With summer
holiday planning in full-swing, European hotel prices are seeing a rise in
April. Venice has experienced the greatest price
increase— 52 per cent, followed closely by Prague with an increase of 50 per cent. These
are the findings of the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) prepared each month by
the hotel price comparison website www.trivago.co.uk.
(130 pounds) on
the other hand all experienced price increases of 26 per cent.
The most
expensive cities in the UK
and Ireland this April
include London (164 pounds, up 7 per cent), Edinburgh (102 pounds, up 8 per cent) as well as Brighton (107 pounds, up 5 per cent). Blackpool, despite
reporting a relatively low price comparatively, 58 pounds on average per night
for a standard double room, matched Edinburgh
for greatest increase in price – 8 per cent. Birmingham (71 pounds, down 8 per
cent) and Dublin (78 pounds, down 7 per cent) on the other hand are the best
value destinations to visit in April, as both reported not only the greatest
price decreases compared to March, but also within the top 5 cheapest
destinations.
Most Expensive
Cities in April
In comparison
with last month, Venice (196 pounds, up 52 per
cent) experienced both the greatest price increase and also tied with Geneva (196 pounds, down 9 per cent) for Europe ’s
most expensive city to visit this April. London ,
although with only a 7 per cent increase in price, came in as the third most expensive
city this month with an average of 164 pounds per night. Paris
(151 pounds, up 9 per cent) and Amsterdam
(143 pounds, up 26 percent) also reported prices within the top 5.
Least Expensive
Cities in April
On the opposite
end, the least expensive city and best value destination to visit in Europe
this month is Bucharest ,
reporting an average price of only 63 pounds per night, 3 per cent lower than
in March 2012.
An overview of
the average hotel prices in Europe , as well as
several graphics and data charts can be found at:
http://www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices
The
www.trivago.co.uk hotel price index shows the average overnight accommodation
prices for the most popular European cities on trivago. Prices for a standard
double room are calculated on the basis of one million daily price inquiries
for overnight hotel stays generated through the trivago hotel price comparison
service. Trivago stores all hotel requests for each month and therefore gives
an overview of hotel accommodation prices for the upcoming month. The tHPI
reflects the hotel prices within the
European online
hotel market: The overnight accommodation prices of over 100 online travel
agents and hotel chains create the average hotel prices for cities, regions and
countries within Europe .
Source: www.trivago.co.uk