Terence Baker at Hotel News Now writes:
"Reports of Ireland suffering as a result of its neighbor United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union are wildly overestimated, sources said.
"With many U.K. travelers having already booked and paid for travel to Ireland for 2016, Dublin and regional Ireland are showing positive industry performance metrics.
"Trips to Ireland increased 10.8% for the second quarter of 2016, according to figures published by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office, while trips from the U.K. increased 14.4%."
Highlights:
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- Hotel development is largely restricted to Dublin.
- ADRs are increasing - some fear a return to the "Ripoff Republic" image.
- Most hoteliers aren't seeing "alarming changes" in booking patterns.
- Dublin hotels are showing good growth in business - overseas visitors +13% YOY in June - but hotel performance elsewhere is "mixed".
- There has been a slowdown in exte
