Moscow’s hotels are ranked the most expensive in the world for 8th year in a row


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In reality, several cities including Zurich, Rio de Janeiro, and Lagos swap titles for the world's costliest hotel depending on the study and impacted by global events like the Olympics and recessions.

In a survey of average room rates in 50 major cities, the perennially pricey Russian capital came out on top, with a one-night hotel stay typically costing travellers slightly less than £260. Moscow has topped the annual study, carried out by the Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), a travel management company, for eight years running. This year, it was almost 20 per cen