The city with the largest month-on-month hotel price increase reported on the tHPI in April is Amsterdam, where travelers will pay 184 euros on average for an overnight stay in a standard double room this month, a 40% increase compared to last month.
DUSELLDORF, GERMANY – Widespread hotel price increases in April 2019 across European cities listed on the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI), reported by global hotel metasearch trivago.com
The city with the largest month-on-month hotel price increase reported on the tHPI in April is Amsterdam, where travelers will pay 184 euros on average for an overnight stay in a standard double room this month, a 40% increase compared to last month. New York follows with a 31% increase compared to March, with its average hotel price now at 205 euros per night. Average hotel prices in Rome increase as well, rising 29% this month compared to last month, reaching 111 euros for a standard double room per night. Barcelona and Vienna report an increase of 27% and 23% respectively for a standard double room compared to last month, which translates into 129 and 118 euros, respectively. Dublin and Reykjavik, however, are the only European cities that report a decrease in hotel prices of 7% and 12% respectively, which translates into 138 and 114 euros for a double standard room per night.
Cities with year-on-year increases in hotel prices
Most of the cities listed on the trivago Hotel Price Index register a year-on-year increase in their hotel prices this April. The average overnight rate for a standard double room in Manila is now 74 euros, a 45% increase compared to April 2018, making it the city with the highest year-on-year hotel price increase this month. In second place is Cairo, reporting an 27% year-on-year increase, which translates into 109 euros for a standard double room per night. Vancouver holds the third place, registering an increase of 21% with an average rate of 136 euros for an overnight hotel stay.
Completing the list of the five cities registering the highest year-on-year increase are Lima, where the average rate of 61 euros is 17% higher compared to last year, and Tapei City, where the average price for an overnight stay is also up 17% from April 2018 to reach 91 euros. In contrast, Lisbon sees a decrease of 11% in its hotel rates compared to April 2018, which translates into an average of 99 euros for an overnight hotel stay this month, which makes it the city with the most significant drop in hotel prices. Cape Town follows with a decrease in hotel prices for an overnight stay of 10% compared to last year, which translates into €95 on average for a standard double room.
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