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Sector body

Irish Hotels Federation

National representative body for over 900 hotels and guesthouses, operating hotel classification, IHF Skillnet training and the annual Showtel exhibition.

Operates Ireland-wide · 4 listed services

What they do

The Irish Hotels Federation represents over 900 hotels and guesthouses in Ireland, providing support services across members operations alongside national representation. It operates hotel classification and quality assurance support, a quality employer programme promoting HR best practice, and HR fora for hotel HR professionals to network. Training is delivered through IHF Skillnet, which provides sector-specific subsidised programmes open to members and, for a fee, to non-members. The federation runs an annual events calendar including its conference and the Showtel exhibition, a people day and an investment conference, plus regional branch meetings that feed into national policy. Members also access marketing supports such as the Go Anywhere gift card and the HotelNews.ie platform, industry research and negotiated benefit schemes. Most services, including classification support and HR advice, are reserved for paid members, who apply through the federation website.

Irish Hotels Federation lists 4 services on Irish Resource Hub across Ireland. The listed provision covers specialist expertise, network, information and guidance, and training. Its support includes Start a business, Mentoring and advice, Skills and training, Innovation and R&D, and Standards and compliance. 1 distinct eligibility condition is recorded across those services.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded as available Ireland-wide.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes specialist expertise, network, information and guidance, training.

Who the support is for

Business stages
Thinking about starting, Startups, Established, Scaling
Company sizes
Sole traders, 1–9 people, 10–49 people, 50–249 people, 250+ people
Sectors
Hospitality and tourism
Audiences
Startups

Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.

Access and eligibility

Open to hotels and guesthouses operating in Ireland; classification and most advisory services are reserved for members.

No organisation-wide eligibility rule is recorded. Eligibility is set by each individual service, so conditions vary by service and some support may not be open to every business.

Each distinct eligibility condition recorded for this organisation's services — check the service page for the full conditions.

The same conditions also apply to 3 further services listed below.

Check access with Irish Hotels Federation

Support offered (4)

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