THE five-star Muckross Park Hotel and spa in Killarney, owned by Apprentice stars Bill Cullen and Jackie Lavin, has undergone a change in management, with Choice Hotels, developers of the Clarion brand appointed as business consultants.

THE Environmental Protection Agency yesterday said the Greener Irish Hotels initiative involving 56 Irish hotels has resulted in the diversion of thousands of tonnes of waste to landfill and also reduced carbon dioxide output drastically.

The Irish Hospitality Institute has called on hotel and restaurant managers to provide better training and support structures for migrant workers.

THE amount spent by overseas visitors in Ireland is set to double to €6 billion by 2012, the Tourism Minister said yesterday.