Hotel prices fall in Europe

The end of the summer season has brought considerably lower hotel prices across Europe, statistics released by Trivago October 14 have shown.

The end of the summer season has brought considerably lower hotel prices across Europe, statistics released by Trivago October 14 have shown.

The average price for a standard double in Europe this month is €127, Trivago said, a fall of seven percent on September and a widespread trend seen across 35 of the 50 top European cities tracked.

Significant falls of 18 percent were seen in Barcelona (€147) and Milan (€161), Trivago said, with 15 percent drops in Copenhagen (€142), Geneva (€253) and Amsterdam (€161).

Brussels and Dublin fell by 11 percent to €135 and €96 respectively, while Budapest and Lisbon fell by nine percent to €78 and €118 respectively.

Customers planning a late-autumn trip to popular destinations such as the south of France, the Balearics, Portugal or the Greek islands could also save money, calculated TripAdvisor, with a night in Cannes 22 percent cheaper than last month at €123 and a night in Nice 19 percent cheaper at €108.

For the first time in months, Geneva lost the title of Europe's most expensive city, to Venice, while the cheapest destination indexed by Trivago was Sofia, a steal at just €72 a night.

Europe's Most Expensive Destinations (October 2011)

Data from Trivago
1. Venice €259
2. Geneva €253
3. London €198
4. Paris €186
5. Stockholm €177

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