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THE IRELAND EDITION 2026

Ireland’s
travel and hospitality industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping travel and hospitality in Ireland. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Travel and Hospitality illustration
Companies tracked 423Travel and Hospitality ecosystem in Ireland Disclosed funding $5.51B18 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 43With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 670 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Ireland’s travel and hospitality leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Travel and Hospitality company highlights in Ireland, snapshot 3 September 2026
Company
SMBC Aviation Capitalsmbc.aero$2B—216—
Milestone Aviationmilestoneaviation.com$1.85B—40—
BusConnectsbusconnects.ie$644.3M———
Dalata Hotel Groupdalatahotelgroup.com$598.11M—3,401—
Lobo Leasingloboleasing.com$200M———
Lease Corporation Internationallciaviation.com$130M—82—
iNUA Collectioninua.ie$46.53M—1,300—
Fly Leasingflyleasing.com$25M———
CityJetcityjet.com—5 roles400—
Aterimaterim.com—4 roles——
Emerald Parkemeraldpark.ie—4 roles——
Killaloe Hotel and Spakillaloehotel.ie—4 roles17—
Court Yard Hotelcourtyard.ie—3 roles——
Cashel Palace Hotelcashelpalacehotel.ie—2 roles75—
Lough Rea Hotel and Spaloughreahotelandspa.com—2 roles24—
MAAS Aviationmaasaviation.com—2 roles71—
ARIari.ie——554—
Aer Lingusaerlingus.com——4,000—
AerCapaercap.com——407—
Aergo Capitalaergocapital.com——50—
Arvalarval.com——8,461—
Caminowayscaminoways.com——21—
IAAiaa.ie——446—
Killashee Hotelkillasheehotel.com——300—
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Travel and Hospitality industry KPIs in Ireland

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

3 September 2026
Hiring participation10.2%

43 of 423 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation4.5%

19 of 423 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share81.5%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$100.73K

Midpoint of 27 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 81.5% of disclosed capital, while 95.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Ireland travel and hospitality has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Ireland travel and hospitality
$0$429.75M$859.51M$1.29B$1.72B2016: $84.58K20162017: $16.87K20172018: $708.21M20182019: $75.15M20192020: $1.44M20202021: $500.81M20212022: $644.56M20222023: $1.51B20232024: $020242025: $02025
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Annual travel and hospitality funding and company formation in Ireland
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$84.58K122
2017$16.87K61
2018$708.21M186
2019$75.15M162
2020$1.44M95
2021$500.81M72
2022$644.56M44
2023$1.51B53
2024$020
2025$000
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • SMBC Aviation Capital36.3%
  • Milestone Aviation33.6%
  • BusConnects11.7%
  • Other companies18.5%

Funding by stage

30 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel4 13.3%
Series A–B1 3.3%
Series C+ / PE2 6.7%
Grants, debt & other23 76.7%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for Ireland; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.; No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for Ireland; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Ireland companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

16 of these companies (3.8%) publish at least one Android app — 27 apps in all, carrying 65.6M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
RyanairRyanair60.6M3.4Travel & Local
Aer Lingus AppAer Lingus3.2M4.7Travel & Local
Ryanair DiscoveryRyanair847K3.5Travel & Local
My Arval MobileArval328K—Tools
Aer Lingus PlayAer Lingus211.3K2.2Entertainment
My ArvalArval71.4K—Auto & Vehicles
AerClubAer Lingus70.5K—Travel & Local
Ryanair ConnectRyanair58.1K—Tools
MyLeezArval34.8K—Tools
HAP AppLimerick City & County Council Area Offices29.7K—Finance

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2025Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Passenger Airlines665MRyanair 60.6M
Chartered Flight Brokers33.4MAer Lingus App 3.2M
Car Rentals8499.3KMy Arval Mobile 328K
Auto Retail & Aftersales7487.2KMy Arval 71.4K
Tour Operators766.8KHAP App 29.7K
Hotels25.7KThe Doyle Collection 4.3K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Ireland travel and hospitality market map

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Segment data unavailable0

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Segment data unavailable

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

0companies
0%have hiring activity

0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 8 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionssmbc.aero ↗

SMBC Aviation Capital, which alongside other investors recently completed its purchase of U.S.-based Air Lease Corp to form the world’s second-largest aircraft lessor, Sumisho Air Lease Corp (SALC).

