Neil Grant, general manager of the thriving Celtic Ross Hotel in the west Cork village of Rosscarbery, has spent the last few years steadily gearing up for the challenges posed by Brexit. Until recently we didn’t have any other markets,” says Mr Grant, who is also chairman of the Cork branch of the Irish Hotel Federation. Mr Grant’s UK clients traditionally came from two sectors – individual or family clients and tour operators. “For the first time last year I attended a trade show in Germany, which features the major European travellers and tour operators. The hotel is also working to offer more value for money to those UK customers hit hard by the exchange rate.

Source: The Irish Times April 08, 2019 00:00 UTC