Mumbai is the fifth ‘best value city’ on the list
TripAdvisor’s
TripIndex reveals the price of a three-day break in forty cities around the
world
Hanoi is the best value destination in the world for a city break,
according toTripIndex Cities, an annual TripAdvisor cost comparison study.
TripIndex Cities compares the cost of a three-night
break during the summer travel months of June to August in 40 key tourist
cities around the world, taking into account typical costs for two people.
These include; a four-star hotel for three nights, a visit to three
attractions, lunch each day, a taxi to and from dinner each day, plus the cost
of dinner itself.[i]
It found that a three night trip for two in Hanoi
will only set you back an average of INR 46645, excluding flights, nearly three
times less than the price of a break in the world’s most expensive destination,
Cancun, Mexico, which comes in at an average of INR 128627.
The study was conducted ahead of the summer travel
period by independent research firm, Ipsos.
Head to South-East
Asia for a bargain
When looking at the on-the-ground cost of a three-night
city break, the 2015 TripIndex Cities report shows that travellers can find the
best value in South East Asia, as four of the top ten cheapest destinations are
located here; Hanoi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila take first, fourth,
seventh and ninth places respectively.
Mumbai is the fifth
most economical city
The 2015 TripIndex
Cities report places Mumbaias the fifth most budget friendly city after Hanoi, Warsaw,
Sharm el Sheikh and Bangkok. The total cost of a three-night break in Mumbai
comes to INR 53,911 with the most notable expense being the accommodation - at INR
23,091 for three nights, Mumbai is 39% more expensive than Hanoi. However, for
the taxi ride it turns out to be cheaper than Bangkok, Sharm el Sheikh and Warsaw.
Recommended value hotels and
popular attractions in the five most expensive and best value destinations:
For travellers planning
a trip to one of the five most expensive or five best value TripIndex Cities
destinations, TripAdvisor has identified highly-rated value hotelswith
availability to book on TripAdvisor this summer, as well as top-rated
attractions in each destination[ii].
Top five most
expensive TripIndex Cities 2015 destinations:
1.
Cancun, Mexico–Average nightly
summer hotel rate: INR 24,100
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: The
Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort Villas & Spa – Average nightly summer
rate: INR 19,100
Three top-rated tours and activities: Can
Cook in Cancun, Alma’s
LDS Tours and Cancun
Scuba Center
2.
Zurich, Switzerland – Average
nightly summer hotel rate: INR 19,400
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: 25hours
Hotel Zurich West – Average nightly summer rate: INR 13,300
Three top-rated tours and activities: Free
Walk Zurich, Italian
Food Tour Zurich and Museum
of Art (Kunsthaus Zurich)
3.
New York City, USA – Average
nightly summer hotel rate: INR 21,400
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: The
Leon Hotel – Average nightly summer rate: INR 15,700
Three top-rated tours and activities: CityRover
Walks NY, Streetwise
New York Tours, Famous
Fat Dave’s Food Tours
4.
London, UK – Average nightly summer
hotel rate: INR 20,200
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: The
Hide London – Average nightly summer rate: INR 10,400
Three top-rated tours and activities: Tally
Ho! Cycle Tours, Shoreditch
Street Art Tours and Mind
the Gap Tours
5.
Punta Cana, Caribbean – Average
nightly summer hotel rate: INR 21,100
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: Iberostar
Punta Cana – Average nightly summer rate: INR 14,000
Three top-rated tours and activities: Outback
Adventures – Outback Safari, Macao
Surf Camp and HorsePlay
Punta Cana
Top five
best value TripIndex Cities 2015 destinations:
1.
Hanoi, Vietnam – Average nightly
summer hotel rate: INR 5,600
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: Hanoi
La Siesta Hotel & Spa – Average nightly summer rate: INR 4,900
Three top-rated tours and activities: Hanoi
Street Food Tour, Hanoi
Free Tour Guides – Private Tours, Vietnam
Awesome Travel – Day Tours
2.
Warsaw, Poland – Average nightly
summer hotel rate: INR 5,700
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: Boss
Hotel – Average nightly summer rate: INR 4,400
Three top-rated tours and activities: Room
Escape Warszawa, Orange
Umbrella Free Tours, Warsaw
Behind the Scenes
3.
