csr

Has anyone used O'Scannlain International Ltd. for a vouchered, self-drive tour of Ireland? I checked out their web-site and it looked very good but I've never seen any other info, good or bad, about them.<BR>

Mary

I'm from Ireland and I work in the tourist industry, I've come across this company and they seem to be fine.

Mary

I'm from Ireland and I work in the tourist industry, I've come across this company and they seem to be fine.

csr

Mary,<BR>In what segment of the tourism industry do you work? I'd love some input from someone directly involved who live in Ireland!

bill

They have a good reputation for service, but their voucher system is not cheap. I just compared the prices and for my wife and I traveling in May using their voucher system for 19 days the price would be $2736. Doing the same thing on your own and booking a car through them the price without insurance using $35 pp per night (which is pretty high) for a room, the price is $1680. If you have a Diners Club or Gold Mastercard, insurance is covered. Even if I add their full coverage insurance (about $350), it's just over $2000. <BR><BR>I have yet to see a car/B&amp;B package which is as inexpensive as doing it yourself, and the book that they use (the Town and Country book) is available to anyone from the Irish Tourist Board. The difference is that a a number of the B&amp;Bs in the book don't accept vouchers, so for about $700, you actually limit your choices. There is no reason to use O'Scannlain's voucher system.<BR><BR>CIE is much cheaper. With Insurance from them, the price I figured was $2128. I'm guessing they have a $600 deductible which O'Scannlain does not have. Obviously, if you are traveling for less time, those amounts will go down. Also remember, I based it on $35 pp and that would be the high end of what you would pay. The average is somewhere around 31-32.<BR><BR>Hope this helps.<BR><BR>Bill