In 2024, demand for hotel infrastructure among businessmen increased almost a third (27%) year-on-year, according to a study by the company Aeroclub. The average price per hotel night in the first four months of the year was 5.9 thousand rubles, and Moscow remains the leader in the number of business trips.
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The average cost of accommodation for business tourists increased by 8% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 5.9 thousand rubles. Most of the time, employees on business trips stayed in four-star hotels and spent an average of three nights there. This hotel category represented 37% of all reservations. In 32% of the cases, three “star” hotels were chosen.
Demand for uncategorized accommodation properties, including apartments and apartments, increased by 74%. The share in the total number of reservations increased by 5% and amounted to 18%.
Demand for five-star hotels also continues to grow (+23%), despite the fact that it is in this category where the most notable price increase is observed. Thus, in the first four months of 2024, business tourists paid on average 14% more than last year.
The most expensive accommodation costs 8.9 thousand rubles per night in one of the capital’s five-star hotels. The average price per night in the four-star category was 6.5 thousand rubles (+8%). Prices for three-star hotels increased by an average of 7% for business tourists, the average cost of one night was 4.9 thousand rubles.
And the average placement price without category turned out to be 6% higher than the previous year – 4.5 thousand rubles.
Most often, as in previous years, business travelers traveled to Moscow, they accounted for 18% of all bookings. And demand grew 51% year over year. Demand for hotels in St. Petersburg also increased – by a third compared to the first four months of 2023.
Krasnoyarsk took third place in terms of demand for hotels, and Kazan took fourth place. Also in the top 10 are Nizhny Novgorod, Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Tobolsk and Ufa.
Who took business trips most frequently?
Employees of retail companies spent most nights in Russian hotels; The share of their reservations accounted for 26% of the total number of nights of employees of Russian companies. Demand from industry representatives increased by 54%. Most of the time they stayed in four and three star hotels. Only 4% of industry representatives booked rooms in five-star hotels.
And among employees of oil, gas and energy companies, the proportion who chose five-star hotels was 16%. Representatives of this sector ranked second in demand for hotel infrastructure. The number of nights the company’s employees spent in hotels increased by a third.
Third place was occupied by representatives of consumer goods companies. Its share in the total number of reservations was 14%. In 35% of cases, industry employees stayed in three-star hotels, in 32% – in three-star hotels. Five-star hotels accounted for 7% of nights.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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