Paul O Mahoney
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Wouldn't have thought Airbnb would be the litmus test of Irelands tourism industry.Just saw a large room in a mediocre North inner city Dublin hotel advertised on Airbnb for 700 Euro per night. Ireland's hospitality industry might be signing its own death warrant.
The country has priced itself out of holding onto its covid boosted tourism industry(who havnt been as busy in 30 years) from once cheap hotels to guesthouses, overpriced restaurants particularly takeaways to overpriced canoe trips and the horse box 4euro coffee. Blame what you like, extra expense ,insurance , rent and or horse box conversion rates .The poorer in society are also being left behind and Canaries here we come.Wouldn't have thought Airbnb would be the litmus test of Irelands tourism industry.
You don't need litmus paper to indicate that your are obviously being financially screwed.Wouldn't have thought Airbnb would be the litmus test of Irelands tourism industry.
And yet as you say it's very busy, there is an element of over pricing but that too is unfortunately an international problem at the moment. The poorer being left behind, well if one was poor would holidays be a priority?The country has priced itself out of holding onto its covid boosted tourism industry(who havnt been as busy in 30 years) from once cheap hotels to guesthouses, overpriced restaurants particularly takeaways to overpriced canoe trips and the horse box 4euro coffee. Blame what you like, extra expense ,insurance , rent and or horse box conversion rates .The poorer in society are also being left behind and Canaries here we come.
They've also got one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, a fact you continue to ignore.By the way I have travelled Scandinavian countries . In Denmark particularly you wouldn't think covid exists, fully open now,no restrictions with numbers very low.The more it has opened over last few months the numbers are stable and the only difference I see is testing antigen and pcr is free and freely available. #The way forward
I don't understand your point. The prices on Airbnb aren't set by Airbnb. They are determined by the provider which in this case is an Irish hotel.Wouldn't have thought Airbnb would be the litmus test of Irelands tourism industry.
We have high wages and high taxes. Tourism is a labour intensive and relatively low skilled sector so minimum wage rates have a big impact on costs. We have positioned ourselves to attract higher income tourists rather than flooding the place using package holiday type offerings. I think that's a good thing.The country has priced itself out of holding onto its covid boosted tourism industry(who havnt been as busy in 30 years) from once cheap hotels to guesthouses, overpriced restaurants particularly takeaways to overpriced canoe trips and the horse box 4euro coffee. Blame what you like, extra expense ,insurance , rent and or horse box conversion rates .
We have amongst the highest levels of social transfers (taking money from rich people and giving it to poor people) in the world.The poorer in society are also being left behind and Canaries here we come.
You never mentioned it was a hotel you said a room . And Airbnb do not set the prices the provider does Airbnb takes the commission, just like every other hotel amalgamation site globally.I don't understand your point. The prices on Airbnb aren't set by Airbnb. They are determined by the provider which in this case is an Irish hotel.
No, I said it was a room in a Dublin hotel sold via Airbnb.You never mentioned it was a hotel you said a room
My apologies so you did but I saw the post earlier......anyway thsts the market supply and demand and its everywhere our daughter has moved to Spain and my wife and her 2 sisters are visiting in 2 weeks hotels expensive, apartment via Airbnb €2000 for 4 nights. Cest la vieNo, I said it was a room in a Dublin hotel sold via Airbnb.
Again Purple with those pesky facts ruining a perfectly good unfounded rant!We have high wages and high taxes. Tourism is a labour intensive and relatively low skilled sector so minimum wage rates have a big impact on costs. We have positioned ourselves to attract higher income tourists rather than flooding the place using package holiday type offerings. I think that's a good thing.
We have amongst the highest levels of social transfers (taking money from rich people and giving it to poor people) in the world.
In order for those in the middle income bracket to feel well off the bottom 10% need to be dirt poor. I'd rather not feel well off.None of the rest of us are prepared to work for that kind of money while at the same time we want more and better services but we don't want to have to pay any more tax to fund it.
Like the first time you highlighted vaccination rates you will find they are the much the same as Irelands similar to the first time you highlighted thisThey've also got one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, a fact you continue to ignore.
Ah reduce the minimum wageWe have high wages and high taxes. Tourism is a labour intensive and relatively low skilled sector so minimum wage rates have a big impact on costs. We have positioned ourselves to attract higher income tourists rather than flooding the place using package holiday type offerings. I think that's a good thing.
We have amongst the highest levels of social transfers (taking money from rich people and giving it to poor people) in the world.
And increase the social transfer?Ah reduce the minimum wage
And yet as you say it's very busy, there is an element of over pricing but that too is unfortunately an international problem at the moment. The poorer being left behind, well if one was poor would holidays be a priority?
We havnt positioned ourselves anywhere for well off tourists ,we have an overinflated greedy economy where half the clowns going around with the 4 euro coffee can't afford it.we have fell into a tourist boom where we provide very little for a high cost and it will come back to biteAnd increase the social transfer?
You're just wrong. We mightn't be the best at it but the data shows that's exactly what we've done.We havnt positioned ourselves anywhere for well off tourists ,we have an overinflated greedy economy where half the clowns going around with the 4 euro coffee can't afford it.we have fell into a tourist boom where we provide very little for a high cost and it will come back to bite
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