The Hotel Price Index

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PRICES PAID
AT HOME AND
AWAY
Travelling abroad
UK travellers were just in
the Top 10 in the table of
biggest spenders abroad,
tying at No 10 with New
Zealand with an average
figure of £100 a night.
The Japanese spent the
most away from home
once again on £118 followed
by the Australians on
£110 and the Swiss as the
highest-paying Europeans
on £108, tied with the
Americans in third place.
There were two other
European nations in
the Top 10 with the
Norwegians at No 6 on
£106 and the Russians
at No 8 on £101, tied with
Argentina. There was one
further Asian country with
China at No 5 on £107 and
Brazil took the final slot at
No 7 on £104.
The Spanish were the
savviest nationality overall
with an average spend
of £83 at the bottom of
the table, followed by the
Dutch on £84.
Travelling at home
With a span of £66
between the top and
bottom of the chart, the
average rate for the British
staying in the UK was £82,
putting them at No 15.
Swiss travellers paid the
most on £122 for a night
travelling domestically,
followed by those from
Singapore in second
place on £118 and the
Norwegians in third on £117.
The Australians were in
fourth place at £112 and
there were three other
European nations in the
Top 10 with Sweden at No
5 on £102 while Denmark
and Russia tied at No 8
on £94. There were two
more from Asia with South
Korea and Hong Kong
tied at No 6 on £98. The
Canadians made up the
Top 10 at No 10 on £91.
At the other end of the
table, those looking for
best value at home were
the Indians on £56 a night,
followed by the Portuguese
on £57 and the Spanish
on £59.
More at home or
away?
Of the 29 countries
analysed, 20 paid more
abroad than at home with
some of them having a
considerable gap between
the two sums. The
Chinese spent £41 a night
more on average when
travelling abroad, followed
by the Argentinians on £34
and the Indians on £33.
UK travellers were in this
category, spending £18 less
at home than abroad.
Only nine nations paid
more at home than
away. Travellers from
Singapore had the greatest
difference, spending £27
more domestically than
abroad, followed by the
Swiss with a £14 variation
and the Norwegians with
£11.
The Hotel Price Index review of global hotel prices: Jan - Dec 2012
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