Companies Tourist demand for European city breaks strong, says easyHotel bossAffordable hotel chain chief executive says business revenues are up 37 per cent compared to pre-pandemic levels, and there are no signs of a slowdown
Planning Plans for 142-room hotel on Capel Street scaled back City Id, which acquired a site on Capel Street last year with planning permission for a 142-bedroom hotel, is changing its plans to include aparthotels instead
Travel Paradise Found: The latest luxury hotel listings for your travel wish listThe recent slew of luxury hotels are going above and beyond the usual services, here are some of the most adventurous openings coming in 2023
Hospitality Press Up group to open luxury spa on Harcourt StreetDeveloper Paddy McKillen jr’s project will include a number of hotel bedrooms, and a restaurant
Companies Turnover still far below pre-Covid levels at Clontarf Castle as hotel begins rebuildFour-star hotel made a profit of €541,095 in 2021, higher than the previous year but significantly lower than in 2019
tourism Fáilte Ireland warns of ‘increase’ in hotels hiking prices around concerts and matchesThe state body said the move could damage the image of the industry with international tourists
Tourism Tourism body nearly doubles its US marketing spend Tourism Ireland is specifically targeting US tourists as they are among our biggest-spending visitors and ‘really important’ to Irish tourism
Ukraine 200 Ukrainians to be moved from Dublin hotel as state warns of ‘acute’ housing shortageGovernment warned the refugees, including more than 80 children, that it ‘may not be possible to find housing of the same standard and in the same location as where you currently live’
Spa and Wellness Paradise Found: Luxury spa vouchers offer choice and the chance to escapeVouchers may be seen by some as the lazy gifting option, except when it comes to a hotel stay or spa visit. Here are just some of the best to choose from
SECRET RESTAURATEUR Rise of the machines: The Secret Restaurateur on how automation is impacting the hospitality sectorWill the robots eventually rise up and kill us all? Probably. Does that mean I wouldn’t be tempted to hire one for my restaurant? Probably not.
Hospitality Shelbourne revenues bounce back to pre-Covid levelsHotel made €14.1 million in sales in the third quarter of this year as solid recovery expected
Hospitality British flexi-hotel group to open hotel in Dublin Kula’s first Irish venture will be run in a warehouse on Little Britain Street to be converted by Gold Tree Group
The Big Interview ‘We’re going to get criticism ... it sharpens our game’ – Peter McKenna, Croke Park stadium directorHaving worked at Croke Park for more than 20 years, the stadium director stresses the importance of taking risks as being a key factor in the venue’s ongoing modernisation and success
Hospitality Head of Croke Park hits out at hotel industry’s ‘opportunism’ Stadium director Peter McKenna says profiteering by the hotel sector is damaging the wider entertainment and tourism industry
Company Watch Dalata rules out buying old hotels as it continues expansion Irish company behind Maldron and Clayton brands is building new hotels in five cities in Britain and has its eye on Europe
Commercial Property Longford hotel near Center Parcs up for saleThe family-run Cooney’s Hotel in Ballymahon is being sold with furniture and effects, as well as plans for possible expansion of premises
Companies Dalata group sees strong recovery after reporting pre-tax profits of €52mHotel firm’s main focus is on its expansion plans in Britain following a busy six months, says Dermot Crowley, the group’s chief executive
Companies Press Up buys Butler Arms Hotel on Ring of Kerry seafront The Paddy McKillen jr-owned group has expanded its hotel portfolio outside Dublin, adding to the Dean hotels in Cork and Galway and Glasson Lakehouse in Westmeath
Hospitality Kilkenny hotel expects Jurassic attractions to be a monster drawThe owners of the Newpark Hotel has invested €250,000 in a group of life-size robotic dinosaurs, and sold €75,000-worth of tickets for the attraction in the first week of its launch
Ukraine Former Kildare hotel to house up to 350 Ukrainian refugeesCelbridge Manor Hotel, recently sold by US businessman for a fee reportedly in the region of €5.5m, will take in refugees from next week
