Value for money - A lesson for hoteliers

BACK in the days of abundance and assurances from Bertie Ahern about our bullet-proof economy the cost of attending business conferences was not a significant deterrent.

How quickly things change.

The Irish Hotels Federation have had to slash the fee for their annual conference in Killarney from €395 to €250 because bookings were less than half of what was expected.

Is it possible that the hoteliers might learn the lesson?

Make things affordable and people are happy to pay for them. Once again we have been shown that our costs are out of order.