B&B Ireland CEO Helena Healy, Mary Spillane, owner, Greenacres B&B, Paul Kelly, CEO, Fáilte Ireland, and Maurice Pratt, B&B Ireland chairman celebrating B&B Ireland's 50 years of welcoming guests to Ireland. “There is room for the quirky Airbnb product and there is room for the traditional B&B product. However, because of the link to Fáilte Ireland, traditional B&Bs were even further restricted during the pandemic, unlike some Airbnbs. She said that 800 B&Bs are registered with B&B Ireland, but the organisation’s website has a lower figure of 700 on it. The capital cost to meet minimum requirements coupled with the annual renewal fee were outweighing the benefits of Fáilte Ireland approval for traditional B&Bs.

Source: Irish Examiner March 19, 2022 10:05 UTC