Sharm el Sheikh – Average nightly
summer hotel rate: INR 6,600
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: Oonas
Dive Club Hotel – Average nightly summer rate: INR 5,000
Three top-rated tours and activities: Nabq
Tours & Excursions, Kite
Junkies, Sheikh
Coast Diving Center
4.
Bangkok, Thailand– Average nightly
summer rate: INR 6,100
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: Bangkok
Loft Inn – Average nightly summer rate: INR 2,200
Three top-rated tours and activities: Empire
Tailors, Chef
LeeZ Thai Cooking Class in Bangkok and BKK
Tours
5.
Mumbai, India – Average nightly summer
rate: INR 7,800
Recommended value hotel on TripAdvisor: Hotel
Regal Enclave – Average nightly summer rate: INR 6,500
Three top-rated tours and activities: Grand
Mumbai Tours – Day Tours, Bravo
Bombay and Be
The Local Tours and Travel
TripIndex at a
glance
From the least
expensive to the most expensive (green and orange indicate least and most
expensive destinations for each item respectively):
Cheapest:
Rank
|
Destination
|
Lunch & soft drinks for two (per day)
|
Dinner & bottle of wine for two (per day)
|
Taxi (2 mile round trip) (per day)
|
Tours & Activities for two (per day)
|
Hotel room rate(per night)
|
Total (three days)
|
1
|
Hanoi, Vietnam
|
1017.31
|
2889.68
|
261.28
|
5823.50
|
5556.48
|
46644.75
|
2
|
Warsaw, Poland
|
1256.17
|
4587.16
|
1274.59
|
3013.06
|
5568.87
|
47099.55
|
3
|
920.51
|
3316.47
|
369.54
|
6328.03
|
6484.11
|
52255.98
|
|
4
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
1047.05
|
3794.84
|
661.57
|
5922.92
|
6036.58
|
52388.88
|
5
|
Mumbai, India
|
1330.00
|
3975.00
|
316.46
|
4651.69
|
7697.30
|
53911.35
|
6
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
2266.06
|
3515.06
|
1613.36
|
3596.90
|
8262.48
|
57761.58
|
7
|
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
1501.81
|
4421.25
|
415.31
|
7175.95
|
5901.50
|
58247.46
|
8
|
Marrakech, Morocco
|
2999.05
|
5025.87
|
255.08
|
4668.38
|
6601.44
|
58649.46
|
9
|
Manila, Philippines
|
947.21
|
1951.19
|
735.67
|
7079.53
|
8930.46
|
58932.18
|
10
|
Berlin, Germany
|
1466.69
|
4348.33
|
1578.13
|
4862.33
|
7509.75
|
59295.69
|
Most expensive:
Rank
|
Destination
|
Lunch & soft drinks for two (per day)
|
Dinner & bottle of wine for two (per day)
|
Taxi (2 mile round trip) (per day)
|
Tours & Activities for two (per day)
|
Hotel room rate(per night)
|
Total (three days)
|
1
|
Cancun, Mexico
|
1937.80
|
5677.54
|
855.75
|
10635.27
|
23769.17
|
128626.59
|
2
|
Zurich, Switzerland
|
3929.62
|
9644.50
|
2940.25
|
5674.75
|
19126.43
|
123946.65
|
3
|
New York, USA
|
2715.43
|
8135.13
|
1654.63
|
6949.39
|
21086.33
|
121622.73
|
4
|
London, UK
|
3069.33
|
6953.29
|
2224.28
|
7753.47
|
19875.49
|
119627.58
|
5
|
Punta Cana, Caribbean
|
1809.88
|
5429.65
|
118.53
|
10145.99
|
20826.62
|
114992.01
|
6
|
Paris, France
|
3343.77
|
6359.23
|
1074.25
|
6309.03
|
17224.65
|
102932.79
|
7
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2805.52
|
5564.50
|
1768.41
|
8099.52
|
15550.91
|
101366.58
|
8
|
Toronto, Canada
|
1961.78
|
6032.99
|
1527.99
|
5244.41
|
18039.38
|
98419.65
|
9
|
Dubai, UAE
|
3399.45
|
10630.22
|
648.90
|
9127.41
|
8551.93
|
97073.73
|
10
|
Singapore, Singapore
|
3924.25
|
9425.07
|
554.78
|
4990.64
|
13123.37
|
96054.33
|
Methodology
The TripIndex Cities 2015 destination list
is comprised of 40 key cities within the top 40 most searched for countries by
global TripAdvisor users over the past 12 months.
