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What affects hotel prices in India and USA?

What affects hotel prices in India and USA?

We analyzed the prices of 2559 hotels across 42 cities in India and 7 cities across USA for 8 days. The aim was to find out the which factors affect the hotel prices in India & in USA. 


Hotel Pricing Difference India US

 How did we arrive at these results ?

 The data about the hotels included a total of 9 factors ( variables) - 
Star Rating, Hotel Capacity, Weekend prices, Holiday prices, Free Wifi (Yes/No), Free Breakfast ( Yes/ No), Swimming Pool ( Yes/ No),  Tourist destination (Yes/No) , Country (India/ USA)
Hotel Pricing Data India US
The following result (of regression analysis with log) can be used for predicting hotel prices in India & USA.
Hotel Pricing India US Regression
For India ( IsIndia = 1)
Hotel Prices India Regression
For USA ( IsIndia = 0)Hotel Pricing US Regression

 Interpretation of Regression Analysis Results : 
Keeping all other variables constant
In US-
·        Hotels in the tourist destinations in general, charge 3.38% higher Room Rent.
·        Unit increase in star rating in general, increases the room rent by 45.59%.
·        Free Breakfast has a negative Impact on hotel prices by 8.3%.
·        Having a swimming pool increase the hotel price in general by 1.5%. 
 In India-
·        Indian hotels located in Tourist destinations charge 10% more.
·        During weekends Indian hotels charge 2.6% more rent.
·        Unit increase in star rating for an Indian hotel increases the hotel price by 17%.
·        Indian hotels charge 5% more for free breakfast.
·        Indian hotels charge 16.5% more for having swimming pools.


Additional : 

 How to find best fit regression model ?
Using regsubsets function in R, we found out which variables constitute best fit regression model.
Best Fit regression model









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