Hotels.com Bi-Annual Price Index for U.S. Travelers

hotels.com BE SMART, BOOK SMART Bi-Annual Price Index U.S. Travelers, Data from Early 2011 he hotels.com® Hotel Price Index™ (HPIT) is a regular survey of I hotel prices in major city destinations across the world. The HPI is based on bookings made on hotels.com and prices shown are those actually paid by customers (rather than advertised rates) for the first half of 2011. The report largely compares prices paid in 2010 with prices paid in 2011. The following maps and charts illustrate some notable and interesting trends found in the survey. Top International Destinations by U.S. Travelers The hotel industry is seeing a global 3% price increase which is lending to the gradual recovery of the travel industry. 17 20 Hotel Prices Paid by Home and Away Travelers Traveling outside the U.S. can be more expensive due to the weak U.S. dollar in comparison to other currencies - although Americans pay more to visit some countries abroad, they can find hidden deals in places like New Zealand, Ireland and Portugal. $250 Cost of hotels for guests staying domestically Cost of hotels for guests staying internationally $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 Travel Destinations in the United States MOST EXPENSIVE MOST POPULAR with MOST POPULAR with HOTEL RATES FOREIGN TRAVELERS DOMESTIC TRAVELERS New York New York Las Vegas Honolulu Las Vegas New York Boston Orlando Orlando Miami Miami Chicago New Orleans San Francisco San Diego Washington D.C. Los Angeles San Francisco Panama City Honolulu Los Angeles Santa Barbara Chicago Washington D.C. Anchorage San Diego Houston 10 Idaho Falls Washington D.C. San Antonio 10 not in U.S. Foreign Top 10 not in U.S. Domestic Top 10 Highest and Lowest Hotel Prices in the United States U.S. travelers love visiting California – three cities within the top ten are located in The Golden State. Travel within the U.S. is affordable with about one third of U.S. cities reporting a decrease in hotel room rates. For a good bargain, head to the South. The South is still less expensive on average, than the rest of the U.S. Highest Priced Greatest Price Increases Lowest Priced Greatest Price Decreases Circles sized according to rank. Top Ten for each category shown. 10th 5th Ist © 2011 Hotels.com L.P. SOURCE: hotels.com@ Hotel Price Index (HPI") 2011 www.hotel-price-index.com London Paris Japan Rome: Switzerland Australia - Toronto USA o Vancouver Norway • Barcelona Russia • Montreal Sweden Hong Kong China Madrid 9 United Kingdom to Cancun Brazil • Amsterdam Austria Florence Portugal • Venice South Korea ueng ues o VM Ireland • Niagra Falls Denmark Dublin Canada Bangkok Spain Shanghai New Zealand Prague India Beijing Italy hotels.com BE SMART, BOOK SMART Bi-Annual Price Index U.S. Travelers, Data from Early 2011 he hotels.com® Hotel Price Index™ (HPIT) is a regular survey of I hotel prices in major city destinations across the world. The HPI is based on bookings made on hotels.com and prices shown are those actually paid by customers (rather than advertised rates) for the first half of 2011. The report largely compares prices paid in 2010 with prices paid in 2011. The following maps and charts illustrate some notable and interesting trends found in the survey. Top International Destinations by U.S. Travelers The hotel industry is seeing a global 3% price increase which is lending to the gradual recovery of the travel industry. 17 20 Hotel Prices Paid by Home and Away Travelers Traveling outside the U.S. can be more expensive due to the weak U.S. dollar in comparison to other currencies - although Americans pay more to visit some countries abroad, they can find hidden deals in places like New Zealand, Ireland and Portugal. $250 Cost of hotels for guests staying domestically Cost of hotels for guests staying internationally $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 Travel Destinations in the United States MOST EXPENSIVE MOST POPULAR with MOST POPULAR with HOTEL RATES FOREIGN TRAVELERS DOMESTIC TRAVELERS New York New York Las Vegas Honolulu Las Vegas New York 3 Boston Orlando Orlando Miami Miami Chicago 4 New Orleans San Francisco San Diego Washington D.C. Los Angeles San Francisco 6 7 Panama City Honolulu Los Angeles 7 8 Santa Barbara Chicago Washington D.C. 8 9 Anchorage San Diego Houston 9 10 Idaho Falls Washington D.C. San Antonio 10 not in U.S. Foreign Top 10 not in U.S. Domestic Тop 10 Highest and Lowest Hotel Prices in the United States U.S. travelers love visiting California – three cities within the top ten are located in The Golden State. Travel within the U.S. is affordable with about one third of U.S. cities reporting a decrease in hotel room rates. For a good bargain, head to the South. The South is still less expensive on average, than the rest of the U.S. Highest Priced Greatest Price Increases Lowest Priced Greatest Price Decreases Circles sized according to rank. Top Ten for each category shown. 