A third of hotels worry about future despite tourism rise

A third of hoteliers remain concerned over the viability of their business as improving economic conditions continue to bypass many of those in less popular tourism areas.

Legacy issues including large overhanging debts remain a burden for many hotels and guesthouses across the country while an over-reliance on the domestic market outside of traditional tourism hotspots is also inhibiting their potential recovery.

Other challenges facing the hotel sector include the high cost of doing business here; including rising labour costs and excessive local authority rates, according to the Irish Hotels Federation.