World hotels: from cheap to expensive

Global hospitality portal has published an updated index of prices for hotel rooms worldwide. This is reported by foreign media.

As it turned out, in General, over the past year of raised prices by an average of 4% compared with 2010. However, in some cities, popular among tourists, prices fell. So, well have saved those who decided to spend last year's vacation in Shanghai - there hotel rooms fell on average by as much as 23% due to increased competition and falling demand after the end of the World Expo-2010.

"In General, the average cost of hotel rooms in the world still below the 2005 level, these are the consequences of the financial crisis", commented the results of the research expert David Roche.

TOP 10 cities where the hotels fell in 2011:

1. Shanghai - 23% ($88)

2. Hanoi - 18% ($88)

3. Guangzhou - 15% ($85)

4. Sapporo, -11% ($99)

5. Manila, -10% (82$)

6. Bali, -10% (186 dollars)

7. Athens, -9% (127 USD)

8. Shenzhen, -7% ($90)

9. Kyoto, -5% (143 USD)

10. Prague, -4% (131 USD)

TOP 10 cities where hotel rooms rose in 2011:

1. The Brisbane, +46% ($180)

2. Hong Kong, +46% (163$)

3. Honolulu, +44% (216 dollars)

4. Auckland, +30% (131 USD)

5. Melbourne, +30% (173 dollars)

6. Pattaya, +27% ($95)

7. Dubai, +25% ($210)

8. Gold Coast, +25% ($169)

9. San Francisco, +25% (173 USD)

10. Hangzhou, +25% ($113)

The city with the highest average prices for hotel rooms:

1. New York: $ 272

2. Zurich: $ 239

3. Boston: $ 233

4. London: $ 223

5. Honolulu: $ 216

6. Paris: $ 210

7. Dubai: $ 210

8. Macao: $ 206

9. Nice: $ 19

Source: UNN

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