Hotel breakfast standards slipping due to ‘counter-productive’ cut-backs, Georgina Campbell warns [Video]

IRISH BREAKFAST STANDARDS are slipping – that’s according to Georgina Campbell of the food and hospitality guide of the same name.

She says it’s a result of cost-cutting in the hospitality industry, with guests left shortchanged in turn.

Business owners from the hospitality and tourism sectors have been protesting outside Leinster House this afternoon to highlight the “unsustainable cost” of their trade.

In the latest Georgina Campbell awards for the sector, she urged that any cutbacks be “done with care” so as to avoid a fall in standards.

“Slashing the quality of breakfast in an otherwise enjoyable experience is counter-productive, and leaves guests disappointed on departure,” Campbell said.

“Cost-cutting is understandable and often necessary in the current business environment but it needs to be done with care,” Campbell added.

Ireland’s longest running food and hospitality awards, the Georgina Campbell selections are the result of independent all-year assessments by a team of anonymous experts.

“Although service has improved a …