by Shane McDonald | Sep 25, 2010 | Travel
Hotel Prices in Ireland have often been a lot higher than other countries. However, a recent report on Hotel prices has found that Ireland now has the cheapest hotel rooms in all of western Europe. The Hotel Price Index, compiled by hotel booking website Hotels.com, found that while worldwide hotel prices have now stabilised in the first 6 months of 2010. Hotel Prices in Ireland are dropping as room rates have continue to fall.
The average Irish room rate is €79 a night, down 4% from hotel room rates of 2009. The Irish room rate of €79 is the cheapest in western Europe and the 4th cheapest in the EuroZone – ahead of only the Czech Republic, Poland & Hungary. Switzerland is now Europe’s most expensive destination for hotels with an average of €138. Iceland recorded the biggest fall of 20%. It will be interesting to see if Hotel Prices in Ireland increase when the recession is over.
Some of the best value to be seen on hotel rooms is in offers such as 3 nights for the price of 2. For example some great offers can be had from Mount Juliet Estate Hotel Kilkenny.
by Shane McDonald | Nov 4, 2009 | Ireland
Why should people in Ireland continue to shop here when cheaper prices exist in the UK and Northern Ireland?
I have a few examples of products which have huge differences in price:
Canon D450 DSLR Camera plus lens kit and 2Gb memory card
Dublin €720
Northern Ireland €569 (£499)
Saving €151 (Difference of about 21%)
Fuji S7000 lens adapter ring
Dublin €70
Online €17 including shipping
Try explain this? As long as this continues people are going to continue to cross into Northern Ireland and do their shopping there.
Over the past few years prices in Ireland have over inflated the cost if everything. The recession seems to be bringing down the cost of certain items but it will be interesting to see if prices between UK and Ireland level out even more in next few months. Especially with a good Euro – Sterling exchange rate.
The Irish Government say that €430m has been lost to Ireland as a result of people not shopping in Ireland. Yet the government are the ones that raised VAT by 1% to 22% yet the UK dropped theirs to 15% and are almost out of recession.
Lenihan doesn’t seem to have what it takes … The December budget will be a last ditch attempt to salvage the sinking Irish economy. The way this new budget will be calculated is as follows … “Einey meeny miney mo , How do I budget, I don’t know”!
