Experts predict further growth in the cost of hotels in the city on the Neva.
It is reported that the prices for accommodation in hotels and hotels for January-April 2024 increased by 17%. This is reported by the resource Hotel Advisors. At the same time, cheaper hotels rose in price even more strongly - by more than 20%, while five-star hotels - by only 12.4%. The average cost of one night reached 5.9 thousand rubles, while at the beginning of the year cost 5.2 thousand. At the same time, experts say that prices are still lower than they were in 2019 before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Then a night in a hotel cost an average of 6.5 thousand rubles.
Thus, business owners compensate for the fall in profits, which continues despite the increase in prices. In general, the industry in Russia received in 2023 by 20% less revenue than a year earlier. Experts believe that in 2025 the cost of hotel accommodation will catch up with the figures of 2019 and will continue to rise along with inflation.
Earlier it was reported that the prices of apartments in new buildings in St. Petersburg have almost doubled in four years.
Experts predicted an increase in the cost of rental housing in Russia as early as May. This growth occurred against the background of the beginning of the vacation season and the reduction of available for purchase housing. By the end of the year, prices will rise by 10-15%.