If you are a tourist looking for a great place to stay, or if you simply want to travel to Ireland, you may be interested in some of the cheap hotels available in Belfast. Belfast is a beautiful area of the world and it has many features that make it unique to anywhere else.
Belfast is the capital city of North Ireland. Belfast is derived from an Irish word “Beal Feirste” which means “mouth of the sandbars”. Belfast is the largest city present in Northern Ireland and is also one of the constituent countries of United Kingdom. The city comprises of 267,500 people. Belfast was nicknamed as ‘Linenopolis’ and still remains a famous Irish Industry center which is full-fledged involved in shipbuilding, tobacco production and rope making activities. Harland and Wolff is the city’s major ship building company which is reputed for the making of the ill-fated “Titanic” is located at Belfast. But it still remains as the most productive and largest shipyard company in the world. Belfast played a pivotal role during the Industrial Revolution which helped to gain a place in the global industrial center. It is only because of inward migration and Industrialization which had led to economic development of Belfast and also the largest city in Northern Ireland. Though the city had suffered from conflict, disruption, intense political violence the city now witnesses a calm and peaceful scenario after this turbulent period. This period was also known as “the Troubles”. The city recorded tremendous industrial and commercial growth after the Troubles period which is of prime significance. Belfast has two airports namely: Belfast International Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport. The former one is located at the north-west location of the city whereas the latter lies in the eastern part of the city. Belfast also owns the major seaport. Wide-range of industrial and commercial docks lines up at the shorelines of Belfast. This also includes the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard. The prime reason why the shipbuilding industry at Belfast has ushered a lot is due to the fact that the city is located at the mouth of River Lagan and to the eastern end of the Belfast Lough, making it an ideal place for ship building. A writer named Dr. William Philbin referred to Belfast as: “Belfast is a city walled in by mountains, moated by seas and undermined by deposits of history”. The city experiences a temperate climate. Apart from these facts, when compared to30 other British cities Belfast has the largest growing economy over a decade. This growth is a result of people’s choice of investment. The country is also reaping huge amount of revenues from other countries. The population of Belfast is divided equally into Catholics and Protestants. The both have contributed significantly for promoting the city’s culture.
