Celebrating the New Year’s Eve in New York is definitely a much-sought after experience that people from around the world crave for and indeed turn up in hordes and hence it is no surprise that the Big Apple is the world’s priciest destination when it comes to New Year’s Eve accommodation options.
And as 2022 marks the first full year when most countries have left the restrictions of Covid-19 pandemic behind, travel is booming and a new survey released by CheapHotels.org says that New York City is the most expensive destination in the world for accommodation this New Year’s Eve.
The survey compared hotel rates across 50 major cities globally. For each destination, the price for the cheapest available double room for a 3-night stay from December 30 to January 2 was recorded. Only centrally-located hotels, rated at least three stars and with generally positive guest reviews, were taken into account.
With a nightly rate of USD 312 for the least expensive room, New York City emerged top of the rankings. Miami, another US destination, ranks 2nd most expensive with a nightly rate of USD 297, while Sydney, Australia completes the podium with rates of just a couple of dollars less.
London was the priciest European city with a rate of USD 275 per night, ranking 4th overall. Leading the list among Asian destinations is Tokyo, Japan where the going rate is spend USD 232 per night.
Compared to New Year’s Eve 2021, when travel to certain destinations was still heavily affected by Covid-19 restrictions, Tokyo’s rates are more than 300 pc pricier this year, says the survey. Another destination to see a significant rate increase is Marrakech in Morocco, where prices have more than tripled compared to a year ago.
A number of Asian destinations continued to offer value for money deals with Bangkok going at USD 39, Hanoi at USD 34 and Kuala Lumpur as well as Phnom Penh at USD 48 each at per night, says the survey.