10th 5th Ist © 2011 Hotels.com L.P. SOURCE: hotels.com@ Hotel Price Index (HPI") 2011 www.hotel-price-index.com London Paris Japan Rome: Switzerland Australia - Toronto USA o Vancouver Norway • Barcelona Russia • Montreal Sweden Hong Kong China Madrid 9 United Kingdom to Cancun Brazil • Amsterdam Austria Florence Portugal • Venice South Korea ueng ues o VM Ireland • Niagra Falls Denmark Dublin Canada Bangkok Spain Shanghai New Zealand Prague India Beijing Italy hotels.com BE SMART, BOOK SMART Bi-Annual Price Index U.S. Travelers, Data from Early 2011 he hotels.com® Hotel Price Index™ (HPIT) is a regular survey of I hotel prices in major city destinations across the world. The HPI is based on bookings made on hotels.com and prices shown are those actually paid by customers (rather than advertised rates) for the first half of 2011. The report largely compares prices paid in 2010 with prices paid in 2011. The following maps and charts illustrate some notable and interesting trends found in the survey. Top International Destinations by U.S. Travelers The hotel industry is seeing a global 3% price increase which is lending to the gradual recovery of the travel industry. 17 20 Hotel Prices Paid by Home and Away Travelers Traveling outside the U.S. can be more expensive due to the weak U.S. dollar in comparison to other currencies - although Americans pay more to visit some countries abroad, they can find hidden deals in places like New Zealand, Ireland and Portugal. $250 Cost of hotels for guests staying domestically Cost of hotels for guests staying internationally $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 Travel Destinations in the United States MOST EXPENSIVE MOST POPULAR with MOST POPULAR with HOTEL RATES FOREIGN TRAVELERS DOMESTIC TRAVELERS New York New York Las Vegas Honolulu Las Vegas New York 3 Boston Orlando Orlando Miami Miami Chicago 4 New Orleans San Francisco San Diego Washington D.C. Los Angeles San Francisco 6 7 Panama City Honolulu Los Angeles 7 8 Santa Barbara Chicago Washington D.C. 8 9 Anchorage San Diego Houston 9 10 Idaho Falls Washington D.C. San Antonio 10 not in U.S. Foreign Top 10 not in U.S. Domestic Тop 10 Highest and Lowest Hotel Prices in the United States U.S. travelers love visiting California – three cities within the top ten are located in The Golden State. Travel within the U.S. is affordable with about one third of U.S. cities reporting a decrease in hotel room rates. For a good bargain, head to the South. The South is still less expensive on average, than the rest of the U.S. Highest Priced Greatest Price Increases Lowest Priced Greatest Price Decreases Circles sized according to rank. Top Ten for each category shown. 10th 5th Ist © 2011 Hotels.com L.P. SOURCE: hotels.com@ Hotel Price Index (HPI") 2011 www.hotel-price-index.com London Paris Japan Rome: Switzerland Australia - Toronto USA o Vancouver Norway • Barcelona Russia • Montreal Sweden Hong Kong China Madrid 9 United Kingdom to Cancun Brazil • Amsterdam Austria Florence Portugal • Venice South Korea ueng ues o VM Ireland • Niagra Falls Denmark Dublin Canada Bangkok Spain Shanghai New Zealand Prague India Beijing Italy hotels.com BE SMART, BOOK SMART Bi-Annual Price Index U.S. Travelers, Data from Early 2011 he hotels.com® Hotel Price Index™ (HPIT) is a regular survey of I hotel prices in major city destinations across the world. The HPI is based on bookings made on hotels.com and prices shown are those actually paid by customers (rather than advertised rates) for the first half of 2011. The report largely compares prices paid in 2010 with prices paid in 2011. The following maps and charts illustrate some notable and interesting trends found in the survey. Top International Destinations by U.S. Travelers The hotel industry is seeing a global 3% price increase which is lending to the gradual recovery of the travel industry. 