(ANSA) - LONDON, SEPTEMBER 15 - Also 1,550 pounds per night, over 1,800 euros, excluding breakfast.
The prices of hotel rooms in London are skyrocketing these days (apart from super-luxury and prestigious institutions, which have always had their own market in the British capital), according to data collected by local media which also report full houses in the days preceding the queen's funeral. Elizabeth II, with hotels nearly 95% full, 20% more than the average at this time of year.
A remarkable leap if you think of the hard blow accused by the sector during the entire covid emergency.
Tim Hentschel, CEO of HotelPlanner, a London-based online booking service, explained to local media that since the announcement of Elizabeth II's death last week, hotel attendance in London has grown to "almost 95% of the rooms. employed, about 20% above the seasonal average ".
And he added: "the rates have gone up for the structures of all categories and we still expect them to double in the days closest to the funeral".
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