Hotels on Myconos, Santorini are the priciest in the Mediterranean

Hotels on Myconos and Santorini continue to have the highest rates among Mediterranean units of the same rating, according to data from hotel meta-search engine Trivago processed by the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE).

Although there have been some changes in hotel rates on the two Cycladic islands from last year, according to bookings made in April, they remain above those on Ibiza and Sardinia, with which foreign travelers compare them. The picture is unlikely to change later this year as the season unfolds, and rates are expected to grow further. At the peak of last season, in July, the average booking cost for a twin room stood at 705 euros per night on Myconos and 589 euros/night on Santorini.

The Cyclades have by far the highest five-star-hotel rates in Greece, reaching 258 euros/night in April, with the Ionian islands reporting a 167 euros...