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Dec142014

Bono and Enya’s neighborhood Killiney, County Dublin

In three days in Dublin I found myself hanging out in Dalkey two afternoons after sunset. One day I walked from the Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel in Booterstown to Dalkey, but the early 4:11 pm sunset kept me from walking the final mile or so around Sorrento Point to Killiney Beach. The second trip…

Dec022014

James Joyce slept here and Ulysses begins here in Sandycove, County Dublin

by Ric Garrido 2 Comments

Finding myself staying in the Radisson Blu St. Helen’s hotel in South Dublin and several miles from the city centre sights and activity, I spent a day walking from the hotel to Dalkey, about six miles south, through the villages along the Dublin Bay coastline. Part 1 – Dublin footsteps of Bono, Michael Collins and…

Jan282013

Thoughts on Europe 2013 pwc hotel forecast

by Ric Garrido 6 Comments

Thriving or surviving: European cities hotel forecast 2013 is a report by pwc.com/hospitality sharing data from 19 European gateway cities. You can access the full report yourself through the link. I picked up a print copy at the ALIS conference last week in Los Angeles. Best report line: “With fewer customers to go round in…