Fall in price of rooms in 2009. According to the most recent “Hotel Price Index” survey carried out by Hotels.com, the famous hotel room reservation site, the average price a night for a room in 94,000 hotels in more than 16,000 destinations in the world fell by 14% in 2009. The prices paid by travellers fell to levels not seen since 2003. There is one consolation, however, the fall slowed down somewhat this year: 16% in the first quarter of 2009 to 7% in fourth quarter. Hotels.com is...