Will the recession force hotels and B&Bs to check out of the tourist industry or was this summer better than expected? Alison Healy�finds out IRISH HOLIDAYMAKERS threw a lifeline to hotels in recent weeks after a very shaky start to the summer season but many B&Bs and hostels have struggled to earn a living this year. A snapshot survey of 20 hotels, B&Bs and hostels found that their occupancy rates last Saturday night ranged from 50 to 100 per cent as some people made the most of their dwindling...
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