DESPITE THE downturn, people prefer luxury hotels to budget ones, according to hotel booking website HotelDealsIreland.ie.
The website was surprised to discover from its site visitor data that users are still opting for comfort when it comes to hotels.According to Martina Skelly, owner of HotelDealsIreland.ie, the web is increasingly being used to get deals on high-end hotels.
“It seems that the Irish got a taste of the high life during the Celtic Tiger years and we are reluctant to completely forego it now,” she says. “Consumers are still prepared to spend but these days they demand the utmost in value for money and expect added extras.
The website also found that women make up the majority of people who book online and that 63 per cent of their users are from Dublin “which has helped us increase our bookings by focusing on accommodation offers outside Dublin”.
