Hotels suffer from revenue decline as fewer couples choose to tie the knot

HOTELS battling against falling prices and profits are also suffering from a fall-off in weddings, which have long proved a lucrative earner.

Figures show the number of weddings in Ireland was down by 15% last year. Fewer people were also invited to share in a couple’s big day with the average size of a wedding down by 20%.

Accountancy firm, Horwath Bastow Charleton said that hotels are fighting harder than ever to secure wedding business with many marketing weddings as an all-inclusive package.