It’s that time of the year again when tourism industry people look to the 2020 horizon, cogitating on what the 12 months ahead holds for Ireland.

The imminent arrival of the ‘super budget’ brand, EasyHotel, into Dublin is timely.

There will be 5,000 additional hotel rooms in Dublin by 2020 to meet the needs of the 7.4m tourists who will likely have visited Ireland between 2015 and 2020.