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Friday 27 November 2020
The award comes amid big changes to the tourism industry during 2020.
The Finance Minister said the change was introduced in recognition of the unprecedented challenges facing particular sectors.
Minister Robert Troy said it is “critically important” for tourism and trade to have an open travel industry.
The idea of Ireland having an extra bank holiday to boost the tourism sector has been mooted for several months.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said specific sector supports are under consideration.
The government provided details on the new arrangements for air travel at a press conference today.
The average room occupancy stood at 42% for July.
The funding covers route options and feasibility studies.
Renters are more likely to work in the sectors worst hit by the pandemic.
European countries are struggling to balance keeping tourism open while guarding against new flare-ups of infection.
The government hopes this will help to encourage people to take trips within Ireland.
Only half of the calls made were answered.
Only two such flights from Dallas to Dublin have landed since the route resumed service.
Some hospitality businesses have turned away tourists who are not following the quarantine advice on arrival in Ireland.
More and more people will be staying on the island for a holiday this summer.
Fáilte Ireland is calling for the VAT rate to be changed to 5% to help the tourism sector.
Event organisers have said they face the prospect of no income for 18 months.
Some critics have concerns about whether each area will get enough attention from Catherine Martin.
The scheme would also see every child receiving a voucher worth €100.
Hoteliers have asked for clarity on small weddings, and live music events this summer.
Donegal had the most Blue Flags this year.
The Irish airline has echoed calls made by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary.
The tourism sector contributes around 13% to Italy’s GDP.
The Greek government imposed an early lockdown, which is credited with limiting the spread of Covid-19.
Travel to the islands had been generally off-limits since a lockdown in late March.
The Taoiseach said he is in favour of a tourism taskforce being set up.
Health Minister Simon Harris told this website that he thinks another bank holiday is a good idea.
Several hundred people are employed by the company in Dublin.
Half of the Dublin increase is concentrated in the most in-demand property type and area for the short-term market.
Niall Gibbons said that coronavirus was a major threat to Irish tourism.
Dalata Hotel Group hopes to open the new Maldron in 2023.
In an area in need of more mental health services, Carrick-on-Suir locals have devised a plan to try to sustain itself.
Damage was caused across the island by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
Leo Varadkar says tourists to Dublin often find Irish night life ‘disappointing’.
Lonely Planet describes Galway as “brilliantly bohemian”.
The agency is ploughing over €6 million into museum and new plaza near Spanish Arch.
Irish tourism bodies met with the Irish Greyhound Board to inform them of this decision last Thursday.
Dublin and Shannon are the only airports in Europe that offer US preclearance.
Councillors are due to vote next week on a proposal to permanently pedestrianise this section of the street.
The island was included in the recent sale of Howth Castle and demesne to Tetrarch Capital.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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