Dalata Hotel Group confident of further mainland Europe push as recovery picks up

Dalata said it has seen an increase in international visitor bookings in its city-based Irish hotels in the past four to five weeks

Clayton Hotels owner Dalata is "very positive" about its outlook, but says it remains a good bit off returning to pre-Covid earnings levels.

The Dalata Hotel Group is “very confident” of its ability to significantly expand across mainland Europe in the next few years as international tourism begins to recover.

Speaking on the back of a positive set of annual financial results, given the operating upheaval caused by the Covid pandemic, Dalata chief executive Dermot Crowley said while a full recovery to pre-Covid profitability is unlikely this year but the outlook is “very positive”.