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Irish top hotel spenders
Thursday, 25 Sep, 2009
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Irish and Norwegian travellers are Europe’s biggest spenders when travelling abroad, paying on average €122 per night on a hotel room, according to a new study
The Irish have retained the title for two years in a row as Europe’s biggest spenders when it comes to hotel rooms when they travel overseas, despite the recession.
The Germans and the Finns are at the other end of the scale, spending the least on hotel rooms when compared to their European counterparts. Germans spend on average €107 and the Finns just €104.
Figures for the first and second quarter of the year from Hotel.com’s Hotel Price Index show that British and Swedish travellers are willing to pay on average €120 and €119 each per night respectively.
The figure for Irish spending habits on hotels abroad has dropped slightly to €122 from €134 on hotel rooms per night from the previous HPI report, released in March 2009, which recorded activity for the period October to December 2008 compared to the same period the year before.
A company spokeswoman said: “It is very interesting to see that the Irish have retained the title as the biggest spenders in Europe on hotel rooms when travelling outside their own country and is probably why they are welcome tourists throughout the world.
“The Irish have earned a reputation for being great spenders while on recreational breaks.”
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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