Hotel prices in summer destinations have soared this August, according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI).
Based on the top 50 most popular summer destinations among UK travellers, the worst offender is Ibiza, where prices have increased by 308 per cent in Playa d’en Bossa.
20 Most Popular Summer Destinations During August 2014:
Popularity Ranking
|
Destination
|
Average Price August 2014
|
Average Price April 2014
|
Percentage Difference
|
1
|
Albufeira, Portugal
|
£131
|
£64
|
105%
|
2
|
Benidorm, Spain
|
£133
|
£82
|
62%
|
3
|
San Antonio, Ibiza, Spain
|
£126
|
£49
|
157%
|
4
|
Salou, Spain
|
£150
|
£71
|
111%
|
5
|
Palma de Majorca, Spain
|
£129
|
£116
|
11%
|
6
|
Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain
|
£157
|
£182
|
-14%
|
7
|
Playa de las Américas, Tenerife, Spain
|
£119
|
£124
|
-4%
|
8
|
Santa Eulalia, Ibiza, Spain
|
£268
|
£92
|
191%
|
9
|
Dubrovnik, Croatia
|
£145
|
£74
|
96%
|
10
|
Sorrento, Italy
|
£155
|
£108
|
44%
|
11
|
Vilamoura, Portugal
|
£160
|
£75
|
113%
|
12
|
Nice, France
|
£126
|
£95
|
33%
|
13
|
Palmanova, Italy
|
£146
|
£75
|
95%
|
14
|
Marbella, Spain
|
£199
|
£113
|
76%
|
15
|
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
|
£74
|
£69
|
7%
|
16
|
Alcúdia, Majorca, Spain
|
£157
|
£69
|
128%
|
17
|
Santa Ponsa, Majorca, Spain
|
£127
|
£78
|
63%
|
18
|
Magaluf, Majorca, Spain
|
£165
|
£72
|
129%
|
19
|
Marmaris, Turkey
|
£97
|
£56
|
73%
|
20
|
Playa d'en Bossa, Ibiza, Spain
|
£322
|
£79
|
308%
|
The popularity ranking is based on searches made between 1st May and 31st July for travel of five nights or more during August. The average price per night during August is compared to the average price during April 2014.