17 20 Hotel Prices Paid by Home and Away Travelers Traveling outside the U.S. can be more expensive due to the weak U.S. dollar in comparison to other currencies - although Americans pay more to visit some countries abroad, they can find hidden deals in places like New Zealand, Ireland and Portugal. $250 Cost of hotels for guests staying domestically Cost of hotels for guests staying internationally $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 Travel Destinations in the United States MOST EXPENSIVE MOST POPULAR with MOST POPULAR with HOTEL RATES FOREIGN TRAVELERS DOMESTIC TRAVELERS New York New York Las Vegas Honolulu Las Vegas New York 3 Boston Orlando Orlando Miami Miami Chicago 4 New Orleans San Francisco San Diego Washington D.C. Los Angeles San Francisco 6 7 Panama City Honolulu Los Angeles 7 8 Santa Barbara Chicago Washington D.C. 8 9 Anchorage San Diego Houston 9 10 Idaho Falls Washington D.C. San Antonio 10 not in U.S. Foreign Top 10 not in U.S. Domestic Тop 10 Highest and Lowest Hotel Prices in the United States U.S. travelers love visiting California – three cities within the top ten are located in The Golden State. Travel within the U.S. is affordable with about one third of U.S. cities reporting a decrease in hotel room rates. For a good bargain, head to the South. The South is still less expensive on average, than the rest of the U.S. Highest Priced Greatest Price Increases Lowest Priced Greatest Price Decreases Circles sized according to rank. Top Ten for each category shown. 10th 5th Ist © 2011 Hotels.com L.P. SOURCE: hotels.com@ Hotel Price Index (HPI") 2011 www.hotel-price-index.com London Paris Japan Rome: Switzerland Australia - Toronto USA o Vancouver Norway • Barcelona Russia • Montreal Sweden Hong Kong China Madrid 9 United Kingdom to Cancun Brazil • Amsterdam Austria Florence Portugal • Venice South Korea ueng ues o VM Ireland • Niagra Falls Denmark Dublin Canada Bangkok Spain Shanghai New Zealand Prague India Beijing Italy hotels.com BE SMART, BOOK SMART Bi-Annual Price Index U.S. Travelers, Data from Early 2011 he hotels.com® Hotel Price Index™ (HPIT) is a regular survey of I hotel prices in major city destinations across the world. The HPI is based on bookings made on hotels.com and prices shown are those actually paid by customers (rather than advertised rates) for the first half of 2011. The report largely compares prices paid in 2010 with prices paid in 2011. The following maps and charts illustrate some notable and interesting trends found in the survey. Top International Destinations by U.S. Travelers The hotel industry is seeing a global 3% price increase which is lending to the gradual recovery of the travel industry. 17 20 Hotel Prices Paid by Home and Away Travelers Traveling outside the U.S. can be more expensive due to the weak U.S. dollar in comparison to other currencies - although Americans pay more to visit some countries abroad, they can find hidden deals in places like New Zealand, Ireland and Portugal. $250 Cost of hotels for guests staying domestically Cost of hotels for guests staying internationally $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 Travel Destinations in the United States MOST EXPENSIVE MOST POPULAR with MOST POPULAR with HOTEL RATES FOREIGN TRAVELERS DOMESTIC TRAVELERS New York New York Las Vegas Honolulu Las Vegas New York 3 Boston Orlando Orlando Miami Miami Chicago 4 New Orleans San Francisco San Diego Washington D.C. Los Angeles San Francisco 6 7 Panama City Honolulu Los Angeles 7 8 Santa Barbara Chicago Washington D.C. 8 9 Anchorage San Diego Houston 9 10 Idaho Falls Washington D.C. San Antonio 10 not in U.S. Foreign Top 10 not in U.S. Domestic Тop 10 Highest and Lowest Hotel Prices in the United States U.S. travelers love visiting California – three cities within the top ten are located in The Golden State. Travel within the U.S. is affordable with about one third of U.S. cities reporting a decrease in hotel room rates. For a good bargain, head to the South. The South is still less expensive on average, than the rest of the U.S. Highest Priced Greatest Price Increases Lowest Priced Greatest Price Decreases Circles sized according to rank. Top Ten for each category shown. 10th 5th Ist © 2011 Hotels.com L.P. SOURCE: hotels.com@ Hotel Price Index (HPI") 2011 www.hotel-price-index.com London Paris Japan Rome: Switzerland Australia - Toronto USA o Vancouver Norway • Barcelona Russia • Montreal Sweden Hong Kong China Madrid 9 United Kingdom to Cancun Brazil • Amsterdam Austria Florence Portugal • Venice South Korea ueng ues o VM Ireland • Niagra Falls Denmark Dublin Canada Bangkok Spain Shanghai New Zealand Prague India Beijing Italy hotels.com BE SMART, BOOK SMART Bi-Annual Price Index U.S. Travelers, Data from Early 2011 he hotels.com® Hotel Price Index™ (HPIT) is a regular survey of I hotel prices in major city destinations across the world. The HPI is based on bookings made on hotels.com and prices shown are those actually paid by customers (rather than advertised rates) for the first half of 2011. The report largely compares prices paid in 2010 with prices paid in 2011. The following maps and charts illustrate some notable and interesting trends found in the survey. Top International Destinations by U.S. Travelers The hotel industry is seeing a global 3% price increase which is lending to the gradual recovery of the travel industry. 