Paris ($283 up 48% from last month), Rome ($205, up 41%), Florence ($231, up 43%), Brussels ($181, up 65%) all report significantly higher hotel rates this month than in August. Barcelona ($230 this month) saw the most significant year-over-year growth in hotel prices (up 18% from last September, $195).
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – Hotel prices rise 72% this month in Munich ($280), where the beloved Bavarian, beer-filled celebration of Oktoberfest will take place. Fashion enthusiasts flock to Milan this month for Milan Fashion Week, sending hotel prices to climb 62% from last month (September 2013: $246, August 2013: $152). Meanwhile, travelers attending the 70th Annual Venice International Film Festival will pay an average $370 for a hotel room, (46% more than they would last month; $253). Paris ($283 up 48% from last month), Rome ($205, up 41%), Florence ($231, up 43%), Brussels ($181, up 65%) all report significantly higher hotel rates this month than in August. Barcelona ($230 this month) saw the most significant year-over-year growth in hotel prices (up 18% from last September, $195). These are the findings of the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) prepared each month by hotel search trivago.com.
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$442 |
$411 |
$407 |
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26% |
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San Francisco fills up for Oracle OpenWorld event
A standard double hotel room in San Francisco will cost visitors attending the Oracle OpenWorld (Sat, Sept 21 – Thurs, Sept 26, 2013) an average $399 per night. The most expensive night to book is Sunday, September 22, where prices rise to a steep $442/per night, up 63% from the previous Sunday ($271). Hotel prices rise 72% in Munich (for Oktoberfest) and in Toronto (for the Toronto International Film Festival).
The tens of thousands of visitors coming to San Francisco over the five-day Oracle OpenWorld business conference, which spans Sunday, Sept 22 through Thursday, Sept 26, will pay an average $399 per night per standard double room. The most expensive night to book is the first of the event, Sunday, Sept 22nd, where prices climb to $442/night. The least expensive is the last night of the event, where travelers will pay $321/night for a room in the City by the Bay. Availability reaches its lowest point on Tuesday, the 24th, at 25%. Below is a breakdown of prices and availability over the entire period of the event.
Photo caption: Hotel Cipriani, Venice.
Tatiana is the news coordinator for TravelDailyNews Media Network (traveldailynews.gr, traveldailynews.com and traveldailynews.asia). Her role includes monitoring the hundreds of news sources of TravelDailyNews Media Network and skimming the most important according to our strategy.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication & Mass Media from Panteion University of Political & Social Studies of Athens and she has been editor and editor-in-chief in various economic magazines and newspapers.
