Hotel prices are up in the UK cities of Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast, and prices in Dublin have increased by up to 88 per cent this St Patrick’s Day, according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) released monthly by hotel comparison website trivago.co.uk.
Elsewhere in Europe, hotel prices have increased for the spring season, but decreased year-on-year.
Hotel Prices up in Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast
St Patrick’s Day is celebrated worldwide by Irish emigrants, descendants and lovers of Irish culture. The UK is no exception to this rule and the March tHPI shows some hoteliers take advantage of this year’s celebration.
The most significant hotel price increases can be found in Liverpool, whose residents have the highest proportion of Irish ancestry in England. An overnight stay on Saturday 15th March will cost an average of £127, which is a 59 per cent increase from the monthly average of £80. Prices are also up by 50 per cent in Manchester, which will host a festival and parade. One night on Saturday 15th will cost £160 on average, compared to the monthly average of £107. On the same day, prices have also increased in Glasgow (up 23 per cent to £98) and Belfast (up 13 per cent to £87).
Hotel Prices up by 88% in Dublin
The largest hotel price increases this St Patrick’s Day are unsurprisingly found in Dublin, which annually hosts the biggest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world. This year the parade is on Monday 17th March, a public holiday in Ireland. Visitors can enjoy traditional Irish dancing, live music, street performers, markets, a funfair and other festivities from Friday 14th onwards.
According to the tHPI, hotel prices are at their highest on Saturday 15th March, when an overnight stay will cost an average of £175. This is an 88 per cent increase from the monthly average of £93 per night. However, prices have also increased on Friday 14th (up 25 per cent to £117), Sunday 16th (up 79 per cent to £167) and Monday 17th (up 50 per cent to £139).
European Hotel Prices Increase for Spring
The tHPI shows that hotel prices have increased across Europe as the spring season begins. Based on the 50 most popular European cities on trivago, one night in March will cost an average of £89. This is a 7 per cent increased from the February monthly average of £84 per night.
The trivago.co.uk hotel price index shows the average overnight accommodation prices for the most popular cities worldwide on trivago. Prices for a standard double room are calculated on the basis of over 2 million daily price inquiries for overnight hotel stays generated through the price comparison service. trivago stores all hotel enquiries for each month and therefore gives an overview of hotel accommodation prices for the upcoming month. The trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) is a reliable indicator of current average prices within the online hotel market: the overnight accommodation prices of 200 online travel agents and hotel chains create the average hotel prices.
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