Dubious honor for Israeli hotels
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Israel's hotels among most expensive in the world
Jewish state ranks fourth on Hotels.com biannual report with 5% increase in hotel prices in first half of 2014 from first half of 2013.
Hotel prices in Israel have put the country in the fourth place in the world in the first half of 2014, before the Gaza conflict
which led to a drop in prices, according to the biannual Hotel Price Index (HPI) report of the Hotels.com booking website.
Israel went up to the fourth place on the index from the sixth place in the first half of 2013.
According to the figures, the average price of a hotel room in Israel in the first six months of 2014 was 5% higher than the average price of a hotel room in Israel in the first half of 2013, while many other countries presented a moderate increase or even a drop in prices.
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While other countries have recorded impressive growth in incoming tourism in past 14 years, Israel is finding it difficult to attract visitors for more than a one-day stopover.
The HPI is a regular report on hotel prices in major destinations across the world, based on bookings made on Hotels.com sites. Prices shown are those actually paid by customers per room per night, including taxes and fees, rather than advertised rates.
Where are the world's most expensive hotels?
According to the report, the most expensive country in terms of hotel stays is Monaco with an average of £223 (about $370) a night and a 21% increase compared to the first half of 2013. Oman came in second (£189 a night), followed by Mauritius (£159) with a 7% drop compared to 2013.
Israel ranked fourth with an average price of £149 a night, and Switzerland came in sixth (£138).
Jerusalem is the 32nd most expensive city in the world in hotel prices (Photo: Shutterstock)
The United States ranked 13th (£119), followed by Norway (£116). Italy came in 18th (£111), France 23rd (£104), Canada 25th (£102), Japan 29th (£98), Germany 36th (£91), Austria 40th (£89) and Ireland 46th (£82).
The report also ranked the most expensive cities in the world in the first half of 2014 when it comes to hotel stays. Jerusalem was in the 32nd place with an average price of £117 per night.
In the first half of 2013, the Israeli capital ranked 19th with an average price of £128 per night.
