GALWAY HOTEL SECTOR SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE NATIONWIDE

Date Published: 05-Mar-2013

Hotel prices in Galway have risen by 3 percent making it the second most expensive destination in Ireland.

That's according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index for 2012.

The study finds that the avergae hotel room rate in Galway is now 100 euro per night making it second only to Killarney where a cost of 101 euro was recorded per night.

It adds that events such as the Volvo Ocean Race last summer helped further increase demand for rooms in the city.

National, the study shows that Irish hotel prices are on the road to recovery.

The average hotel price in Ireland is now ninety euro a night - that's up five per cent year on year.