Whether you work in hostels or historic houses, self-catering cottages or caravan parks, make the most of our expert industry guidance in this dedicated accommodation section.
Find out how we support Irish tourism businesses and if you're eligible for any of our funding schemes.
Give consumers symbols and standards of service they can trust and make quality assurance work for your business.
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Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority. Our role is to support the tourism industry and work to sustain Ireland as a high-quality and competitive tourism destination. We provide a range of practical business supports to help tourism businesses better manage and market their products and services. We also work with other state agencies and representative bodies, at local and national levels, to implement and champion positive and practical strategies that will benefit Irish tourism and the Irish economy. We promote Ireland as a holiday destination through our domestic marketing campaign, DiscoverIreland.ie, and manage a network of nationwide tourist information centres (create link to list of TIOs) that provide help and advice for visitors to Ireland.
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We provide a range of business supports to tourism businesses, including advice on destination development and marketing supports. Read our 2010 guide to our services for an overview of the supports that were available to tourism businesses that year.
Irish B&B operators can now apply for the ABLE award, a separate award to Irish Home B&B categorisation. Find out about how your B&B could benefit from the new ABLE award.
‘Camping in Ireland - you’ll know when it’s real…’ is the new tourism brand for Ireland’s caravan and camping sector. Discover how our marketing activities could help your approved caravan and camping business.
Irish guesthouses must comply with a set of minimum quality requirements in order to operate. Read our introduction to the Guest House Classification Scheme to see how higher accommodation standards benefit both the consumer and the industry.
Portrayals of culture and heritage are central to tourist interactions with Ireland. Learn how to tell your own culture and heritage story to visitors on our Effective Interpretation page.
Showcase your business to over 20 million consumers on our suite of consumer websites. Read more about how to get listed and promote your tourism business.
Social media websites can manifest both positive and negative portrayals of your accommodation business online. Use this expert guide to develop an online marketing strategy and effectively manage your hostel's reputation [pdf, 639kb].
Our Trainee Manager Development Programme provides an ideal platform for trainees to become effective managers. See how our Trainee Manager Development Programme could help your hotel -and your staff - excel.
We have recently revised our minimum requirements and classification system for Registered Self Catering Holiday Cottages. Download the assessment form for registered holiday cottages [pdf, 807kb].