Accommodation prices increase by almost 900% on booking site for Portrush Open week
Excitement is building as the countdown for the 153rd Open continues to gather pace.
In little under two months time the cream of world golf will be teeing off at Royal Portrush as they battle it out for the Claret Jug in front of bumper crowds.
History will be made at the iconic Dunluce links with 278,000 fans expected on the north coast for the largest Championship held outside of St Andrews.
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Demand to secure a place at The Open went through the roof after the success of the tournament in 2019 led to unprecedented demand for tickets in the ballot last year with applications for more than one million tickets.
Those who have been lucky enough to secure their ticket for the Championship have also been faced with the challenge of securing accommodation with costs spiralling into the thousands.
Several properties around the north coast are priced at over £2,000 per night on the airbnb website with one apartment in Portstewart, which sleeps four, priced at just under a whopping £60,000 for the week of the tournament!
Punters are running out of time to secure a suitable location with Booking.com reporting 90% of its places to stay currently unavailable for Open week.
Demand is certainly outstripping supply and that is reflective in the cost with properties showing a huge increase in the price per night of Open week compared to the weeks leading up to the event.
One townhouse in Portrush sees its nightly costs jump from £315 in June to £3,100 per night during Open week, a rise of nearly 900%.
Another stunning venue in the seaside town sees its weekly cost rise from £11,623 at the end of July to an eye-watering £79,150 for seven nights from July 13th.
You might still be able to pick up a bargain though with one sea-view apartment in the heart of Portrush, which sleeps five, coming in at £840 per person for the week.
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