Newcastle and Dundee offer the lowest-priced accommodation for corporate travellers, according to a new survey.
Research by business travel management company Click Travel found an average night’s stay in Tyneside costs £69.10. In Dundee it was £69.64.
Unsurprisingly, London was the most expensive city in the ranking, with an average night costing £139.89.
Click Travel calculated the costs by analysing one million bookings made via its agents and its online booking tool travel.cloud since September 2016.
The UK cities surveyed averaged £87, while the prices per city were:
- Newcastle – £69.10
- Dundee – £69.64
- Nottingham – £74.57
- Cardiff – £79.70
- Liverpool – £81.11
- Plymouth – £82.25
- Birmingham – £84.13
- Southampton – £84.89
- Leeds – £85.20
- Glasgow – £86.24
- Belfast – £87.55
- Bristol – £91.10
- Manchester – £91.56
- Sheffield – £93.09
- Edinburgh – £94.47
- London – £139.89
“We know from our links with hotels that room occupancy levels in Newcastle have fallen over the past two years – so it’s no surprise that rates are becoming more competitive to attract business travellers,” commented Chris Vince, Director of Operations at Click Travel.
