As Malaysians gear
up for the upcoming end-of-year holiday season, Hotels.com unveiled local
travel trends and insights based on the Hotels.com Hotels Price Index (HPI®)
report. The
HPI is
respected as the definitive report on hotel prices paid around the world and is
used as a reference tool by the media, hoteliers, financial analysts,
investors, tourism bodies and academics.
As a leading online accommodation booking website, Hotels.com™
publishes the HPI® report
twice a year. It is a regular report based on movements in hotel prices in
major destinations across the world. The findings of the HPI are based on on
bookings made on Hotels.com sites, and prices shown are those actually paid by
customers on a per room/per night basis including taxes and fees, rather than
advertised rates.
In a media luncheon with local media yesterday, Nelson
Allen, Senior Marketing Director, Asia Pacific for the Hotels.com brand said, “As
one of the leading destinations in Asia, Malaysia is and has always been a key market
for Hotels.com, for both in and out bound travellers.”
For two consecutive years (2014 H1 & 2015 H1), the
city of Kuala Lumpur ranked No.1 as the popular destination by inbound travellers
from all over the world. From a mix of tourist activities, cultural and
heritage diversity to gastronomic offerings, Malaysia has much to offer be it
for local or foreign travellers. Other local destinations that are also popular
among inbound holidaymakers are Penang, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu and Malacca.
Overall, travellers were paying an average of RM306
per night for hotels in Malaysia in the first half of 2015. Among all travellers,
travellers from Switzerland were spending the most (RM 425) on average hotel
price paid in Malaysia, followed by Norway (RM 402), United Kingdom (RM 391),
and two Asia countries – Hong Kong (RM 381) and South Korea (RM 378).
Top destinations in Malaysia for travellers from overseas (2015 H1)
Ranking
|
Destination
|
1
|
Kuala
Lumpur
|
2
|
Penang
|
3
|
Langkawi
|
4
|
Kota
Kinabalu
|
5
|
Malacca
|
6
|
Johor
Bahru
|
7
|
Kuching
|
8
|
Tanah
Rata
|
9
|
Genting
Highlands
|
10
|
Ipoh
|
Top spender for Malaysia hotels (2015 H1)
Ranking
|
Travellers
from
|
Average
hotel price paid per night
|
1
|
Switzerland
|
RM
425
|
2
|
Norway
|
RM
402
|
3
|
United
Kingdom
|
RM
391
|
4
|
Hong
Kong
|
RM
381
|
5
|
South
Korea
|
RM
378
|
“We believe that the recent softening of the Ringgit
clearly has an impact on local destinations. Subsequently, Malaysians are also noticeably
getting back to their roots when it comes to planning vacations,” Allen added.
The softening of Ringgit doesn’t necessarily mean a
higher cost of travel. The HPI findings shared at the luncheon was a report
conducted between January to June 2015, also revealed that there was a steady
drop in hotels prices paid by Malaysians in the UAE, France, Macau, as well as
Malaysians’ all time favourite – Bangkok, Indonesia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. This
could be attributed to more Malaysians using online and mobile applications for
their travel planning.
Top
destinations for travellers from Malaysia (2015 H1)
Ranking
|
Destination
|
1
|
Bangkok
|
2
|
Singapore
|
3
|
Bali
|
4
|
Hong
Kong
|
5
|
Phuket
|
6
|
Melbourne
|
7
|
Krabi
|
8
|
Seoul
|
9
|
Tokyo
|
10
|
Taipei
|
Overseas
destinations with the highest percentage decreases of
hotel
price paid by travellers from Malaysia (2015 H1)
Ranking
|
Destination
|
Percentage
decreases (YoY)
|
1
|
United
Arab Emirates
|
-36%
|
2
|
France
|
-21%
|
3
|
Singapore
|
-18%
|
4
|
Indonesia
|
-12%
|
5
|
Macau
|
-12%
|
7
|
Thailand
|
-7%
|
9
|
Hong
Kong
|
-4%
|
Hotels.com offers a wide range of hotel choices with
the best price guaranteed, and has 17million qualified guest reviews. It also
has over 85 websites in over 35 languages with a multi-lingual hotlines, for
ease of booking an accommodation at any time. For holidaymakers planning an
impromptu trip, Hotels.com will always have 20,000 last minute deals up for grab
at the very last minute.
For gadget aficionados,
Hotels.com app is also
available on Apple and Android wearable devices, and gives the user full access
to booking details, directions to hotels, plus reminds you about check-in and
check-out information.
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