Christmas party cancellations cost Munster hotels hundreds of thousands

The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) representative is now calling on the Government to active the €4bn in Covid-19 supports announced in October's budget to help hotels maintain jobs and turnover. Picture: Howard Crowdy

A Cork hotelier says he is just one of many facing hundreds of thousands of euros in losses over the Christmas period.

Michael Magner, owner of the Vienna Woods Hotel in Glanmire, is estimating at least €200,000 "gone off the books" in the month of December as people take heed of public health advice and avoid Christmas parties.