Hotel rate parity trends for April to June 2012 of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Europe.

The report shows the percentage of hotels with cheaper rates on their own brand site compared to their rates on other OTAs.

Three star [click for larger image]:

City

% Of Hotels in Parity

% Of Hotels Cheaper on Brand Sites

% Of Hotels Cheaper on OTA Sites

AMSTERDAM

3.23%

16.13%

80.65%

BARCELONA

11.11%

37.04%

51.85%

DUBLIN

5.17%

18.97%

75.86%

EDINBURGH

0.00%

50.00%

50.00%

HELSINKI

0.00%

46.15%

53.85%

LONDON

33.63%

26.55%

39.82%

MADRID

14.29%

21.43%

64.29%

PARIS

13.08%

36.66%

50.26%

PRAGUE

0.00%

33.33%

66.67%

ROME

3.88%

48.54%

47.57%

VENICE

0.00%

66.67%

33.33%

ZURICH

8.57%

42.86%

48.57%

Four star [click for larger image]:

City

% Of Hotels in Parity

% Of Hotels Cheaper on Brand Sites

% Of Hotels Cheaper on OTA Sites

AMSTERDAM

0.00%

20.00%

80.00%

BARCELONA

24.53%

16.98%

58.49%

DUBLIN

35.56%

11.11%

53.33%

EDINBURGH

2.50%

47.50%

50.00%

HELSINKI

0.00%

50.00%

50.00%

LONDON

20.91%

16.36%

62.73%

MADRID

12.12%

31.06%

56.82%

PARIS

8.54%

24.63%

66.83%

PRAGUE

1.89%

28.30%

69.81%

ROME

1.45%

29.95%

68.60%

VENICE

3.45%

55.17%

41.38%

ZURICH

0.00%

35.00%

65.00%

Five star [click for larger image]:

City

% Of Hotels in Parity

% Of Hotels Cheaper on Brand Sites

% Of Hotels Cheaper on OTA Sites

BARCELONA

4.76%

42.86%

52.38%

DUBLIN

5.13%

12.82%

82.05%

EDINBURGH

0.00%

46.67%

53.33%

LONDON

10.19%

12.10%

77.71%

MADRID

16.67%

41.67%

41.67%

PARIS

13.64%

22.73%

63.64%

PRAGUE

0.00%

7.89%

92.11%

ROME

8.33%

29.17%

62.50%

VENICE

0.00%

50.00%

50.00%

NB: RateGain specializes in competitive price intelligence and rate shopping solutions for hotels, online travel companies and airlines. It currently tracks more than one billion hotel rates every month across countries in US, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

NB2: The above data is indicative in nature and RateGain can’t be held liable for its accuracy or usefulness for any purpose.