The largest increases can be found in Cardiff, where prices have increased by up to 1095 per cent, reaching an average of £1018 for the Quarter Final at Millennium Stadium on Saturday 17th October.
LONDON – With ten days to go until the 2015 Rugby World Cup is hosted in England and Wales, hotel search website trivago.co.uk has analysed hotel prices and availability in the host cities. A hotel stay on a match night will cost an average of £261 (184 per cent above the average of £92 during 2014), with prices increasing for each match in each city.
The largest increases can be found in Cardiff, where prices have increased by up to 1095 per cent, reaching an average of £1018 for the Quarter Final at Millennium Stadium on Saturday 17th October.
2015 Rugby World Cup: Hotel Prices & Availability
Date |
Match |
Host City |
Average Price |
Average Price 2014* |
Percentage Difference |
Hotel Availability |
18 Sep |
England vs Fiji |
London |
£215 |
£165 |
30% |
33% |
19 Sep |
Tonga vs Georgia |
Gloucester |
£150 |
£73 |
105% |
19% |
19 Sep |
Ireland vs Canada |
Cardiff |
£521 |
£85 |
512% |
2% |
19 Sep |
Russia vs Japan |
Brighton |
£376 |
£107 |
251% |
56% |
19 Sep |
France vs Italy |
London |
£243 |
£165 |
47% |
25% |
20 Sep |
Samoa vs USA |
Brighton |
£129 |
£107 |
20% |
50% |
20 Sep |
Wales vs Uruguay |
Cardiff |
£237 |
£85 |
178% |
28% |
20 Sep |
New Zealand vs Argentina |
London |
£186 |
£165 |
13% |
40% |
23 Sep |
Scotland vs Japan |
Gloucester |
£122 |
£73 |
66% |
25% |
23 Sep |
Australia vs Fiji |
Cardiff |
£324 |
£85 |
280% |
4% |
23 Sep |
France vs Romania |
London |
£214 |
£165 |
30% |
37% |
24 Sep |
New Zealand vs Namibia |
London |
£207 |
£165 |
26% |
37% |
25 Sep |
Argentina vs Georgia |
Gloucester |
£136 |
£73 |
85% |
33% |
26 Sep |
Italy vs Canada |
Leeds |
£169 |
£87 |
95% |
22% |
26 Sep |
South Africa vs Samoa |
Birmingham |
£144 |
£78 |
84% |
16% |
26 Sep |
England vs Wales |
London |
£239 |
£165 |
45% |
28% |
27 Sep |
Australia vs Uruguay |
Birmingham |
£98 |
£78 |
26% |
57% |
27 Sep |
Scotland vs USA |
Leeds |
£100 |
£87 |
15% |
62% |
27 Sep |
Ireland vs Romania |
London |
£180 |
£165 |
9% |
41% |
29 Sep |
Tonga vs Namibia |
Exeter |
£114 |
£81 |
40% |
35% |
1 Oct |
Wales vs Fiji |
Cardiff |
£428 |
£85 |
402% |
5% |
1 Oct |
France vs Canada |
Milton Keynes |
£171 |
£74 |
131% |
16% |
2 Oct |
New Zealand vs Georgia |
Cardiff |
£508 |
£85 |
496% |
5% |
3 Oct |
Samoa vs Japan |
Milton Keynes |
£161 |
£74 |
117% |
23% |
3 Oct |
South Africa vs Scotland |
Newcastle |
£289 |
£82 |
252% |
0% |
3 Oct |
England vs Australia |
London |
£332 |
£165 |
101% |
29% |
4 Oct |
Argentina vs Tonga |
Leicester |
£110 |
£65 |
70% |
42% |
4 Oct |
Ireland vs Italy |
London |
£181 |
£165 |
10% |
40% |
6 Oct |
Canada vs Romania |
Leicester |
£126 |
£65 |
95% |
35% |
6 Oct |
Fiji vs Uruguay |
Milton Keynes |
£185 |
£74 |
150% |
19% |
7 Oct |
South Africa vs USA |
London |
£210 |
£165 |
27% |
39% |
7 Oct |
Namibia vs Georgia |
Exeter |
£113 |
£81 |
39% |
40% |
9 Oct |
New Zealand vs Tonga |
Newcastle |
£296 |
£82 |
261% |
1% |
10 Oct |
Samoa vs Scotland |
Newcastle |
£254 |
£82 |
210% |
10% |
10 Oct |
Australia vs Wales |
London |
£248 |
£165 |
50% |
32% |
10 Oct |
England vs Uruguay |
Manchester |
£254 |
£111 |
128% |
13% |
11 Oct |
Argentina vs Namibia |
Leicester |
£105 |
£65 |
62% |
47% |
11 Oct |
Italy vs Romania |
Exeter |
£113 |
£81 |
39% |
42% |
11 Oct |
France vs Ireland |
Cardiff |
£927 |
£85 |
988% |
1% |
11 Oct |
USA va Japan |
Gloucester |
£139 |
£73 |
90% |
25% |
17 Oct |
Quarter Final |
London |
£301 |
£165 |
83% |
33% |
17 Oct |
Quarter Final |
Cardiff |
£1018 |
£85 |
1095% |
2% |
18 Oct |
Quarter Final |
Cardiff |
£630 |
£85 |
640% |
10% |
18 Oct |
Quarter Final |
London |
£179 |
£165 |
9% |
41% |
24 Oct |
Semi Final |
London |
£323 |
£165 |
96% |
32% |
25 Oct |
Semi Final |
London |
£184 |
£165 |
12% |
40% |
30 Oct |
Bronze Final |
London |
£296 |
£165 |
80% |
37% |
31 Oct |
Final |
London |
£334 |
£165 |
103% |
33% |
Average: |
£261 |
£92 |
184% |
28% |
*Average price per night from 18th September – 31st October 2014.
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