Travel Costs

The Dow Jones hotel index shows that a typical room cost about $139 on the week of March 31. The hotel index began the year at $135. A sample of hotel and rental car rates in key U.S. cities:

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City Hotel Car New York $194 $61 Boston $169 $48 Washington, D.C. $169 $51 San Francisco $166 $55 Phoenix $164 $40 Los Angeles $151 $52 Chicago $150 $51 Miami $146 $40 New Orleans $143 $54 Cleveland $135 $44 Atlanta $134 $56 Seattle $129 $38 Houston $129 $49 Minneapolis $125 $48 Orlando $120 $36 Pittsburgh $119 $42 Dallas $115 $48 St. Louis $113 $67 Detroit $109 $56 Denver $105 $40

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Source: Dow Jones. Figures are based on rates from 10 leading hotel chains and six car-rental companies. Prices surveyed March 26 for Tuesday-Thursday travel during the week of March 31.