TripIndex Cities prices out the daily cost
for the following items in each destination, multiplied by three to represent
the cost of a three-day city break for two people. Within each establishment
selected to the study and where the item was available, the prices of the
following were identified by telephoning the establishment and asking for
prices of:
·
Lunch: Meal and soft
drink
·
Dinner: Starter,
main meal and bottle of wine to share
·
Taxi: Return
taxi journey of two miles each way
·
Tour/Activity: Cost of a tour/activity
·
Hotel: Accommodation
in a 4-4.5 star hotel
Research was
conducted by Ipsos and prices were collected through telephone and web search. Prices in each
market were taken in local currencies between 27 March 2015 and 5 May 2015 and currency
conversion rates were taken from xe.com on 10 May 2015.
Lunch for two:Prices specify the
average cost of a traditional or common main meal for two people with a soft
drink. Four restaurants with mid-range prices were contacted via telephone
and/or email in each market.
Dinner for two: Prices specify the
average cost of a traditional or common two-course meal (starter and main) for
two people with a bottle of house (or cheapest available) white wine. Four
restaurants with mid-range prices were contacted via telephone and/or email in
each market.
Return taxi journey:Prices specify the approximate cost of two taxi journeys of
two miles each (representing an evening’s return transportation). Data was taken from local authorities and
recognised taxi companies in the area. Taxi companies were identified using web
search and contacted via telephone in each market.
Tours & Activities for two: Prices specify the
average cost of a tour/activity for two people in each destination. The average
price was calculated from all bookable tours and activities (excluding
multi-day tours) on TripAdvisor via Viator.
Hotel room rates: Room rates specify the
average cost of one night’s stay in 4 and 4.5 star hotels in each destination
between 15th June – 31st August 2015, aggregated from
booking partners, including online travel agencies and direct hotel suppliers.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor®
is the world's largest travel site*, enabling travellers to plan and book the
perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travellers and a wide
variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking
tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices.
TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world,
reaching 340 million unique monthly visitors**, and more than 225 million
reviews and opinions covering more than 4.9 million accommodations, restaurants
and attractions. The sites operate in 45 countries worldwide. TripAdvisor also
includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the
tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages
and operates websites under 24 other travel media brands: www.airfarewatchdog.com,www.bookingbuddy.com,www.cruisecritic.com,www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com,www.flipkey.com,www.thefork.com(including
www.lafourchette.com, www.eltenedor.com,www.iens.nl, www.besttables.com
and www.dimmi.com.au), www.gateguru.com,www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com,www.independenttraveler.com,www.jetsetter.com,www.niumba.com, www.onetime.com,www.oyster.com,www.seatguru.com,www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.travelpod.com,www.tripbod.com,www.vacationhomerentals.com,www.viator.com, www.virtualtourist.com, and www.kuxun.cn.
*Source:
comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, December 2014
**Source:
Google Analytics, average monthly unique users, Q1 2015
[i]Please see methodology for more
details.
[ii]Recommended highly rated value hotels in the five best
value destinations have a minimum of 15 reviews, currently have availability
between June 15 and August 31, 2015 and are less than or equal to the average
nightly rate for each destination. Hotel pricing is based on TripAdvisor data
for June 15 through August 31, 2015, aggregated from booking partners,
including online travel agencies and direct hotel suppliers.
Recommended highly
rated value hotels in the five most expensive destinations have a minimum of 15
reviews, currently have availability between June 15 and August 31, 2015 and
are at least £50 per night less than the average nightly rate for each
destination. Hotel pricing is based on TripAdvisor data for June 15 through
August 31, 2015, aggregated from booking partners, including online travel
agencies and direct hotel suppliers.
Recommended
attractions are the top-rated attractions in each destination on TripAdvisor with
a minimum of 20 reviews.
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