News Blog2021-08-10T11:13:49+01:00

Gold Medal Awards Welcomes Sponsors – MyTaxi

Special thanks to Mytaxi, who provides a quality transport service, with average wait times as low as 4 minutes, gives you time back to focus on what's important to your business. Mytaxi | Hospitality helps hotels, guesthouses and restaurants nationwide improve their guest experience. Book on-demand or in advance and track the status of the trip live on-screen. Alternatively, there is the Taxi [...]

Gold Medal Awards Welcomes Sponsors – NetAffinity

I would like to thank the 2019 sponsors who are backing and make this event possible. And thank you to our exceptional sponsor: Net Affinity, a team of creative experts, leading the field of hotel technology since 2000. Net Affinity's goal is to drive direct bookings for hotels, because ultimately, direct is best. Instead of making the process of running your hotel more complicated, we [...]

Gold Medal Awards Welcomes Sponsors – Quintessential Brands Group

We are grateful for this opportunity to thank our 2019 sponsors and especially Quintessential Brands Group, an independent international spirits business, with an exciting and diverse portfolio of premium brands and world-class production capabilities in the UK, Ireland and France. With unrivalled heritage, and provenance dating back to 1761, Quintessential Brands Group was established in 2011 by Enzo Visone, former CEO of Gruppo Campari, and [...]

Gold Medal Awards Welcomes Sponsors – SODEXO

 We would like to sincerely thank our sponsors for their precious cooperation to this event. Including a special mention to Sodexo, one of Ireland’s largest food and facilities management providers and part of the Sodexo Group, a global leader in services that improve the quality of life, from food services, reception, concierge, safety, maintenance and cleaning to facilities and equipment management. In Ireland, we employ [...]

Gold Medal Awards Welcomes Sponsors – Sprint Digital

A special thank you to  Sprint Digital, company that offers an extensive range of digital marketing and website services to hospitality businesses across Ireland, UK and Continental Europe. From website design and social media marketing to search engine optimisation and pay per click management, we can customise a solution that’s the perfect fit for your business. So whether you operate a small company [...]

The iNua Collection partners with Java Republic

Java Republic, Ireland’s premier supplier of hot beverages throughout Ireland, was named the official coffee and tea partner to The iNua Collection. Java Republic’s premium coffee and 100% organic tea will be rolled out across all eight of their properties, starting with the Radisson Blu Athlone on June 28. Chris Austin, Group Director of Operations at The iNua Collection, said: “We’re delighted [...]

SUMMER FUN AT DYLAN HOTEL WITH DELICIOUS CHAMPAGNE POPSICLES

The heat is rising and Dylan Hotel has the ultimate summer treat to help you cool down in style. Mixing two of your summer favourites, bubbles and ice pops, Dylan Hotel has launched a mouthwatering range of Champagne popsicles. Starting from €9, the Perrier-Jouët Champagne ice pops are available at the hotel’s outdoor oasis, The Nurserie. A hidden gem in the heart of the city, The Nurserie is [...]

Aer Lingus commences Ireland’s first direct flight to Minneapolis-St. Paul

Aer Lingus’ inaugural service direct to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota State, took flight today at 2.10pm from Dublin Airport. Flight EI089 was operated by a Boeing 757 aircraft carrying the registration EI-LBR and named Saint Odhrán. The new Dublin-Minneapolis-St. Paul service will initially operate six times weekly, increasing to a daily, year-round service from August this year with up to 2,478 roundtrip seats available each week. Minneapolis-St. Paul [...]

CLEVER INVESTMENT

Mairea Doyle Balfe looks at the elements that hoteliers need to keep in mind when investing in hotel assets Over the past decade, the Irish hotel sector has experienced a prolonged period of financial growth. This growth comes off the back of a positive global and domestic economy and strong demand from growing visitor numbers. International tourists have grown from 7.6 million in 2014 to 10.6 million [...]

Finalists revealed for The National Chef of the Year 2020

After an incredible and closely fought four rounds of heats, the finalists in the running to be crowned The National Chef of the Year 2020 winner have been announced by the Craft Guild of Chefs. Wowing the judges in the first heat which took place at Sheffield College on Tuesday 11th June was Marc Billings, sous chef at Prestwold Hall. The heat winners from London were Fraser [...]

Fresh Food Hub offers one stop shop for chefs

Chefs and caterers can now order the very best fresh produce from specialist suppliers around the UK, matched to their exact menu specifications, using the newly launched Fresh Food Hub. Offering fresh produce, fish, meat and dairy from established regional suppliers, and backed by the national resources of Bidfresh, the one-stop service can be accessed using computer, tablet, or mobile phone via the free-to-use freshfoodhub app. Fresh [...]

COUNTRY LIVING

On the back of an eighth acquisition, Sean O’Driscoll from iNua Collection talks to Hotel & Catering Review about the regional hotel industry and why the onus is on hotels to diversify iNua Collection employs over 1250 people across regional Ireland. That responsibility and commitment to areas outside the capital is something that’s taken very seriously by the group which recently acquired the four-star Tullamore Court Hotel, [...]

