tourists to be provided with ‘carbon calculators’

The Minister for Tourism is due to bring the report of the sustainable tourism working group to cabinet for approval tomorrow
  • Michael Brennan
  • October 18, 2021

New tourism trail aims to unlock equestrian and racing heritage

Fáilte Ireland is seeking expressions of interest from businesses to create an equine-themed tourism trail, focused on Kildare and Tipperary
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • October 10, 2021

Fáilte Ireland was told outdoor hotel events were not allowed

New FoI documents suggest ‘Merriongate’ party contravened public health regulations, but requests for clarity were not answered
  • Daniel Murray
  • September 12, 2021

All in a Bay’s work: How a hotel group is hoping to make a 145-acre site a centrepiece of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands

The Hodson Bay Group has bought a swathe of land on the shores of Lough Ree and two islands to build an eco-tourism venture which, it hopes, will tap into holidaymakers’ increasing demand for outdoor activities
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • August 15, 2021

Fáilte Ireland to invest €6m in online tourist booking service for tourist attractions

The ‘Digital that Delivers’ scheme will provide specialised training and digitalisation services for vistor attractions
  • Eva Short
  • May 30, 2021

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