The graph depicts the average price of a hotel room in 2010 and 2011* around the world. In Europe, the average cost for a hotel room was 167.76 U.S. dollars.The Hotel Price Index (HPI) is based on bookings made on hotels.com. The prices shown are those actually paid by the customer. The sample set are about 110,000 properties in more than 18,000 global locations.

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In both 2010 and 2011, the Caribbean was the most expensive region in the world to for hotel stays, with an average hotel room price of 207.11 U.S. dollars in 2011. The Caribbean, located to the south east of North America and the Gulf of Mexico, includes many popular vacation destinations such as the Bahamas, Cuba, Barbados and the Dominican Republic. The region is well-known for its natural beauty and luxury resorts. In 2013, Soufriere, St. Lucia, was one of the most expensive destinations for U.S. travelers in terms of hotel costs, second only to Bora Bora in French Polynesia, where the average daily rate for a hotel was 770 U.S. dollars. Despite the cost, Caribbean cruises were the most popular vacations in the U.S. according to travel company Travel Leaders Group.

A close neighbour of the Caribbean, North America saw the lowest average hotel price in 2010 and 2011. While low in comparison to other regions, the average daily rate of hotels in the U.S. has risen year-on-year since the global recession of 2009 and, in 2013, the U.S. hotel industry generated 163 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. The United States also has some expensive destinations of its own: the most expensive U.S. city for hotel rates in 2013 was Honolulu, Hawaii, with an average daily rate of 230 U.S. dollars. New York ranked second at 211 U.S. dollars a night.

As well as being the region with the second highest average hotel price, hotels in Europe also charge the most for room service. Six out of ten of the most expensive cities in the world for hotel room service were located in Europe in 2014. Helsinki in Finland was the most expensive at just under 90 U.S. dollars.

The average resale house price in Canada was forecast to reach nearly ******* Canadian dollars in 2026, according to a January forecast. In 2024, house prices increased after falling for the first time since 2019. One of the reasons for the price correction was the notable drop in transaction activity. Housing transactions picked up in 2024 and are expected to continue to grow until 2026. British Columbia, which is the most expensive province for housing, is projected to see the average house price reach *** million Canadian dollars in 2026. Affordability in Vancouver Vancouver is the most populous city in British Columbia and is also infamously expensive for housing. In 2023, the city topped the ranking for least affordable housing market in Canada, with the average homeownership cost outweighing the average household income. There are a multitude of reasons for this, but most residents believe that foreigners investing in the market cause the high housing prices. Victoria housing market The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, where housing prices are also very high. The price of a single family home in Victoria's most expensive suburb, Oak Bay was *** million Canadian dollars in 2024.

In 2011, Buffalo, New York was the major city in the United States with the most partial to heavy cloud cover, with 311 days of clouds in that year. Seattle, Pittsburg, Rochester, and Cleveland rounded out the top five cities.

Buffalo’s climate

Buffalo, New York, is located on the eastern end of Lake Erie and is the origin point of the Niagara River, and its location on Lake Erie helps to regulate the city’s climate. However, between 1981 and 2010, it had an average of 167 days with more than 0.01 inches of rainfall per year, and also had an average wind speed of 11.8 miles per hour.

The second largest city in New York

Buffalo is the second largest city in New York state, with a metro area population of 1.13 million in 2017. The city is not far from Niagara Falls, which was listed as one of the most expensive summer destinations in the state of New York.

The vacancy rate for apartments in Canada in 2024 was the highest in Alberta and the lowest in Prince Edward Island. As of October that year, 3.6 percent of privately initiated apartment structures of three units and over in Alberta were vacant. Nationwide, this share stood at 2.2 percent. Meanwhile, Ontario had *** percent and British Colombia, *** percent of rental properties unoccupied. The two provinces were home to the most expensive rental markets in the country, Vancouver and Toronto.