Lonely Planet article on soaring hotel and car hire costs a worry for Tourism Ireland 

A steady level of complaints online from visitors to the country on social media was monitored, with 55 of 68 issues raised in a single week relating to costs, and 42% of all complaints specifically about car hire.

Tourism Ireland was worried a Lonely Planet article referencing “soaring hotel costs” here and how renting a car would make a “significant dent” would get “amplified” across the world.

Monitoring by the state agency found there was a steady level of complaints online from visitors to the country on social media with 55 of 68 issues raised in a single week relating to costs, and 42% of all complaints specifically about car hire.