Hotel rate parity trends for March to May 2012 of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Australia & New Zealand. 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
ADELAIDE
4%33%63%
AUCKLAND
5%21%74%
BRISBANE
14%35%51%
CHRISTCHURCH
17%50%33%
GOLD COAST
23%53%24%
MELBOURNE
4%19%77%
PERTH
6%11%83%
SYDNEY
12%17%71%
WELLINGTON
20%20%60%
Four star [click for larger image]:
| City | % Of Hotels in Parity |
% Of Hotels Cheaper on Brand Sites |
% Of Hotels Cheaper on OTA Sites |
| ADELAIDE | 3% |
22% |
75% |
| AUCKLAND | 2% |
30% |
67% |
| BRISBANE | 6% |
19% |
75% |
| CHRISTCHURCH | 0% |
100% |
0% |
| GOLD COAST | 7% |
40% |
53% |
| MELBOURNE | 4% |
16% |
80% |
| PERTH | 10% |
20% |
71% |
| SYDNEY | 18% |
8% |
73% |
| WELLINGTON | 13% |
34% |
52% |
Five star [click for larger image]:
| City | % Of Hotels in Parity |
% Of Hotels Cheaper on Brand Sites |
% Of Hotels Cheaper on OTA Sites |
| ADELAIDE | 24% |
5% |
72% |
| AUCKLAND | 14% |
8% |
78% |
| BRISBANE | 7% |
8% |
85% |
| CHRISTCHURCH | 0% |
100% |
0% |
| GOLD COAST | 1% |
13% |
86% |
| MELBOURNE | 5% |
6% |
88% |
| PERTH | 5% |
59% |
36% |
| SYDNEY | 8% |
12% |
80% |
| WELLINGTON | 33% |
25% |
42% |
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 cant be held liable for its accuracy or usefulness for any purpose.
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