Fáilte Ireland has said that it wants to see tourism accommodation being used for Ukrainian refugees come back into the tourism market “as quickly as it can” to help ease sector-wide shortages.
When the properties are registered, a list will be shared with the local authorities and they will assess whether appropriate planning permission that allows landlords to rent our properties is in place. Fáilte Ireland CEO Paul Kelly said on Wednesday that the new requirement to register properties will lead to a drop in available tourist accommodation. However, he acknowledged that the changes were needed due to the housing crisis.Mr Kelly also said the sector is under pressure due to the number of Ukrainian refugees staying in hotels.“There is no doubt that the availability of accommodation from a tourism point of view is a major concern for everyone involved in tourism,” he said.
“The availability of accommodation stock is probably the biggest challenge to the tourism sector next year. We are very concerned about it.“We know Government are working to try and find as many alternative places for accommodation for humanitarian needs as possible.“We do want to see as much of the tourism accommodation come back into tourism as quickly as it can.”
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