Australians check-in for cheap hotel prices
Hotel prices dropped markedly for Australian travellers during Q2 2010 compared to Q2 2009, according to the latest Hotel Price Index (HPI), from Hotels.com.
Weak or at best uncertain demand together with the strengthening Australian dollar has meant Australian travellers have received excellent value for their international travel.
Hot hotel deals were available in cities such as Abu Dhabi (-38%); Athens (-22%); Beijing (-20%); Chicago (-20%); Dublin (-16%) and Los Angeles (-16%).
Despite hotel prices in France falling 12 percent in the past year, it remained the most expensive country for Australian visitors, while prices in India fell the most of any country (down 20%) between 2009 and 2010.
Hotel prices across the United States were down by 10 percent year-on-year for Australian travellers, while they paid on average 5 percent less in Q2 2010 for hotels in the United Kingdom than they did the previous year.
Cape Town in South Africa experienced the biggest price increase, with prices skyrocketing 71 percent, from $115 to $197 average price per room per night, most likely due to increased demand from international travellers as host of the FIFA World Cup in June.
Johan Svanstrom, managing director, Asia Pacific, for Hotels.com, said, “For hoteliers in the Asia Pacific region in particular, it is encouraging to see the global hotel market stabilising as confidence in the economy returns and consumers begin to travel again.
“For Australian travellers, there is an abundance of international and domestic destinations that offer value for money and will continue to do so for some time.”
Ian Jarrett
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