Jamie-Leigh Fallon from the Imperial team plays the role of Mad Hatter celebrating the launch of the award winning Cork hotel’s latest creative and whimsical theme which will wow guests with a Wonderland of decór plus themed afternoon tea, cocktail and hotel break package. Photo: Louis Tang @noirxtone Spring down the Rabbit Hole this Easter on a Mad Hatter themed stay at Cork’s Imperial Hotel Treat some bunny special to a fantasy inspired break inspired by the Mad Hatter available to book now until 16th April Cork’s Imperial Hotel is transporting guests to Wonderland this Easter with ..read more

Group Executive Chef of Trigon Hotels Alex Petit and his team Trigon Hotels are seeking to recruit up to 20 team members at every level across its two hotels in Cork, The Metropole Hotel and Cork International Hotel.  A recruitment fair will be held in the Metropole Hotel on Wednesday, March 29th 2023 from 3pm to 7pm. The hotel group is offering competitive rates of pay along with excellent training, with opportunities for promotion and development open to all candidates.  Creating a good work life balance for team members is an important part of the culture at Trigon Hotels. Earlier ..read more

The fast-growing global spirits company, Amber Beverage Group (ABG), has appointed Gabor Nagy as the Group’s Chief Human Resources Officer since the beginning of March. He becomes part of the ABG Executive Board and will report to Jekaterina Stuge, ABG’s CEO. Gabor Nagy has several years’ experience in the HR field. Most recently, he worked in a similar role with VELUX. Previously he was with AGC Glass Europe where he was HR Director for Finance & Business Services and Bridgestone EMEA as the HR Business Partner, Manufacturing & Legal. He has also worked as a Production Mana ..read more

Pictured at the British Tourism & Travel Show are (l-r) Linda Duncan, Tourism Ireland; Terry McCartan and Shannon Weir, both Hinch Distillery; Michelle Campion, Select Hotels of Ireland; Jane Taylor, White’s Tours & Hotels; Brenda Byrne and Ashley Procter, both Holiday Ireland Hotels; and Nicole Simpson and Rebecca Murphy, both Dalata Hotel Group.Promoting Ireland to the travel trade in Britain Five tourism companies from Ireland have joined Tourism Ireland’s pavilion at the British Tourism & Travel Show this week, at the NEC in Birmingham.  The British Tourism & Travel Sh ..read more

Pat Dawson CEO of the Irish Travel Agents AssociationPat Dawson CEO of the Irish Travel Agents Association has announced his retirement The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) today announced that CEO Pat Dawson has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the association at the end of April 2023, after thirteen years in the role. Paul Hackett, President of the ITAA, said, “Pat’s retirement will mark the end of a remarkable career within the Travel Industry. As CEO of the ITAA, he understood the industry so well having started his career with Joe Walsh Tours in the early 1970’s be ..read more

Shannon Airport sees significant hike in passenger traffic throughout January and February 2023 The number of passengers travelling through Shannon Airport during January and February of this year has seen a significant hike on pre-pandemic figures, as published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) this week.  In January, the number of people travelling through Shannon Airport was up by 21 per cent compared to January 2019, and was 22 per cent higher when compared to the same period in 2020.  In February, passenger numbers were up by 17 per cent compar ..read more

The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2023 presents 20 new Bib Gourmand awards to restaurants offering great quality, great value cuisine Prior to the announcement of its MICHELIN Stars at the MICHELIN Guide Ceremony on Monday 27th March, the MICHELIN Guide is pleased to present the 20 restaurants which have been newly awarded a Bib Gourmand in its 2023 selection. Created in 1997, the Bib Gourmand award highlights restaurants within the MICHELIN Guide selection that stand out for their good quality, good value cooking. Bib Gourmand restaurants are much followed by those readers of the ..read more

An ethical approach Sean O’Driscoll, CEO of iNUA hotel group and co-founder of Cliste Hospitality, on navigating the challenges faced by hospitality businesses in 2023, the challenges of high prices and reduced bed stock in Dublin, and prioritising employees. Sean O’Driscoll is conscious of the needs of hospitality businesses in Ireland. And something the industry does not need at present, he believes, is a 4.5% hike in VAT. The executive director of iNua and co-owner of Cliste Hospitality, describes his response to the government’s recent decision to retain the 9% rate with a single ..read more

In 2022 it was estimated that 1 in every 100 children in Ire were diagnosed with Autism but 1 in 44 were identified as being potentially Autistic and are awaiting diagnosis.  These numbers are huge and as a Team last year we committed on a path to becoming more neurodivergent friendly.  We have already provided training to our staff, in conjunction with AsIAM on what Autism is and more importantly what it isn’t. More recently we partnered with Sensory House, who designed, manufactured and installed two 2 sensory rooms and sensory family bedroom. This reinforces Pillo Hotels commitm ..read more

Skal International Galway to honour leading Galway business woman and former Skal International World President, Mary Bennett with Celebratory Black Tie Dinner Thursday 30th March at 6pm in the Ardilaun Hotel Skal International Galway will honour Galway Business Woman and the first ever Female World President of Skal International, Mary Bennett at a special celebratory Black Tie Dinner in the Ardilaun Hotel Galway on Thursday 30th March 2023. Tickets for the Black Tie Dinner are €75 and can be booked on  www.eventbrite.ie/e/skal-international-galway-honouring-mary-bennett-t ..read more