Frequent travellers will attest to the painful fact that the rupee does not go far outside India.
This rule, however, does not hold true when it comes to booking a hotel room. For Rs 6,000 a night, you can enjoy the comforts of a four-star hotel room at popular tourist destinations like Las Vegas, Guangzhou and Bangkok,
but in Mumbai and Delhi it will get you nothing more than three-star accommodation. While hotel ratings are not standardized, there is a marked difference in a four-star accommodation at say on the Vegas strip and a three-star one in Mumbai. Street-smart travellers, for instance, can check themselves into a Vegas four-star complete with celebrity chef restaurants, pools, spas and the best of entertainment options for less than Rs 5,000 a night. Most tourists will have to break the bank to enjoy a similar experience in Mumbai. A recent survey-conducted across 142,000 properties in more than 19,800 global locations-that tracked the real prices paid per room by customers of a portal that deals with hotel bookings shed light on one of the key expenses in tourism. The survey compared hotel prices in major destinations in the second half of 2011 and the corresponding period in the previous year. "Among the major cities, room rates in Delhi rose by 9% to Rs 5,914 and prices in Mumbai went up by 3% to Rs 6,539," said the survey released by Hotels.com. The most expensive hotel rooms were in Kerala though accommodation rates dropped by 9% in one year. Tourists in god's own country shell out an average of Rs 7,381 per night for a room. Kolkata, which was the second-most expensive destination in 2010, slipped to fourth place after registering the biggest fall in room rates, down 20% to Rs 5,136. Room rates in Goa, the world's favourite tourist destination, increased by 12%, but with an average price of Rs 4,224 it is still a less expensive option than Kerala, Mumbai and Delhi.
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Commis II Indian - Jobs in India
but in Mumbai and Delhi it will get you nothing more than three-star accommodation. While hotel ratings are not standardized, there is a marked difference in a four-star accommodation at say on the Vegas strip and a three-star one in Mumbai. Street-smart travellers, for instance, can check themselves into a Vegas four-star complete with celebrity chef restaurants, pools, spas and the best of entertainment options for less than Rs 5,000 a night. Most tourists will have to break the bank to enjoy a similar experience in Mumbai. A recent survey-conducted across 142,000 properties in more than 19,800 global locations-that tracked the real prices paid per room by customers of a portal that deals with hotel bookings shed light on one of the key expenses in tourism. The survey compared hotel prices in major destinations in the second half of 2011 and the corresponding period in the previous year. "Among the major cities, room rates in Delhi rose by 9% to Rs 5,914 and prices in Mumbai went up by 3% to Rs 6,539," said the survey released by Hotels.com. The most expensive hotel rooms were in Kerala though accommodation rates dropped by 9% in one year. Tourists in god's own country shell out an average of Rs 7,381 per night for a room. Kolkata, which was the second-most expensive destination in 2010, slipped to fourth place after registering the biggest fall in room rates, down 20% to Rs 5,136. Room rates in Goa, the world's favourite tourist destination, increased by 12%, but with an average price of Rs 4,224 it is still a less expensive option than Kerala, Mumbai and Delhi.
Source
Commis II Indian - Jobs in India