RTÉ’s At Your Service features hotel experts Francis and John Brennan as they help struggling hospitality businesses all over Ireland. In the latest series they tackled not just hotels but also a golf club, a historical house and even a private members art club.
With no time to waste before this year’s summer season, they’re now looking for the next set of businesses needing their help. These will be filmed this year, with the final programmes transmitting on RTÉ in 2014.
Once again the Brennan brothers are on the search for B&Bs, hotels, guesthouses, hostels, caravan and campsites around Ireland that are desperate to get their premises into shape, make their businesses work better and improve their balance sheets. They’re also looking for hospitality businesses that are considering diversifying their business, such as opening a gift shop, tearoom or setting up a cottage industry.
Of course, it’s a very challenging economic landscape but the Brennans have proved time and again that they can breathe new life into struggling businesses. Francis and John own and run the 5 star Park Hotel Kenmare and they bring many years of personal experience in the hotel trade to each property they visit.
In At Your Service Francis has become famous for his meticulous attention to detail, whilst John brings a sharp financial and marketing ability. Together they identify the potential in each of the businesses they visit and devise cost-effective solutions to problems. The Brennans strongly believe that businesses must focus on their unique qualities and highlight these in order to attract guests. They tackle the areas that need most attention and investigate new ways to make money, focussing on the all-important bottom line.
In the past on At Your Service the Brennans have helped a wide range of properties, including a 126-room city hotel, a Georgian country house, a caravan park, an equestrian holiday centre and a rural 4-bedroom farmhouse. Now the Brennans and the At Your Service team are inviting interested B&Bs, hotels, guesthouses, hostels, caravan parks and campsites to apply to be featured in the next series.
If you would like an application form or any further information, please contact:
Kitty Crawford, Researcher
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