Irish Hotels Federation: 100,000 jobs are at imminent risk

IHF president Elaina Fitzgerald Kane has warned 100,000 more tourism jobs are in danger. File picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Another 100,000 tourism and hospitality jobs are at “imminent risk”, in the coming weeks, if additional stimulus measures are not forthcoming from the Government, the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) has warned.

The representative body has said more support is needed in order to save the sector. It said “urgent approval” is needed from the Government for gatherings of more than six people in hotels and said that a “lack of consultation” from the Government with the hotel industry “remains a major challenge”.