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The Government’s job initiative may be a step in the right direction but far more clarity is needed on how its implementation will come about, according to the Galway Chamber of Commerce.

Westmeath hotels and guesthouses today called on local candidates in the General Election to stand firmly behind Irish tourism as one of the county’s largest indigenous employers. Speaking at the launch of the Irish Hotels Federation’s (IHF) four-point plan, Joe O’Brien, chairman of the IHF’s midlands branch said that tourism can be a major engine for job creation and sustainable growth in the local economy provided decisive actions are taken by the next government.

Westmeath hoteliers have welcomed the launch of a major turnaround plan for tourism by a national coalition of business interests led by the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC) and the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) and including IBEC, Chambers Ireland, and the IFA.

A meeting between EU officials and an Irish delegation led by Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey over the Galway City Outer Bypass has been labelled a “pointless junket” and a “waste of taxpayers’ money”.

As Chairman of the Irish Hotels Federation in Mayo and General Manager of the McWilliam Park Hotel in Claremorris, Fergal Ryan represents the county and its 40-plus hotels at a national level, attending monthly meetings with other representatives from around Ireland.

Two leisure facilities in Athlone were delighted this week to receive the 2011 White Flag award, the national quality mark for gyms, swimming pools, spas, and indoor leisure facilities in Ireland.

Kilkenny hoteliers have called on the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin, to appoint a dedicated tourism tsar to spearhead Ireland’s tourism marketing strategy in Britain.

Kilkenny hoteliers have called on the Government to get rid of the €10 departure tax in order to reverse the disastrous decline in visitor numbers which continues unabated.

Kilkenny hoteliers today welcomed the setting up by Minister Hanafin of an industry-wide group to oversee and drive actions on measures to support tourism in Ireland.

Mayo hoteliers this week welcomed the setting up by Minister Mary Hanafin of an industry wide group to oversee and drive actions on measures to support tourism in Ireland. Fergal Ryan, Chairman of the Mayo branch of Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), stated that tourism must remain to the fore of Government policy and decision making if Ireland’s largest indigenous industry is to play its full role in the recovery of the Irish economy. In particular, Mr Ryan welcomed the commitment shown by Minister Hanafin in chairing the renewal implementation group and the Government’s acknowledgement of the importance of maintaining investment in overseas marketing. He also congratulated local hotelier John Raftery, chairman of the IHF Marketing Committee and proprietor of the Downhill Inn Hotel, Ballina, on his appointment to the Group.