Average UK hotel room rates drop
9th August 2010
Britons holidaying at home benefited from a dip in hotel room rates in most major UK cities during the first half of 2010, figures have shown.
Average room rates fell by 12% in Belfast, the sharpest decline of all UK cities, from £93.05 in the first half of last year to £81.71 in the opening six months of this year, according to travel service company Hogg Robinson Group.
Room rates dropped by an average of 6% in Bristol hotels, while Manchester rooms (5%) and Edinburgh, Leeds and Glasgow (4%) all experienced a fall in rates, although those holidaying in the UK may be advised to take out breakdown cover to minimise potential disruption to their trip.
The most expensive rooms in the UK on average could be found in London, where rates increased from £153.30 to £154.18.
Demand for London hotels dipped during the bad weather at the beginning of this year but rose during the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud crisis in April, the firm which conducted the survey said.
The crisis also led to a fractional rise in rates at Heathrow airport hotels, with average prices going up from £103.06 in the first half of last year to £103.87 in the first six months of 2010.
Worldwide, London was 23rd most-expensive city for hotel rooms in the first half of this year.
Copyright © Press Association 2010
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