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Brits baffled without Big Ben One in six Britons fail to recognise the London skyline without one of its most memorable landmarks, Big Ben, new research from Hotels.com has shown. A staggering 17% of Brits were stumped by an image of their capital city when the iconic clock tower was airbrushed out of the picture.

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Hotel prices at lowest level for five years Hotel prices around the world fell 17% to their lowest level for five years in the first half of the year, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index - great news for travellers.

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UK hoteliers slash room prices The average price of a UK hotel room was 16% lower in the first half of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. Britons paid on average £83 for a hotel room at home between January and June 2009, down from £99 a year before.

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Bargain Britain: Hotel prices fall 16% The average price of a hotel room in the UK was down by 16% between January and June this year compared to the same period in 2008, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. An average hotel room across the country now costs just £83 per night, down from £99 per night last year, making it a great time to holiday at home.

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Stags continue celebrations while hens tighten their belts Despite hard times, British men are preserving the right to enjoy their last days of pre-nuptial freedom while brides-to-be are reining in their spending and economising on hen parties, according to a poll by leading accommodation website Hotels.com.

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Britons spend a quarter of a billion hours a year working on holiday Relaxing on holiday should be easy, but more than half of British travellers (55%) find it hard to switch off from work and rely on their laptops and Blackberries to keep in contact with the office, new research from Hotels.com has revealed.

Minimoons - the new honeymoons Forget the traditional two week honeymoon – recession busting ‘minimoons’ are the latest hit with newlyweds. Hotels.com research* has revealed that minimoons – trips of less than two weeks – are increasingly replacing traditional fortnight-long honeymoons as cash-conscious newlyweds keep an eye on their budgets

Hotels.com President on the ‘Bottom Line’ Hotels.com President David Roche appeared on BBC Radio Four’s prestigious ‘Bottom Line’ programme today.

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New mini blog or ‘nanolog’ competition launched to encourage brits to keep travelling A new competition to encourage Britons to take a break, however short, is launched today by the world’s leading hotel website Hotels.com. The contest comes on the back of research that showed a 46%* increase in UK holidaymakers searching for single night holidays or ‘nanobreaks’ over the past year.

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Kendal fastest-growing ‘nanobreak’ destination in UK as short trips gain popularity Kendal has been named as the UK’s fastest growing nanobreak destination, by leading hotel booking site Hotels.com. The Lake District town has seen a 650% rise in searches for one-night stays – or nanobreaks - so far this year compared to the same period last year.

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London’s cabs are ranked best in the world London’s taxis have been voted the best in the world for the second year running, a Hotels.com poll of international travellers has shown. A third (33%) of the travellers surveyed said that London’s black cabs were the best in the world.

Choose Barcelona over Bath and save Ł182 Despite the pound being relatively weak against the Euro, British travellers seeking some sunshine this summer could find their pounds go much further than they might expect in Eurozone destinations – and a trip to the continent could end up costing less than a UK break.

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Hotels.com To Offer Rooms On The Moon Rooms are expected to go on sale on the Hotels.com websites across Europe starting from £800 a night.

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Foreign visitors take advantage of hotel price falls of 24% in London Hotel prices in London continue to fall as hoteliers across the country drop rates to fill rooms, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

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Global hotel prices drop 12% The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 12% last year, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

Cardiff hotels experience the steepest price rises in the UK Despite price falls across the UK, hotel prices in Cardiff bucked the national trend and have continued to rise, making it one of the five most expensive cities in the UK, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

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Bargain Britain: Belfast hotel prices fall by 17% Hotel prices in Belfast continue to fall as hoteliers across the UK drop rates to fill rooms, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

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Scottish hotel prices continue to fall Hotel prices in Scotland continue to fall as hoteliers across the country drop rates to fill rooms, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

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Bath remains the UK’s most expensive city Despite price falls across the UK, hotel prices in Bath bucked the national trend and have continued to rise, maintaining its position as the most expensive city in the UK, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

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UK hotel prices fall by 25% for foreign visitors Hotel prices in the UK continue to fall as hoteliers across the country drop rates to fill rooms, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

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Brits rack up ł526 million a year on minibar tabs British travellers are unable to resist the lure of the hotel minibar, according to research* by leading hotel booking website Hotels.com.

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World’s wackiest festivals In these credit crunched times you may be thinking of cutting back your holiday spending so why not take advantage of these wonderful, wacky and, most importantly, affordable festivals, to leave you with more money to spend on yourself while you’re away?

Short Breaks Up 29% As Brits Keep On Travelling UK “Nano-Breaks” gain popularity as we continue to travel but look to lower costs.

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Brits With A Nose For A Bargain Belt-tightening Brits are saving £1.7 billion each year by haggling on holiday, research by leading hotels website Hotels.com has found.

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Today's Children Will Go Far ... under-16s travel twice as far as their parents We’re a nation of childhood jet-setters according to new research by leading hotels website Hotels.com. In the course of a generation, the number of countries visited by an under-16 has doubled, according to research carried out among parents of their children.

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Hotels.com Includes TripAdvisor Reviews Hotels.com® has today announced that it will be integrating TripAdvisor® hotel reviews on all of its 31 web sites across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The inclusion of the reviews is part of the brand’s mission to help its users choose the best property for their travel needs.

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Follow The Presidential Trail With Hotels.com If you’re hooked on Obama fever then you will want to visit one of the places that influenced the first African American President. With his inauguration into the White House just around the corner on January 20th, Hotels.com has put together a guide to help you decide when to visit the places that have shaped his life so far.

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Eurozone Travellers Cashing-In On Weak Pound Travellers from the Eurozone are flocking to London and other UK cities according to the world’s leading accommodation website, Hotels.com as the price they pay for rooms across the country have dropped.

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Stay Close To The RBS 6 Nations In 2009 If you’re a true rugby fan you’ll definitely be planning to head off to one or more of the RBS 6 Nations venues next year (Feb – March 2009). To make sure no one misses out, Hotels.com has selected some of their best hotels in London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Rome, Paris and Cardiff to keep you right at the heart of the action.

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