JESS KNOWS BEST

With Kai, Jess Murphy has mastered the art of a good lunch. Denise Maguire sat down with the award-winning chef to talk about her love affair with Galway and why she champions Irish food producers... Galwegians and indeed the rest of the country have Failte Ireland to thank for the arrival of Jess Murphy into Galway city eight years ago. A ‘Move to the West’ ad campaign [...]

A BRAND THAT’S STOOD THE TEST OF TIME

Award-winning artisanal beverages from Fentimans are hand-crafted using the finest natural ingredients from all around the world. To create a superior taste and wonderful mouth feel, Fentimans makes its drinks using the time-honoured botanical brewing technique. This traditional process takes a full seven days to make a Fentimans beverage. The original Fentimans recipe took the finest ginger root which was bruised, crushed and milled. The ginger was [...]

Wine & Design at Tartare Café + Wine Bar

On the first Wednesday of each month from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Tartare Café + Wine Bar will host a local artist or designer, providing them with a platform to discuss their work, their inspirations, and what it means to be an artist in Galway. Each Wine & Design event will also see a talk and tasting of a selection of carefully-selected organic, natural, and biodynamic wines. Attendees [...]

Promoting Galway International Arts Festival and Galway 2020 in London

The Galway International Arts Festival and Galway 2020 were highlighted to leading British cultural and lifestyle journalists in London recently. Tourism Ireland arranged for journalists from media outlets like The Daily Telegraph and The Independent to attend the opening night of Rooms – an interactive stage performance written by Enda Walsh – at the Barbican. After the performance, the journalists had the opportunity to meet playwright Enda Walsh, as well as John Crumlish [...]

The Talbot Collection wins big at annual Irish Hotel Awards

Proving they are among the cream of the crop when it comes to Ireland’s competitive hospitality sector, The Talbot Collection were this week proud and elated as they picked up a staggering eight accolades during the annual Irish Hotel Awards. The awards ceremony, a yearly event that showcases the standout hotel venues and teams across the country, took place at the exclusive Galmont Hotel & Spa in Galway, where three of [...]

The Europe Hotel & Resort opens €3m staff accommodation

Killarney Hotels has officially opened four new state of the art staff accommodation blocks at the five-star Europe Hotel & Resort in Killarney, Co. Kerry, just in time for the busy summer season. The two-story accommodation blocks each contain 10 bedrooms, living quarters, terraces and extensive planting to enhance the surroundings. As one of Ireland’s leading tourist destinations, Killarney and the surrounding areas are under pressure, in [...]

The Westin Dublin Launches Newly Refurbished Luxury Suites

The Westin Dublin has invested €500,000 into renovating its range of premium and exclusive suites. Working alongside award winning Irish firm, Millimetre Design, The Westin Dublin is proud to bring to the market Dublin’s newest hotel suites. The finished product compliments the culture and history of the building and suitably honours the vast heritage of the hotel, while ensuring maximum guest comfort.  The bedrooms, bathrooms and separate [...]

Keep Cork Meeting Business Tourism Event

Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) will host its 7th annual business tourism showcase, Keep Cork Meeting, at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Thursday 11th April from 7.30am to 12 noon.  The event is ideal for anyone involved in organising events and meetings in Cork. Keep Cork Meeting, which is Ireland’s longest running meetings and events expo, aims to encourage more conferences, meetings and events in Cork, and gives hotels [...]

How to make sure your guests are safe

If you are looking to run a business in hospitality, or are currently managing one, no doubt you’re aware of all the aspects that need your attention. For one, you need to figure out how to stand out from the competition. Another, you’ll need to decide who your audience is, and what they want to see from your company. But while you’re working hard to put yourself [...]

Adare Manor hosts Michelin Star Award-Winning Chef Hywel Jones for a Special Guest Chef Culinary Experience

The 5* Adare Manor, voted ‘Hotel of the Year 2018’ at the world-renowned global Virtuoso ‘Best of the Best Awards’, is delighted to announce and welcome award winning Michelin Star Executive Chef Hywel Jones for a special two-day luxury culinary experience.  Hywel who has retained his Michelin Star for 12 consecutive years, and currently is Executive Chef for the Michelin-starred restaurant at Lucknam Park in Wiltshire and [...]

Minister Michael Creed lends a hand to boost tourism from Spain

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has been visiting Spain, as part of a ‘Promote Ireland’ programme around St Patrick’s Day. Minister Creed’s busy schedule included a meeting with Tourism Ireland and key Spanish travel professionals. “We are delighted that Minister Creed was with us in Madrid, to help us deliver the message about the many great reasons to visit the island of Ireland this [...]

Doing The Business in Mexico

Ireland was promoted as a top destination for business tourism at the annual Meeting & Incentive Forum (M&I Forum) - Americas 2017, which took place in Cancún, Mexico, in May. Tourism Ireland, together with a delegation of 11 Irish tourism companies, met with 185 meetings and incentive buyers from North and South America who were attending the event. Tourism businesses that attended the M&I Forum included [...]

Operators Join Global Travel Market

Nine Irish tourism companies joined Tourism Ireland at Global Travel Marketplace (GTM) in Nevada in May. The three-day event involved a programme of bespoke one-to-one appointments and networking sessions, providing an opportunity for the Irish tourism enterprises to meet, and do business with, influential travel advisors from North America. Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America, said that Tourism Ireland aims to deliver an over [...]

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