Cardiff hotels charge over a grand a night during Rugby World Cup
Hotels are attempting to cash in on this year’s Rugby World Cup in England and Wales by hiking prices by an average of 184%, according to a new survey.
It found the biggest increases were in Cardiff, where a room that cost just £85 this time last year has risen to a whopping £1081 on the night of the quarter final at the Millennium Stadium on October 17.
However, accommodation search site Trivago claimed prices had increased for each match in each host city.
It found rooms on match nights cost an average of £261, compared to just £92 during 2014.
2015 Rugby World Cup: Hotel Prices & Availability
|
Date |
Match |
Host City |
Average Price |
Average Price 2014* |
Percentage Difference |
Hotel Availability |
|
18 Sep |
England vs Fiji |
London |
£215 |
£165 |
30% |
33% |
|
19 Sep |
Tonga vs Georgia |
Gloucester |
£150 |
£73 |
105% |
19% |
|
19 Sep |
Ireland vs Canada |
Cardiff |
£521 |
£85 |
512% |
2% |
|
19 Sep |
Russia vs Japan |
Brighton |
£376 |
£107 |
251% |
56% |
|
19 Sep |
France vs Italy |
London |
£243 |
£165 |
47% |
25% |
|
20 Sep |
Samoa vs USA |
Brighton |
£129 |
£107 |
20% |
50% |
|
20 Sep |
Wales vs Uruguay |
Cardiff |
£237 |
£85 |
178% |
28% |
|
20 Sep |
New Zealand vs Argentina |
London |
£186 |
£165 |
13% |
40% |
|
23 Sep |
Scotland vs Japan |
Gloucester |
£122 |
£73 |
66% |
25% |
|
23 Sep |
Australia vs Fiji |
Cardiff |
£324 |
£85 |
280% |
4% |
|
23 Sep |
France vs Romania |
London |
£214 |
£165 |
30% |
37% |
|
24 Sep |
New Zealand vs Namibia |
London |
£207 |
£165 |
26% |
37% |
|
25 Sep |
Argentina vs Georgia |
Gloucester |
£136 |
£73 |
85% |
33% |
|
26 Sep |
Italy vs Canada |
Leeds |
£169 |
£87 |
95% |
22% |
|
26 Sep |
South Africa vs Samoa |
Birmingham |
£144 |
£78 |
84% |
16% |
|
26 Sep |
England vs Wales |
London |
£239 |
£165 |
45% |
28% |
|
27 Sep |
Australia vs Uruguay |
Birmingham |
£98 |
£78 |
26% |
57% |
|
27 Sep |
Scotland vs USA |
Leeds |
£100 |
£87 |
15% |
62% |
|
27 Sep |
Ireland vs Romania |
London |
£180 |
£165 |
9% |
41% |
|
29 Sep |
Tonga vs Namibia |
Exeter |
£114 |
£81 |
40% |
35% |
|
1 Oct |
Wales vs Fiji |
Cardiff |
£428 |
£85 |
402% |
5% |
|
1 Oct |
France vs Canada |
Milton Keynes |
£171 |
£74 |
131% |
16% |
|
2 Oct |
New Zealand vs Georgia |
Cardiff |
£508 |
£85 |
496% |
5% |
|
3 Oct |
Samoa vs Japan |
Milton Keynes |
£161 |
£74 |
117% |
23% |
|
3 Oct |
South Africa vs Scotland |
Newcastle |
£289 |
£82 |
252% |
0% |
|
3 Oct |
England vs Australia |
London |
£332 |
£165 |
101% |
29% |
|
4 Oct |
Argentina vs Tonga |
Leicester |
£110 |
£65 |
70% |
42% |
|
4 Oct |
Ireland vs Italy |
London |
£181 |
£165 |
10% |
40% |
|
6 Oct |
Canada vs Romania |
Leicester |
£126 |
£65 |
95% |
35% |
|
6 Oct |
Fiji vs Uruguay |
Milton Keynes |
£185 |
£74 |
150% |
19% |
|
7 Oct |
South Africa vs USA |
London |
£210 |
£165 |
27% |
39% |
|
7 Oct |
Namibia vs Georgia |
Exeter |
£113 |
£81 |
39% |
40% |
|
9 Oct |
New Zealand vs Tonga |
Newcastle |
£296 |
£82 |
261% |
1% |
|
10 Oct |
Samoa vs Scotland |
Newcastle |
£254 |
£82 |
210% |
10% |
|
10 Oct |
Australia vs Wales |
London |
£248 |
£165 |
50% |
32% |
|
10 Oct |
England vs Uruguay |
Manchester |
£254 |
£111 |
128% |
13% |
|
11 Oct |
Argentina vs Namibia |
Leicester |
£105 |
£65 |
62% |
47% |
|
11 Oct |
Italy vs Romania |
Exeter |
£113 |
£81 |
39% |
42% |
|
11 Oct |
France vs Ireland |
Cardiff |
£927 |
£85 |
988% |
1% |
|
11 Oct |
USA va Japan |
Gloucester |
£139 |
£73 |
90% |
25% |
|
17 Oct |
Quarter Final |
London |
£301 |
£165 |
83% |
33% |
|
17 Oct |
Quarter Final |
Cardiff |
£1018 |
£85 |
1095% |
2% |
|
18 Oct |
Quarter Final |
Cardiff |
£630 |
£85 |
640% |
10% |
|
18 Oct |
Quarter Final |
London |
£179 |
£165 |
9% |
41% |
|
24 Oct |
Semi Final |
London |
£323 |
£165 |
96% |
32% |
|
25 Oct |
Semi Final |
London |
£184 |
£165 |
12% |
40% |
|
30 Oct |
Bronze Final |
London |
£296 |
£165 |
80% |
37% |
|
31 Oct |
Final |
London |
£334 |
£165 |
103% |
33% |
|
Average: |
£261 |
£92 |
184% |
28% |
||
*Average price per night from September 18 – October 31
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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