This tip is only about travel agents' vouchers when visiting Ireland. You will find when you visit your travel agent, he may recommend travel vouchers to pay for your B&B accommodations in Ireland. Travel agents will give you a tourist board B&B book that shows hundreds of B&Bs throughout Ireland that except vouchers.
What they do not tell you is that these B&Bs also have a price in Euro, per person per night. Most of them are as cheap as if not cheaper than what you pay for the voucher system. In most cases, you have to buy 5- or 6-day vouchers - which are non-refundable. Most B&Bs have a 24-hours' notice no charge for a 1-night booking.
Also (and most importantly) you pay the agent between 68 and 70 Euro per night for a voucher. The B&B only receives 48 Euro per night from the agent. Therefore, most B&Bs prefer cash bookings. If you have trouble finding accommodations (especially in high season) with your vouchers, it is because most B&Bs will accept a cash booking first. They will wait until the last minute before accepting the lesser voucher payment.
For your own benifit, check out websites in Ireland and compare prices against what you are paying for the vouchers. You will always get deals, even in summer time, if you are staying 2 or 3 days in one place and you are paying in cash.
What they do not tell you is that these B&Bs also have a price in Euro, per person per night. Most of them are as cheap as if not cheaper than what you pay for the voucher system. In most cases, you have to buy 5- or 6-day vouchers - which are non-refundable. Most B&Bs have a 24-hours' notice no charge for a 1-night booking.
Also (and most importantly) you pay the agent between 68 and 70 Euro per night for a voucher. The B&B only receives 48 Euro per night from the agent. Therefore, most B&Bs prefer cash bookings. If you have trouble finding accommodations (especially in high season) with your vouchers, it is because most B&Bs will accept a cash booking first. They will wait until the last minute before accepting the lesser voucher payment.
For your own benifit, check out websites in Ireland and compare prices against what you are paying for the vouchers. You will always get deals, even in summer time, if you are staying 2 or 3 days in one place and you are paying in cash.
By: Aanson Lodge
More Tips:
- B&B Basics
- Price is Negotiable
- Do Some Advance Research
- Know Where You're Going
- Let Your Host Know When You Will Be Arriving
- Stay for More Than One Night
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