Irish Tourist Industry Confederation
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Taskforce established to help tourism recover from devastation of Covid-19
- Irish News
- May 20, 2020, 22:29
Social distancing of one metre rather than two in hotels should be the norm, a member of the Government’s new Tourism Recovery Taskforce has said. E(...)

Tourism sector welcomes no-deal Brexit funds but wants more
- Politics
- October 8, 2019, 16:44
Confusion reigned over the Government’s budget measures for tourism, with the industry critical of the failure to reinstate its special VAT rate and i(...)

Willie Walsh talks Brexit, growth plans for Aer Lingus, and need for industry consolidation
- Transport & Tourism
- February 8, 2019, 05:45
Willie Walsh occasionally recounts how, when he was chief executive of Aer Lingus, he found the notes from the interview he did after applying to be a(...)

Atmosphere between Ross and tourism chiefs chillier than a white Christmas
- Transport & Tourism
- December 20, 2018, 16:30
A press release landed in media inboxes on Wednesday from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, which is presided over by Minister Shane Ros(...)

Donohoe confirms ‘disastrous’ VAT rise to 13.5% for tourism
- Economy
- October 9, 2018
Groups representing the tourism and hospitality industries have sharply criticised the Government for raising the sectors’ VAT rate from 9 per cent to(...)

Tourism’s performance may be ‘dazzling’ but troubles lie ahead
- Transport & Tourism
- September 27, 2018, 05:00
There is clearly tension emerging between the tourism industry and State policy-makers. The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation, the lobby group for (...)

Tourism body rejects claim that 9% VAT rate a ‘deadweight’
- Transport & Tourism
- September 4, 2018, 05:56
The Irish tourism industry has hit back at Department of Finance officials who recently criticised the sector’s special 9 per cent VAT rate as a “dead(...)

Tourism industry asks for extra €50m in budget submission
- Transport & Tourism
- August 3, 2018, 03:22
The tourism industry has called for an extra €50 million to be allocated annually to the State agencies Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. In its p(...)

State appears to be getting seven-year itch over tourism VAT rate
- Transport & Tourism
- August 2, 2018, 16:30
When it comes to seeking State support, the problem for the Irish tourism industry is that it is a victim of its own success. Visitor numbers are at (...)

Tourism’s 9% special VAT rate is a ‘deadweight’, says report
- Transport & Tourism
- July 31, 2018, 13:12
The Department of Finance has calculated that the special 9 per cent VAT for tourism has cost €2.6 billion since its introduction in 2011, including €(...)