Hong Kong tops the chart of deals for Easter holidays

Price conscious travellers wanting to getaway over the upcoming Easter period are in for a sweet treat as Hotwire.com, the leading discount travel site, unveils its first Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator .

The savings indicator flags the top 10 cities worldwide where you can currently find the biggest savings on room rates.

Hong Kong tops the charts, offering consumers looking to enjoy a taste of the orient this Easter a 52 per cent saving over standard hotel room prices.

For those looking to get away with the family hotels in Orlando, Florida are offering savings of 40 per cent. And people looking for a romantic city break can hop on the Eurostar to Paris where hotel rooms are available with a 33 per cent saving.

“At a time when most people are still tightening their belts, the Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator provides consumers with a better idea of which cities have hotels offering the best savings right now,” said Fulvia Montresor, director, HotwireGroup. “Anyone thinking about getting away over the Easter holiday without breaking the bank, or who just likes to know they’ve got the best deal, can now instantly see which cities on Hotwire offer the best value.”

The Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator tracks the lowest published room rates found on leading retail sites for a specific date range against the Hotwire Hot Rates savings available in a comparable hotel in the same area and calculates the per cent saving.

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