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Housing and tourism departments are in discussions about platform regulations. By Christina Finn Thursday 24 Dec 2020, 6:30 PM Dec 24th 2020, 6:30 PM 23,158 Views 31 Comments
Minister Darragh O Brien says illegal evictions should be reported.
Minister Darragh O Brien says illegal evictions should be reported.
DISCUSSIONS ON HOW Ireland might regulate short-term let platforms like AirBnb are underway between the Department of Housing and the Department of Tourism.
Regulations in the area that came into effect last year only allow home-sharing where a house is a person’s primary residence and is within designated ‘rent pressure zones’.
Since last July, home-sharing – where people rent out a part or all of their home for a period of time, usually to tourists who are visiting the country – can only operate
Irish people have splashed out millions on hotel vouchers this Christmas, but actual bookings have tanked as uncertainty over Covid travel restrictions continues.
Less than one in ten hotel rooms across the country (8pc) are now booked for January, according to the latest industry survey from the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF).
Even fewer are booked for February (6pc), following on from historically low occupancy levels of just 25pc for December.
Irish hotels are now facing their harshest ever start to a new year , says IHF Chief Executive Tim Fenn.
Today s easing of inter-county travel restrictions led to a marginal increase in bookings over the past week, he says, but the overall trend is grim.
A ‘GREEN Button’ campaign is being prepared for possible launch around St Patrick’s Day. It will encourage overseas visitors to switch from dreaming about holidays in Ireland to actively booking them. It will be about immediacy, about pushing the green button and booking your holiday to Ireland,” explained Niall Gibbons, Tourism Ireland’s CEO, at a ‘Ready for Recovery’ event outlining the marketing organisation’s plans for 2021.
Though Covid-19 continues to surge, vaccines are on the way and Tourism Ireland has a three-phase plan to restart, rebuild “and ultimately redesign” tourism as a sustainable industry in the years ahead, it says.