Mergers & acquisitionsryanair.com ↗

The boss of Ryanair could land a cash payout of as much as £1.7bn if the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, acts on his threats to buy the airline.

Mergers & acquisitionsarval.com ↗

Arval, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations to buy Athlon, its counterpart at Mercedes-Benz.

Mergers & acquisitionsdalatahotelgroup.com ↗

Dalata Hotel Group has delisted from the Dublin stock exchange after completing its €1.4bn sale to Scandinavia's Pandox and Eiendomsspa.

Funding roundstouaxrail.com ↗

Touax announced a EUR 50 million green loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to develop its freight wagon fleet.

Earningsaercap.com ↗

The financial services provider reported $5.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.59 by $1.80. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion.

Company announcementsaerlingus.com ↗

As many as 500 flights have been cut from Aer Lingus’ summer schedule, according to the Irish Independent.

Asset acquisitionsaergocapital.com ↗

We are pleased to announce the acquisition of two Airbus A320 aircraft from Aircastle, and to welcome Volaris to our lessee portfolio.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 481 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Company announcements
99
Earnings
89
Contracts
73
Buyback
62
Leadership moves
44
Mergers & acquisitions
37
Asset acquisitions
27
Job creation
15
Regulatory
12
Lawsuit
10
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Leadership moves

13 tracked people moves

Ray O’Driscoll

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

AerCap ↗
Julian (Brad) Branch

Retirement Previously Non-Executive Director

AerCap ↗
Robert (Bob) Warden

Appointment Non-Executive Director

AerCap ↗
Stacey Cartwright

Appointment Non-Executive Director

Paul Sheridan

Appointment Chief Executive

Aengus Whelan

Promotion Chief Commercial Officer

Fred Browne

Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer

Ryanair ↗
Michael O\'Leary

Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer

Contract wins

38 recorded customer wins

Customer: egyptair

AerCap ↗

Customer: ethiopian airlinesAir Cargo

AerCap ↗

Customer: Corporate finance

ARI ↗

Customer: John F Kennedy International AirportAirport retail

Abelo ↗

Customer: Aviation

Abelo ↗

Customer: ethiopian airlinesAviation

Workforce actions

2 companies with reported reductions

Aer Lingus ↗

Scale not stated rolescost reduction

Ryanair ↗

1,000,000 rolesfee increase

Regulatory events

15 recorded events

Ryanair ↗

fine imposedAutorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato

Ryanair ↗

fined for alleged abusive strategyItaly’s competition watchdog

Ryanair ↗

fined 256 million eurosItalian Competition Authority (AGCM)

Ryanair ↗

ruling supports Ryanair’s direct distribution modelMilan Court of Appeal

Litigation

9 tracked suits

Company
Spirit Aviation Holdings v aercap

Aircraft lease rejection under Chapter 11 bankruptcyCivil · Filed

Company
Insurers v aercap

insurance claims settlementCivil · Settled

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

9companies
106period observations
8.2%median reported growth

Median across 40 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
SMBC Aviation Capital→air lease corpCompleted2026-04-13Not stated in snapshot
Elon Musk→Ryanair ↗Rumored2026-01-21$36.0B
Arval→athlonPending2025-12-22Not stated in snapshot
Arval→AyvensAnnounced2025-12-18Not stated in snapshot
pandox→Dalata Hotel Group ↗Completed2025-11-10Not stated in snapshot
goldman sachs→Dalata Hotel Group ↗Announced2025-09-23Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

0 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 2-posting snapshot covers 1 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

We Are Looking To Hire Full Time Barista\'S For Our Hospitality Team1
We Are Looking To Hire Full Time Deli For Our Hospitality Team €13 P/Hr1
0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

39 founders and chief executives across 35 companies.

