Customers are looking for luxury, says online agent

Monday, 13 Jan, 2015 0

Holidaymakers are looking for more luxurious holidays as spending confidence continues to improve, according to online agent Travel Republic.

It claimed that last year its top 10 highest-rated hotels were all four and five-star for the first time.

In 2011, Travel Republic’s best-selling hotel was a three-star property in Crete where prices started from just £26 per night but over the past four years it has noticed more customers are tending to upgrade their accommodation and, as a result, spending has increased.

Managing director Ian Simmonds said: "Customers are seeing the value in spending that little bit extra for four or five-star hotels. "The results we’ve just seen for 2014 reflect this. It’s the first year we’ve seen a top 10 comprising solely top-end properties."

At number one is The Cliff Bay Hotel in Madeira, Portugal, which achieved a near-perfect average rating of 9.52 out of 10 in the year.

Simmonds said: "Congratulations to everyone featured. With 300,000 hotels on TravelRepublic.co.uk, securing a spot in the top 20 is a remarkable achievement."

Travel Republic customers were asked to rank the hotel they stayed in, from 1 (very poor) to 10 (spectacular). The Top 20 list was compiled from all ratings received in 2014.

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