Moscow 'most expensive city' for UK corporate travellers
, 04 February 2010
1
1 comment on this article.Moscow has topped Hogg Robinson Group's (HRG) top ten most expensive cities for UK business travellers list.
HRG said its annual hotel survey, released today, found that while average room rates fell in local currency terms throughout the world in 2009, UK corporate travellers were stung due to the weakening British pound.
HRG's top ten most expensive cities ranked by British currency are:
1 Moscow - 2009 average room rate £266.56, down 5% (local currency) on 2008
2 Abu Dhabi - 2009 average room rate £233.35, down 1% on 2008
3 New York - 2009 average room rate £203.70, down 23% on 2008
4 Paris - 2009 average room rate £201.07, down 11% on 2008
5 Manama - 2009 average room rate £189.36, down 6% on 2008
6 Milan - 2009 average room rate £185.75, down 15% on 2008
7 Geneva - 2009 average room rate £185.19, down 12% on 2008
8 Copenhagen - 2009 average room rate £182.74, down 7% on 2008
9 Washington - 2009 average room rate £179.53, down 11% on 2008
10 Athens - 2009 average room rate £177.81, down 8% on 2008
To post comments please log in here
All Comments
Jobs of the week
- Business Development Manager, CVS International
- £Competitive, East London
- Senior Video Engineer, Blitz Communications
- South East England
- Audio Project Manager, Blitz Communications
- £ Competitive, South East England
- Media and Music Technician, Haringey Sixth Form Centre
- Scale 5 (£21,375 - £23,277), Central London
Poll
Latest Issue
February 2010
- Thomas Cook motivates in Tenerife
- State of the Industry preview
- The hidden perils of pitching
- Time for...Damascus
Your Comment