Hotel.com, in its recently released Hotel Price Index (HPI) report, revealed a 2% tariff hike for Indian hotels. The report indicated that the hotel room rates globally have risen by 4%.
The latest HPI report features 27 travel destinations including UK, USA, UAE, Canada, Singapore, Greece, Italy, Japan, Australia and others. Amongst these, India ranked the least priced country with an average room rate of 53.52 GBP per night. Switzerland is the most expensive country with a 19% rise in room rates, with an average room rate of 132.92 GBP per night. UK is next with a rise of 7% to 113.53 GBP.
India experienced a modest rise in hotel tariffs in the later half of 2011, compared to 2010. A 2 percent hike is only a marginal one and is not likely to deter those who have been planning to book tickets on cheap flights to India.
The report revealed that hotel tariffs in Kerala are highest with an average of 93.47 GBP per night. Mumbai and New Delhi were next at 82.81 GBP and 74.89 GBP, after respective rises of 3% and 9%. Kolkata ranked fourth with average room rates of 67.32 GBP per night.
Kerala tourism has in the recent past grown leaps and bounds and the state lures droves of tourists, with a significant chunk of tourists from Britain. Mumbai and Delhi have remained the most popular gateways for those taking flights to India.
While the hotel tariffs in India increased, Germany, South Africa, Canada and Japan experienced significant fall in the hotel tariffs. Holiday makers hunting for cheap flights and airline deals for leisurely breaks to these destinations are surely a happy lot as they don’t need to spend a bomb on lodgings.
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