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    LONDON, ENGLAND, September 23, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hotels.com has revealed that the average price of a hotel room across Scotland tumbled during the first half of 2009.

The Hotel.com Hotel Price Index showed that hotel prices in the major Scottish cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness all fell in the first half of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, making a holiday in Scotland even more affordable for UK travellers.

Aberdeen led the price falls in Scotland, where prices dropped by 25% to an average of GBP83 during the first half of the year when compared to the same time last year. Hoteliers in Inverness also slashed prices to cope with falling demand - down 20% to just GBP68 per room per night.

The two major cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow also showed a reduction, but their figures were not as pronounced as much of the rest of the nation. Edinburgh hotels experienced a 9% price fall to GBP91 per night, yet remained the most expensive Scottish city, whilst Glasgow did not suffer such severe price falls, with a drop of just 5% making it the seventh most expensive destination in the UK.

The Hotels.com Hotel Price Index tracks the real prices paid per hotel room (rather than advertised rates) for 78,000 hotels across 13,000 locations around the world. The latest Hotel Price Index looks at prices from January to June 2009, compared to the same period in 2008.

About Hotels.com
As part of the Expedia group which operates in all major markets, Hotels.com offers more than 100,000 quality hotels, B&Bs and serviced apartments worldwide including hotels in New York, Rome hotels and hotels in Edinburgh. If a customer can find the same deal for less on a prepaid hotel, Hotels.com will match it. Hotels.com benefits from one of the largest hotel contracting teams in the industry negotiating the best rates for its customers, plus there are 1.3m reviews from users who have actually stayed in the hotels to ensure customers make an informed choice when booking. Hotels.com won the Gold Award for best hotel booking site in Webuser magazine in February 2009.


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