Here’s another misuse of the Zed word for the list:

The glut of hotels built as the Celtic Tiger roared, has created a dangerous combination for Ireland’s tourism secter — too many hotels… many of which would have closed but were bailed out by the Irish banking system. The result… the Zombie Hotel – a hotel equivalent of the living dead… and they are being labeled the cannibals of an already hurting industry.

As the economists duke out their theories on how to handle the situation and while they try to convince the powers that be, tourists are finding some of the lowest accommodation prices in years.

Yes, it’s another case of ‘A Zombie is something I don’t personally like’. In this case, a construction bubble leading to excess hotel stock.

Of course, SOME people are going to like that very much, as the article linked above hints; low prices for hotel stays in Ireland may be the result. But nevermind; we have a new term for the lexicon, ‘Zombie’ hotels being hotels that you don’t like providing too much competition and lowering prices too far (for your tastes).

How completely unbiased and non-judgmental.

Tags: Don't Use the Zed Word, Journamalism

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