Expect to pay more for your mid-week hotel
Hotel-bookers looking for mid-week availability in key cites are already having difficulty but that is expected to get worse, says a new study.
“With occupancy increasing at US hotels, availability will be even more limited,” predicted Bjorn Hanson, head of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ hospitality and leisure practice.
He said hotels believe the balance of power for negotiations has reversed what it was in the period from 2001 to 2003.
“Costs for hotel services will rise at an even faster pace than room rates,” he said.
Examples include early arrival and departure charges, higher cancellation rates and automatic gratuities for housekeepers and other staff members.
He forecast that the average daily rate this year would jump 4.3%, following a 3.9% increase in 2004.
As for 2006: he predicts another 4.6% rise.
Report by David Wilkening
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