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Hotel sector checks out of 2021 with renewed optimism for the year to come
Tourism stands to benefit from the release of excess household savings across the globe
Group managing Shelbourne Hotel got €4.36m in Covid wage supports
Torriam secured support via the Government’s wage subsidy schemes
US to lift restrictions for vaccinated foreign travellers from November 8th
Country will also reopen land borders with Canada and Mexico to vaccinated travellers
Snapfix looks to raise up to €10m in new funding round
Company has developed WhatsApp-like solution used for maintenance purposes
How businesses are managing customer relationships amid Covid-19
Kathleen O’Callaghan looks at the heightened focus on customer pampering driven in part by the pandemic
Haiti is on the brink, but for Digicel little will change
Impoverished nation is one of Denis O’Brien-controlled telco’s key markets
Cork to get Ireland’s tallest building in €150m development
Proposed 34-storey hotel on Port of Cork site hailed as catalyst for docklands development
European stocks in third day of sale over inflation fears
Strong euro and advancing commodity prices trigger market jitters among investors
Business travel: ‘We don’t know how many people will choose to fly’
Business travel can generate as much as 75% of airlines’ revenues on some flights
Corporate America abandons Trump as the name turns toxic
The man who styles himself as a smart businessman did not see this coming
Stripe stops processing payments for Trump campaign website
Move from Irish led company follows last week’s riot at the Capitol
Airbnb soars on debut in latest IPO bounce
Investor demand for rentals company and other gig economy listings sparks comparisons with internet bubble
Airbnb’s Irish subsidary takes Covid hit as revenues plummet
Firm warns EU state aid inquiries may mean changes to tax treatment of foreign operations
British Airways hit with £20m fine over data theft
Airline’s failures led to cyber attack on 400,000 of its customers’ details in 2018
Republic’s tallest building given construction green light
Hotel and commercial complex to stand at 34-stories on Custom House Quay in Dublin
No deadline set for restoration of Shelbourne Four statues
Dublin City Council confirms ‘delicate’ conservation work needed before reinstallation
Shelbourne Hotel statues to be restored to their plinths
Art historian concludes that statues are not depictions of African slave women
Shelbourne Hotel granted extra time to investigate statue removal
Dublin City Council asking hotel to address alleged planning permission breach
Shelbourne Hotel operator Marriott posts bigger-than-expected loss
Marriott operates seven hotels in Ireland, including Mount Juliet and the Westin
Stocktake: Nervous investors don’t trust this rally
Almost half surveyed in latest AAII poll were bearish
Shelbourne Hotel removes 153-year-old statues of slave girls from its plinth
Dublin hotel said it has taken the decision ‘in light of recent world events’
Five-star hotels scramble to retain luxury experience under new anti-virus regime
With wealthy Americans a no-show for now, luxury Irish hotels must pivot towards the domestic market for business
When a CEO pay cut doesn't paint the full picture
New analysis finds awards such as stock options can more than make up for cuts
EasyJet says hackers accessed travel details of 9m customers
Low-cost airline faces fines after systems were breached by ‘highly sophisticated’ actor
Two months on, he’s still the only resident in one of Barcelona’s luxury hotels
Daniel Ordoñez is living alone in a hotel that charges up to €13,500 a night for a room
Stocks slip on concerns over second wave of Covid-19 infections
Iseq fell 1.74% as banks take a hammering
Airbnb’s future depends on a post-pandemic travel boom
Hosts have started to add the phrase ‘thoroughly disinfected’ to their listings
Airbnb secures $1bn investment from Silver Lake, Sixth Street
Home rental company raises additional funds to help it weather the Covid-19 crisis
European shares stage mini-rally on promises of more stimulus
Pan-European Stoxx 600 index closes 2.9% higher after several days of losses
Carnage on global markets despite stimulus packages
Iseq finishes down almost 8% as European shares see worst close in nearly seven years
European stocks close slightly up but mark worst week since 2008
Stocks pare most gains after Spain declares state of emergency
Irish staff of firm at centre of US coronavirus outbreak sent home
Massachusetts has reported 70 cases linked to company’s Boston conference last month
US company to locate global IT and cybersecurity centre at Belfast Harbour
Aflac Northern Ireland has signed lease for more than 11,000sq ft of office space at City Quays
100 new hotels for Dublin: Is that too many – or too few?
Amid a housing crisis, scores of hotels are being built or planned for the capital
More than 15,000 new hotel rooms planned for Dublin
Development over next three to five years will almost double city’s current capacity
Farrell aiming to build on achievements of previous incumbents
Last four national coaches have all left Irish rugby in a stronger place
Danube cruise, spa break in Meath, seasonal special in five-star London hotel
Travel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland and abroad
DIT facility sold for over €5.5m to tourist accommodation provider
Sackville Place property occupies prime position next to Clerys Quarter scheme
Willie Walsh faces uphill battle in fighting €205m data breach fine
London Briefing: BA has dubious distinction of first to be fined under new GDPR rules
Neville Hotel Group buys five-star Druid’s Glen resort for €45m
North Wicklow golf resort has hosted four Irish Open championships
Belfast Harbour £50m waterfront scheme to deliver 500 building jobs
Office development is new phase in £250m plan to regenerate ex-shipping lands
Marriott chief diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Arne Sorenson plans to continue working while undergoing treatment
Hotel group Marriott plots expansion of home-sharing business
World’s largest hotel company planning to launch US business in May
Dalata CEO extends cold welcome to Fáilte Ireland superhotel idea
Caveat: Pat McCann slams plan for 1,000-bed hotel as Fáilte considers options for HQ
Your Business Week: New chief for European Central Bank, property prices
December's property report marks a close to a complex year of growth and trepidation
Fraud fear prompts Bank of Ireland to restrict some debit cards
BoI will not say how many cards have been restricted
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Checking in? No thanks. I’m just here to use the wifi
Hotel lobbies have found new life as shared working spaces
Quora latest entry in ever-growing data breach list
Website adds 100m customers to a growing tally of those impacted by data breaches
Markets await outcome of Xi and Trump meeting on global trade
Providence Resources down more than 7% following legal challenge by An Taisce
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