Brexit

Visits To The UK By Overseas Residents Fell 4% In 2018

Visits to the UK by overseas residents fell 4% in 2018 to 37.8 million, and spending by tourists and other visitors was decreased 7% to £22.7 bi...

ABFI Welcomes Inclusion Of Distilled Spirits In Future Growth Loan Scheme

Ireland’s drinks industry faces unique risks associated with Brexit, according to Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI), which has welcomed t...

In Paris Pub, British Punters Drown Sorrows With Brexit Beer

If Prime Minister Theresa May or any other Briton needs some Dutch courage to see them through the fraught final countdown to Britain's departure from the...

Fáilte Ireland Urges Tourism Sector To Step Up Brexit Preparations

Addressing the Irish Hotel Federation's annual conference in Killarney on Tuesday March 5, Fáilte Ireland CEO Paul Kelly appealed to hotels and othe...

Hotel Group Millennium & Copthorne Sees Brexit-Led Hiring Crunch

Britain's impending exit from the European Union is making it hard to hire workers from the bloc who are at the centre of London's hotel business, ope...

Wetherspoon Warns On Profit As Costs Bite Ahead Of Brexit

British pub group JD Wetherspoon Plc has warned of lower pre-tax profit for the first half of its fiscal year as it struggles with higher costs amid a slow...

Fáilte Ireland To Invest €5m To Support Tourism Sector Brexit Preparations

Fáilte Ireland has announced that it will invest €5 million to support the tourism sector as it prepares for Brexit. The announcement comes...

Irish Whiskey Distilleries Visitor Numbers Rose 13% In 2018

The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has published statistics which show that Irish whiskey distilleries welcomed 923,000 visitors through their doors in 20...