Visitors from the Middle East are helping to boost the UK
hotel industry, forking out an average 67% more per night for hotel rooms in
the UK than the average national rate of £104. According to data released
in the latest Hotels.com travellers to the UK from the region paid an average
£174 per night on accommodation in 2014, making them the highest paying
visitors to the UK, even though this rate reflected a 5% fall from the £183 paid
in 2013.
While Middle Eastern tourists were certainly well ahead,
other nations also paid significantly more than the average national rate.
Mexico came second in the list of top international spenders travelling to the
UK, spending an average £143 per night after a 5% increase, with Brazil and the
US not far behind on £137, showing a 2% fall and 2% increase in their previous
averages respectively.
The destinations showing the highest increase were Spain and
Italy, both increasing 8% to £108. Overall, the most generous Europeans were
the Russians, who came in eighth place with £133 after a 6% increase.
Latin America had the most representatives in the top ten,
more than any other region, with Mexico, Brazil and Argentina all featuring –
showcasing two of the five fallers in with a 2% fall and 3% fall in average
hotel prices spent respectively.
The report showed that hotel prices paid by international
visitors were on the rise in 2014 compared with 2013, with 23 of the 30 nations
analysed paying more last year than in 2013. Poland came in last place in the
top spenders list, with prices rising 2% from £89 to £92..
What is the most expensive hotel you have stayed in?
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