Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Paul Kelly:

It is still very early to say but we are hearing stories of tour operators saying they are losing their allocation of bed spaces etc. The damage to long-term reputation and brand is something that will need to be managed. It depends on the scale of it. As much as work as can be done to find more suitable long-term - and when I say "long-term", I mean months not years - accommodation to allow the totality of the tourism economy to recover would be welcome because if tourists cannot get a bed, they will not be able to eat in a restaurant or visit a visitor attraction.

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