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11 profiles

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Education networks

2 profiles with education records.

Prior employers

0 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

71,826 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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71,826articles in the measured year
19,020articles in 2026Q1
67.5%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Travel and Hospitality coverage across Ireland · articles per complete quarter

07,88815,77623,66431,5512021Q2: 13,8912021Q22021Q3: 27,4362021Q4: 13,2262022Q1: 15,9352022Q2: 14,2062022Q22022Q3: 13,6062022Q4: 16,3172023Q1: 17,4582023Q2: 19,1832023Q22023Q3: 18,2672023Q4: 16,3872024Q1: 18,7902024Q2: 18,6152024Q22024Q3: 18,0702024Q4: 17,8322025Q1: 23,8912025Q2: 14,8112025Q22025Q3: 18,8122025Q4: 13,9462026Q1: 19,0202026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q213,891
2021Q327,436
2021Q413,226
2022Q115,935
2022Q214,206
2022Q313,606
2022Q416,317
2023Q117,458
2023Q219,183
2023Q318,267
2023Q416,387
2024Q118,790
2024Q218,615
2024Q318,070
2024Q417,832
2025Q123,891
2025Q214,811
2025Q318,812
2025Q413,946
2026Q119,020

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
30,872 positive · 710 neutral · 26,209 negative
2022
38,483 positive · 1,146 neutral · 20,296 negative
2023
45,835 positive · 1,244 neutral · 24,034 negative
2024
49,566 positive · 1,389 neutral · 22,193 negative
2025
48,149 positive · 1,654 neutral · 21,501 negative

Leading coverage topics

Travel and Hospitality coverage across Ireland · ranked by full-period article count.

International Sports Competitions16,449 articles in the full recorded period
2,961 recent · 3,643 prior
Championship Event Highlights6,633 articles in the full recorded period
1,403 recent · 1,423 prior
Sports Coaching Strategies6,319 articles in the full recorded period
939 recent · 1,279 prior
Sports History And Legacy Stories5,060 articles in the full recorded period
849 recent · 1,009 prior
Youth Sports Development Programs4,453 articles in the full recorded period
590 recent · 900 prior
Nationalism And Sovereignty Debates4,150 articles in the full recorded period
204 recent · 191 prior
Olympic Games Coverage4,136 articles in the full recorded period
662 recent · 1,052 prior
Political Biographies And Memoirs3,962 articles in the full recorded period
151 recent · 101 prior
Political Philosophy Discussions3,810 articles in the full recorded period
90 recent · 80 prior
Political Theory And Ideology Analysis3,783 articles in the full recorded period
88 recent · 80 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Travel and Hospitality coverage across Ireland

KeywordRecentPriorChange
study overseas294137115%
semester abroad262119120%
overseas study259128102%
stablecoin fx impact21266221%
overseas air routes18812353%
sports legislation16862171%
decentralized forex15574109%
regional air routes15310250%
pro league fixtures15067124%
international programs1356996%
odi world cup186478-61%
icc world cup168442-62%
test cricket212342-38%
odi tactics171334-49%
mark rule gaelic football132325-59%

Event and signal lenses

Travel and Hospitality coverage across Ireland

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

83,508 classified articles

mark rule gaelic football, odi world cup, icc world cup

35.1% critical · 34.0% positive
Flat

Funding Momentum

20,308 classified articles

odi world cup, icc world cup, africa t20 cup

28.2% critical · 39.1% positive
Flat

Growth

21,947 classified articles

money laundering investigations, league expansion news, quarterly results

33.3% critical · 43.9% positive

Travel and Hospitality coverage across Ireland. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Travel and Hospitality in Ireland: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

KEEP EXPLORING

Put Ireland in context

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Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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