Holidays
Summer Holidays 2023 – Last-Minute Consumer Advice
Read about your rights before you hit the road … Irish tourists are embarking on their summer getaways abroad this August, a favoured period to
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Accommodation Rental Scams
As online booking of accommodation is now the norm, reported cases of holiday accommodation booking fraud have also spiked. Sophisticated criminals have come up with
Package Travel
2023 Rugby World Cup: Tickets, Travel, Terms
The Rugby World Cup will be held in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023. Ticketing is already open on the one official website selling
Air Travel
European Tourism from Ireland in 2021
According to Eurostat, 72% Irish people went on a holiday in 2021, with the Irish coming in fifth in a tourism survey behind the Netherlands
Air Travel
World Tourism Day 2022 Comes With A Warning
Holiday more expensive than expected? You are not the only one. Rising energy and supplier products prices top the list of main worries across Europe
Car Rental
European Commission Press Release: 55% of online car rental brokers violate EU consumer protection law
4 July 2022 “The European Commission and national consumer protection authorities published the results of an EU-wide website screening (“sweep”) of websites brokering car rentals. Under
Accommodation
Things to Remember If You Holiday in Europe This Summer 2022
Travel is back with a vengeance this summer. But so are cancellations. Many Irish consumers will travel for a sun holiday abroad this summer – it
ECC-Net: Consumer and Travel Rights in Ukrainian
The European Consumer Centre (ECC) Ireland is a member of the European Consumer Centre Network (ECC-Net), which offers consumers across the European Union advice on their consumer
Got Consumer Questions? We Have the Answers.
What to do when a flight is cancelled? How can you avoid being overcharged for car rental? Where to get help when your online