17 20 Hotel Prices Paid by Home and Away Travelers Traveling outside the U.S. can be more expensive due to the weak U.S. dollar in comparison to other currencies - although Americans pay more to visit some countries abroad, they can find hidden deals in places like New Zealand, Ireland and Portugal. $250 Cost of hotels for guests staying domestically Cost of hotels for guests staying internationally $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 Travel Destinations in the United States MOST EXPENSIVE MOST POPULAR with MOST POPULAR with HOTEL RATES FOREIGN TRAVELERS DOMESTIC TRAVELERS New York New York Las Vegas Honolulu Las Vegas New York 3 Boston Orlando Orlando Miami Miami Chicago 4 New Orleans San Francisco San Diego Washington D.C. Los Angeles San Francisco 6 7 Panama City Honolulu Los Angeles 7 8 Santa Barbara Chicago Washington D.C. 8 9 Anchorage San Diego Houston 9 10 Idaho Falls Washington D.C. San Antonio 10 not in U.S. Foreign Top 10 not in U.S. Domestic Тop 10 Highest and Lowest Hotel Prices in the United States U.S. travelers love visiting California – three cities within the top ten are located in The Golden State. Travel within the U.S. is affordable with about one third of U.S. cities reporting a decrease in hotel room rates. For a good bargain, head to the South. The South is still less expensive on average, than the rest of the U.S. Highest Priced Greatest Price Increases Lowest Priced Greatest Price Decreases Circles sized according to rank. Top Ten for each category shown. 10th 5th Ist © 2011 Hotels.com L.P. SOURCE: hotels.com@ Hotel Price Index (HPI") 2011 www.hotel-price-index.com London Paris Japan Rome: Switzerland Australia - Toronto USA o Vancouver Norway • Barcelona Russia • Montreal Sweden Hong Kong China Madrid 9 United Kingdom to Cancun Brazil • Amsterdam Austria Florence Portugal • Venice South Korea ueng ues o VM Ireland • Niagra Falls Denmark Dublin Canada Bangkok Spain Shanghai New Zealand Prague India Beijing Italy hotels.com BE SMART, BOOK SMART Bi-Annual Price Index U.S. Travelers, Data from Early 2011 he hotels.com® Hotel Price Index™ (HPIT) is a regular survey of I hotel prices in major city destinations across the world. The HPI is based on bookings made on hotels.com and prices shown are those actually paid by customers (rather than advertised rates) for the first half of 2011. The report largely compares prices paid in 2010 with prices paid in 2011. The following maps and charts illustrate some notable and interesting trends found in the survey. Top International Destinations by U.S. Travelers The hotel industry is seeing a global 3% price increase which is lending to the gradual recovery of the travel industry. 17 20 Hotel Prices Paid by Home and Away Travelers Traveling outside the U.S. can be more expensive due to the weak U.S. dollar in comparison to other currencies - although Americans pay more to visit some countries abroad, they can find hidden deals in places like New Zealand, Ireland and Portugal. $250 Cost of hotels for guests staying domestically Cost of hotels for guests staying internationally $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 Travel Destinations in the United States MOST EXPENSIVE MOST POPULAR with MOST POPULAR with HOTEL RATES FOREIGN TRAVELERS DOMESTIC TRAVELERS New York New York Las Vegas Honolulu Las Vegas New York 3 Boston Orlando Orlando Miami Miami Chicago 4 New Orleans San Francisco San Diego Washington D.C. Los Angeles San Francisco 6 7 Panama City Honolulu Los Angeles 7 8 Santa Barbara Chicago Washington D.C. 8 9 Anchorage San Diego Houston 9 10 Idaho Falls Washington D.C. San Antonio 10 not in U.S. Foreign Top 10 not in U.S. Domestic Тop 10 Highest and Lowest Hotel Prices in the United States U.S. travelers love visiting California – three cities within the top ten are located in The Golden State. Travel within the U.S. is affordable with about one third of U.S. cities reporting a decrease in hotel room rates. For a good bargain, head to the South. The South is still less expensive on average, than the rest of the U.S. Highest Priced Greatest Price Increases Lowest Priced Greatest Price Decreases Circles sized according to rank. Top Ten for each category shown. 10th 5th Ist © 2011 Hotels.com L.P. SOURCE: hotels.com@ Hotel Price Index (HPI") 2011 www.hotel-price-index.com London Paris Japan Rome: Switzerland Australia - Toronto USA o Vancouver Norway • Barcelona Russia • Montreal Sweden Hong Kong China Madrid 9 United Kingdom to Cancun Brazil • Amsterdam Austria Florence Portugal • Venice South Korea ueng ues o VM Ireland • Niagra Falls Denmark Dublin Canada Bangkok Spain Shanghai New Zealand Prague India Beijing Italy