Dubai hotels are after all not as expensive as perceived globally, according to a new study. The emirate ranks only 12th in the world in terms of most expensive cities for hotel guests, with Dubai hotels’ average nightly room rates resting at €121.11 (Dh606) for February 2010.
Moscow tops the charts with average room rates per night at €164.82 in February. Dubai hotels, though, recorded some increase in average room rates in the one-month period from January to February 2010 owing to high demand due to Dubai Shopping Festival and various exhibitions and conferences.
According to the Hotel Price Barometer for February 2010 of the online hotel reservation service hotel.info, obtained by Emirates Business, Dubai hotels saw their average room rates going up from €99.15 in January to €121.11 in February, recording a 22 per cent jump, and indicating the gradual return of the yields. [Read More]
