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Surge in demand for hotel rooms as staycation season looms

The Irish Times – 08.06.2020

Hotels and B&Bs across Ireland have reported a sharp increase in reservations over the weekend following Friday’s announcement that hotels, hostels and restaurants can reopen from June 29th. Tim Fenn, Chief Executive of the Irish Hotel Federation agreed that there had been an increase in online traffic investigating Irish holiday locations and that it was “clear that people are confident that they can stay safely in Irish hotels this summer”.  Mr Fenn said it was too early to calculate how many bookings were being made, but “heartening” to see people making plans for holidays at home in Ireland.

RAI voice ongoing concerns re 2 metre social distancing as Fáilte Ireland re-opening guidelines

Hotel & Restaurant Times - 10.06.2020

The Restaurants Association of Ireland welcome Fáilte Ireland’s Reopening Guidelines for Restaurants and Cafés, but claim the inclusion of 2 metre social distancing remains a huge problem for Cafes & Restaurants to reopen viably. The guidelines aim to provide information to restaurants and cafes on opening safely and effectively on June 29th.