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budgetplaces.com: best time for a bargain break as European room rates tumble

capitalise on the deals and head to Europe as average accommodation costs drop by 8% and some destinations by 30%

UK - April 06, 2010

The staycation is over and Spring 2010 is the time to bag a bargain break to Europe with room prices dropping on 2009 rates by an average of 8%. Savvy travellers can find a place to stay from €30 per person, per night through budgetplaces.com, which carries more than 4,000 establishments worldwide.

The best value breaks can be found in Budapest, Valencia and Barcelona where hotel prices have been reduced by up to 30% on the site when compared to 2009.

Great value packages during April and May include:

·      HOTEL CATALONIA PARK PUTXET, BARCELONA from €30 pppn
4* hotel located close to Parc Guell & well connected to the city centre

·      KING’S HOTEL, BUDAPEST from €34 pnpn
3* modern hotel within 15 minutes walk of the Danube and easy access to major sites

·     HOSTAL MARE DE DEU, VALENCIA from €28 pppn
2* centrally located hotel within easy reach of all main attractions

·     GLENSHANDAN LODGE, DUBLIN from €28 pppn
Cosy traditional Irish B&B conveniently located for the city centre & gorgeous countryside

·     PLANET 29, ROME – from €42 pppn
2* hotel providing excellent value for money & fantastic transport links to all main attractions

budgetplaces.com, part of the EnGrande network, is an on-line booking platform for centrally located quality accommodation at budget rates. The Barcelona based company offers more than 4,000 establishments of different categories in over 70 destinations. This means 60,000 hotel beds are available at very reasonable rates in the most popular tourist destinations including Barcelona, London, Paris and Madrid.

budgetplaces.com has analysed the cost of a room in over 25 European cities. With the exception of Seville and Berlin, where rates have increased by between three and four per cent on average, the cost of accommodation in all cities has reduced significantly.

budgetplaces.com aims for a target rate of 30 Euros per person, per night, saving travellers an estimated 37 per cent compared to the European average daily accommodation rate (ADR). budgetplaces.com is expanding rapidly, adding more establishments every day and opening up new destinations regularly. More than 16,000 reservations are processed every month and EnGrande websites register more than 1.2 million hits per month. The forecast turnover for 2010 is 60 million Euros.

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“Proving that a short break doesn’t need to cost the earth, there are plenty of bargains to be found across Europe at the moment,” said John Erceg, MD at budgetplaces.com. “All our destinations are served by low-cost airlines from the UK so by doing a little research, the cost of getting away from it all may significantly less than you thought.”

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