Hospitality

Dalata optimistic on 2024 despite drop in Irish revenue this year

The company said the revenue per room is expected to be 4 per cent down

John Hennessy, chair, and Dermot Crowley, chief executive, at Dalata’s annual general meeting at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin. Picture: Maxwell

Dalata, Ireland’s largest hotel group, is expecting its revenue per available room (Revpar) to be 4 per cent lower in Dublin for the first four months of the year.

The company is “optimistic in our outlook for the remainder of the year where trade typically is driven by stronger seasonal factors, supported by a strong events calendar, flight schedules and forward bookings for May and June”.

Dublin Revpar for 2023 was €132.89, up 11 per ...