The analysis was of some 1,800 hotels in the four destinations - three, four and five stars. The highest overall decrease in price is on the Costa Blanca, where hotels in Benidorm have been making clear their concerns about a drop in occupancy. The fall is by 6.2% to an average of 166 euros compared with August 2017.
In the Balearics, the overall decrease is 3.9% to an average of 230 euros. In all four destinations, the most marked drop is for five-star hotels, with the Balearic figure being twenty euros lower (318) than last year. At three-star level there is little variation, a mere one euro in the case of the Balearics. In the Canaries and on the Costa Brava, the average price of a three-star is up fractionally.
Mabrian make the point, as if it needs making again, that there is a significant difference between Spanish prices and those in Turkey. Hotels in Antalya and Marmaris are less expensive for each of the star ratings compared with the four Spanish destinations. For a three-star, for instance, the price in the Balearics is 170 euros. In Marmaris it is 66 euros and in Antalya it is 43.
