UKP goes further in Europe

LONDON Summer travellers to the Eurozone can expect to pay 15% more for hotel rooms if they pay in euros, while UK pound travellers will pay 21% less.
That’s the conclusion of a trivago.co.uk analysis of the average cost of a room in Europe for both euros and UK pounds as the latter soars to an eight year high against the euro.
Based on the 12 most popular countries in the Eurozone, prices in July 2015 compared to July 2014 have increased in euros and decreased in pounds.
Using data from the monthly trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI), the infographic shows how travellers within the Eurozone can expect to pay up to 15% more for their hotel room this month, compared to July 2014. Travellers from the UK, however, can pay up to 21% less.
inside-no-9.1The country with the largest price increase in euros is Turkey, where travellers within the Eurozone can expect to pay an average of €16 more per night for their hotel room (€121 compared to €105 last year). During a 7-night stay, this translates to an extra €112. Prices in Turkey have also increased in pounds, but only by 2%, translating to an extra UKP14 during a one week holiday.
In comparison, the country with the largest decrease in pounds is Cyprus, where hotel prices are an average of UKP22 per night cheaper compared to last year (UKP82 compared to UKP104). This translates to an average saving of UKP154 during a week-long holiday.
Although prices in Cyprus are also cheaper in euros, this only translates to an average savings of €98 (£69) during a 7-night stay.
In general, there is a percentage difference of 12% or 13% between the percentage difference in pounds and the percentage difference in euros, when comparing July 2015 to July 2014. This means that UK holidaymakers are paying 12% to 13% less than their European counterparts, taking into account the exchange rate this year compared to last.
“By putting the price difference in euros next to the price difference in pounds, the potential savings for British holidaymakers this summer are really highlighted,” trivago UK Public Relations Denise Bartlett explained. “While the vast majority of the 12 most popular countries in the Eurozone have decreased in pounds, the hotel prices for each country (excluding Cyprus) have increased in euros.”
She noted: “In France, for example, prices are 11% cheaper for British holidaymakers, but 1% more expensive for Eurozone travellers compared to last summer. In Spain, prices are 10% more expensive for European holidaymakers, but 2% cheaper for visitors coming from the UK. While hopefully this will not deter European holidaymakers from travelling this summer, British holidaymakers should make the most of this opportunity to visit countries within the Eurozone.”
Trivago is the world’s largest online hotel search site, comparing rates from over 700,000 hotels on over 200 booking sites worldwide. Over 80 million visitors per month find their hotel by using trivago’s various filters. trivago was founded in 2005 in Düsseldorf, Germany and currently operates 52 international country platforms in 33 languages.

sourced:ttrweekly.com