Many Australian hotel prices 'more affordable' for international visitors

Health & Leisure
Wednesday, 08 March 2017

The latest Hotel Price Index shows the average price paid in 2016 by international visitors for a bed in Yulara (Ayers Rock) increased by 13 per cent year-over-year to A$350 per night, in part due to the heavy promotion of the 'Field of Light' exhibition there.

Other states and regions however were affected by the fall in the natural resources market and experienced double-digit percentage decreases in the average price of hotel accommodation. 

Townsville saw the steepest decline in hotel prices paid by international guests in 2016, falling 13 per cent year-over-year to A$112 per night. Perth saw the second-highest drop, falling 12 per cent to A$170 per night and Darwin decreased by 10 per cent to A$137 per night. Sydney was unchanged at A$221, as was the Whitsunday Islands at A$257 per night.

Brisbane was down seven per cent at A$149 per night.

David Spasovic, marketing manager Australia and New Zealand for  Hotels.com said: “Overall, the Hotel Price Index data reveals that Australian hoteliers experienced a room boom in 2016 as international tourism sky-rocketed by more than 10 per cent.”  

“While cities such as Townsville, Perth and Darwin experienced double-digit percentage decreases in 2016, prices that may have been originally inflated due to the mining boom of previous years are now beginning to balance out as the market settles into its new rhythm.

“The year ahead looks strong and international traveller interest in Australia will continue to grow as increased air routes open our country to more corners of the globe."

What Australian travellers paid overseas

 The HPI also examined the average prices paid for a hotel room by Australian travellers in international destinations. The data found that, among the top 100 popular international destinations analysed, hotel accommodation was the least affordable in the United States and Greece, despite the fluctuating Australian Dollar. 

Australians paid the most on average per night for a bed in Lahaina (A$384), followed by Mykonos (A$356), New York (A$345), Boston (A$343) and Santorini (A$329).

 Australians continued to squeeze more juice out of their holiday dollars in Southeast Asia, with the region recording 18 of the lowest 20 averages paid per hotel night in the top 100 popular international destinations. 

 The HPI is a regular report on hotel prices in major destinations across the world, tracking the movement in prices that people actually paid for their accommodation. 

Many Australian hotel prices 'more affordable' for international visitors

Health & Leisure
Wednesday, 08 March 2017

The latest Hotel Price Index shows the average price paid in 2016 by international visitors for a bed in Yulara (Ayers Rock) increased by 13 per cent year-over-year to A$350 per night, in part due to the heavy promotion of the 'Field of Light' exhibition there.

Other states and regions however were affected by the fall in the natural resources market and experienced double-digit percentage decreases in the average price of hotel accommodation. 

Townsville saw the steepest decline in hotel prices paid by international guests in 2016, falling 13 per cent year-over-year to A$112 per night. Perth saw the second-highest drop, falling 12 per cent to A$170 per night and Darwin decreased by 10 per cent to A$137 per night. Sydney was unchanged at A$221, as was the Whitsunday Islands at A$257 per night.

Brisbane was down seven per cent at A$149 per night.

David Spasovic, marketing manager Australia and New Zealand for  Hotels.com said: “Overall, the Hotel Price Index data reveals that Australian hoteliers experienced a room boom in 2016 as international tourism sky-rocketed by more than 10 per cent.”  

“While cities such as Townsville, Perth and Darwin experienced double-digit percentage decreases in 2016, prices that may have been originally inflated due to the mining boom of previous years are now beginning to balance out as the market settles into its new rhythm.

“The year ahead looks strong and international traveller interest in Australia will continue to grow as increased air routes open our country to more corners of the globe."

What Australian travellers paid overseas

 The HPI also examined the average prices paid for a hotel room by Australian travellers in international destinations. The data found that, among the top 100 popular international destinations analysed, hotel accommodation was the least affordable in the United States and Greece, despite the fluctuating Australian Dollar. 

Australians paid the most on average per night for a bed in Lahaina (A$384), followed by Mykonos (A$356), New York (A$345), Boston (A$343) and Santorini (A$329).

 Australians continued to squeeze more juice out of their holiday dollars in Southeast Asia, with the region recording 18 of the lowest 20 averages paid per hotel night in the top 100 popular international destinations. 

 The HPI is a regular report on hotel prices in major destinations across the world, tracking the movement in prices that people actually paid for their accommodation.