Ireland ‘turning a corner’ on hotel room shortage, says tourist boss – The Irish Times

Ireland appears to be turning a corner on hotel room capacity, the chief executive of Tourism Ireland has said, but hospitality business closures are a concern for the tourism industry and its offering to foreign visitors.

Alice Mansergh, who heads the cross-Border body that markets the Republic and Northern Ireland to overseas visitors was speaking to The Irish Times from the World Travel Market conference in London on Tuesday.

One of the big talking points at this year’s event, which brings together tourism operators from across the world, is the issue of hotel capacity constraints in the Republic.

“A lot of the tour operators are still keen to figure out how they can secure a hotel space from us,” said Ms Mansergh. However, she…