The Hotel Price Index™ - Expedia
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<strong>The</strong> major northeast cities<br />
had a similar experience,<br />
although overall increases<br />
were not as high, with<br />
Boston up 6% to AU$232<br />
and New York, the<br />
most popular overseas<br />
destination for Australian<br />
travellers and the highest<br />
priced US destination in<br />
second place in the overall<br />
table, up 4% to AU$278.<br />
Conversely, Washington<br />
DC fell 3% to AU$191.<br />
In the Midwest, Chicago<br />
experienced a rate rise of<br />
10% to AU$187.<br />
Confidence returned to<br />
the Middle East<br />
Following the turbulent<br />
start to 2011 with the<br />
turmoil of the Arab Spring,<br />
confidence returned to<br />
much of the Middle East<br />
and North Africa during<br />
2012, allowing hotel<br />
prices to rise as travellers<br />
returned.<br />
Dubai, the most popular<br />
destination in the region,<br />
saw high occupancy drive<br />
its rates up 8% to AU$192,<br />
while Abu Dhabi increased<br />
2% to AU$155. <strong>The</strong>re were<br />
6% climbs in Israel for Tel<br />
Figure 8 <strong>The</strong> biggest percentage price rises in 2012 compared with 2011
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