trivago: Hotel prices in Turkey decreased, reputation damaged

According to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) reported monthly by hotel comparison website www.trivago.co.uk, hotel prices have decreased by an average of 26 per cent in Istanbul this month.

Hotel prices have decreased by an average of 26 per cent in Istanbul this month, following protests which began in the city on 28th May and have yet to be resolved. One night during July will cost an average of £93, compared to £125 during June. Prices have also decreased by 15 per cent year-on-year, with one night in July 2012 costing an average of £110. Low room rates are abnormal for this time of year, suggesting hoteliers have dropped their prices in order to encourage tourists to continue visiting the city.

Although there is no significant change in hotel prices in Ankara, where protests also occurred during June, prices in some of the unaffected tourist resorts have decreased year-on-year. Hotel prices in Antalya and Marmaris, two costal destinations popular amongst British holidaymakers, have decreased by 24 per cent and 14 per cent respectively in comparison to July 2012. One night this month will cost an average of £74 in Antalya and £77 in Marmaris, compared to £98 and £90 respectively this time last year.

Moreover, none of the Turkish destinations in the Mediterranean is listed in the top 50 best Mediterranean beach destinations. Greece toped the listing with the islands of Santorini and Crete are clear favourites, with Santorini’s Imerovigli and Fira occupying the top two spots, followed by Crete’s Chania and Rethymnon in positions four and five. Italy is another highly-rated destination, with the town of Capri taking third place. Five Spanish destinations feature in the top twenty, the highest ranked being Llanes at position eight.

The reputation percentage is calculated from over 34 million user ratings and reviews compiled from over 160 booking sites. Included in the ranking are destinations with over 5000 aggregated reviews.

The Top 20 reputation ranking of 2013 Mediterranean beach destinations

Ranking	Destination	Country	Reputation
1	Imerovigli, Santorini	Greece	84.92%
2	Fira, Santorini	Greece	82.34%
3	Capri	Italy	81.41%
4	Chania, Crete	Greece	81.32%
5	Rethymnon, Crete	Greece	81.27%
6	Lagos	Portugal	80.92%
7	Syracuse, Sicily	Italy	80.91%
8	Llanes	Spain	80.73%
9	Monaco	France	80.51%
10	Tavira	Portugal	80.48%
11	Trapani, Sicily	Italy	80.05%
12	Alghero, Sardinia	Italy	79.92%
13	Santa Margherita Ligure	Italy	79.80%
14	Conil de la Frontera	Spain	79.76%
15	Santa Eulalia, Ibiza	Spain	79.38%
16	Marbella	Spain	79.25%
17	Agios Nikolaos, Crete	Greece	79.12%
18	Lignano Sabbiadoro	Italy	78.94%
19	Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	France	78.84%
20	Alcudia, Majorca	Spain	78.68%

Not so long ago, in 2009, the popular holiday resort Belek on the Turkish Riviera had ranked as the best. In 2013, the highest rating for a Turkish destination is for Alanya which scored 75.50% and is at position # 56.

For more information about the 2009 listing please click here.