Overseas visitors to the UK benefitted from hotel price drops of up to 32% in some cities according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.
UK hotel prices down a third says Hotels.com
Overseas visitors to the UK benefitted from hotel price drops of up to 32% in some cities according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. The index tracks the real prices paid per hotel room across 94,000 properties in 16,000 locations. US travellers paid 21% less than in 2008 with an average of US$172 per night while travellers from Europe paid 18% less spending €104 per night. Britons holidaying at home also benefitted from discounts with UK hotel prices falling 13% year-on-year to £84 per room per night on average compared to £97 in 2008. Oxford and Newquay were the only places to escape the price falls while prices in London were down seven per cent year-on-year to on average £106 per night. Prices in Edinburgh saw a similar decline, down six per cent to £95 per night on average while Cardiff prices dropped 11% to £81.
