Reopening of hospitality - statement from the Irish Hotels Federation

21.02.2021

MEDIA STATEMENT

"Urgent Additional Supports Required to Safeguard Hotels and Livelihoods they Support"

Latest hotel survey: Hotels call for certainty around supports

22.02.2021

HOTELIERS CALL FOR CERTAINTY AROUND SUPPORTS

Historically low bookings levels for summer months

 

  • Latest industry survey shows average booking levels of just 20% across July and August
  • Hoteliers say certainty around business and employee supports critical

 

Hoteliers Welcome Fáilte Ireland 2021 Plans

01.02.2021
 

MEDIA STATEMENT


Hoteliers Welcome Fáilte Ireland 2021 Plans

Statement on Quarantine Facilities

26.01.2021
 

MEDIA STATEMENT


Statement on Quarantine Facilities

€2.6BN HIT TO IRISH HOTEL REVENUES IN 2020

07.01.2021

€2.6BN HIT TO IRISH HOTEL REVENUES IN 2020

Hotels in Urgent Call to Government Seeking Emergency Tourism Budget

 

  • Latest IHF industry survey reveals 60% drop in revenues in 2020 and bleak start to 2021
  • 9.5 million bednights lost last year as annual room occupancy plummeted to 30%
  • Additional sectoral supports critical to safeguard industry and restore employment

 

Hotels Shocked at Short-Sighted Lockdown Proposals

18.12.2020

MEDIA STATEMENT


Hotels Shocked at Short-Sighted Lockdown Proposals

HOTELS BRACING FOR BLEAK START TO 2021

17.12.2020

HOTELS BRACING FOR BLEAK START TO 2021

Collapse in Room Bookings for January and February

 

  • Latest industry survey shows booking levels of just 8% for January and 6% for February
  • Historically low occupancy levels of 25% for December
  • Hoteliers say Government excluding hotels unfairly from CRSS supports

 

LITTLE FESTIVE CHEER FOR HOTELS

11.12.2020

LITTLE FESTIVE CHEER FOR HOTELS

 

  • Hotels and guesthouses reporting booking levels of just 22% in December
  • Average drop of 72% in revenue being forecasted for first three weeks in December
  • Hotels excluded from CRSS supports yet 44% likely to meet criteria

 

HOTELIERS WELCOME GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR INSURANCE REFORM

08.12.2020

HOTELIERS WELCOME GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR INSURANCE REFORM

· Government urged to maintain momentum on reform
· Zero tolerance approach to fraud needed to deter exaggerated or misleading claims
· Many hoteliers still paying €1,000 per room annually
 

Hoteliers Open Letter to Government: Let us help make Christmas safer

26.11.2020

Hoteliers Open Letter to Government: Let us help make Christmas safer

  • Call on Government for balanced approach with inter-county travel
  • Latest HSPC figures show only 0.1% clusters in hotels, supporting safety track record
  • IHF warns against missed opportunity that could devastate hotels and impact many local economies

 

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