New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Traffic from Pakistan grew the most to Australia (115%) and New Zealand (97%) in 2015
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Traffic from India to Australia grew by 38% in 2015 and to New Zealand by 26%
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Among the host cities, Napier offers the best value to travellers and Auckland is the most expensive
With cricket fervour on the rise, TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site today revealed a detailed report on cost comparison of all host cities for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
While the first part is the TripIndex Survey, a cost comparison (in INR) of spending a day in each of the fourteen host cities for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Christchurch; Hamilton; Adelaide; Nelson; Dunedin; Canberra; Wellington; Brisbane; Sydney; Auckland; Hobart; Napier; Perth. The research analyses the average prices for an individual based on the following items: one ticket for an adult per match, accommodation, food, drinks and transportation.
The second part is the Trend Report which unravels key trends on increase in outbound traffic from cricketing nations – India, Pakistan and United Kingdom; price fluctuation through the entire duration of the tournament for hotels; comparison of hotels vs vacation rentals and lastly, Indian restaurants around all fourteen match venues. All the figures are based on TripAdvisor site data.
TRIPINDEX SURVEY
Looking at the cost comparison in the league matches stage for forthcoming matches:
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Overall, Auckland is the most expensive and Napier is the least expensive for travellers
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In transport Sydney turns out to be the costliest and Hamilton, cheapest
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When it comes to food, Dunedin is the cheapest and Perth, most expensive
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Napier is the least expensive city for accommodation and Auckland the costliest
Analysing the costs for cities where the Indian cricket team will be playing its upcoming league matches:
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Overall, Hamilton offers most value for Indian fans travelling to watch their team in action and Auckland is the costliest
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In terms of food spends also Hamilton is the most pocket friendly however, Perth emerges to be the most expensive
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Ticket prices are lowest in Hamilton and highest in Auckland
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Hamilton again scores as the most budget friendly city in terms of accommodation whereas Auckland is the most expensive
Check out the full list with the average costs of all items surveyed (prices in Rupees) in each of the host city for forth coming matches.
Among the cities hosting the league matches, we have highlighted most expensive and least expensive in all categories:
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Final Match
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Semi Final Match
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Quarter Final Match
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League Match
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26th Mar
|
19877
|
1860
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2,156
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5230
|
640
|
2796
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29763
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28th Feb
|
8565
|
1322
|
3,766
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2000
|
705
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4,470
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15036
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04th Mar
|
9598
|
1322
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3,766
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2000
|
705
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4,470
|
16069
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06th Mar
|
9249
|
1322
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3,766
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2000
|
705
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4,470
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15720
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28th Feb
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15793
|
1544
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2,443
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3444
|
790
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3,226
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20586
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7th Mar
|
12590
|
1544
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2,443
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3444
|
790
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3,226
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17383
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14th Mar
|
27997
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1544
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2,443
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3444
|
790
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3,226
|
32790
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24th Mar
|
16873
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1544
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2,443
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3444
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790
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3,226
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23210
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1st Mar
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10323
|
1732
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2,814
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2741
|
522
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3,336
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15836
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12th Mar
|
11575
|
1732
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2,814
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2741
|
522
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3,336
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17088
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21st Mar
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24080
|
1732
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2,814
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2741
|
522
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3,336
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31889
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4th Mar
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5842
|
1202
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2,434
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2089
|
558
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2,992
|
10923
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8th Mar
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5383
|
1202
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2,434
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2089
|
558
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2,992
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10464
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15th Mar
|
5767
|
1202
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2,434
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2089
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558
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2,992
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10848
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05th Mar
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9,127
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1684
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2261
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1402
|
675
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2,936
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13465
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07th Mar
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13294
|
1472
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2,096
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1555
|
603
|
2699
|
17548
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11th Mar
|
8159
|
1472
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2,096
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1555
|
603
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2699
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12413
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14th Mar
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11002
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1472
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2,096
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1555
|
603
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2699
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15256
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09th Mar
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14,545
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1416
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1,961
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2227
|
541
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2,502
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18983
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15th Mar
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12,527
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1416
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1,961
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2227
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541
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2,502
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16965
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20th Mar
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13,582
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1416
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1,961
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2227
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541
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2,502
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19727
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10th Mar
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6,300
|
704
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2,347
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2150
|
454
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2801
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11238
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13th Mar
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6313
|
704
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2,347
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2150
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454
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2801
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12684
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Trend Report
Increase in traffic from the subcontinent: Y-o-Y comparison (Jan to Feb 2014 vs Jan to Feb 2015)
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Data shows that traffic from Pakistan to the host countries grew the most followed by India.
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Among the host cities traffic from India was the highest to Nelson (122%) followed by Adelaide (98%) and Brisbane (93%). Traffic to Perth was the least with just 6% increase.
Traffic To Australia from:
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Increase
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India
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38%
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Pakistan
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115%
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United Kingdom
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15%
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Traffic To New Zealand from:
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Increase
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India
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26%
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Pakistan
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97%
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United Kingdom
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19%
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Traffic to each host city from India
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Increase
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Adelaide
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98%
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Auckland
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44%
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Brisbane
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93%
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Canberra
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16%
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Christchurch
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22%
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Dunedin
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9%
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Hamilton
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61%
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Hobart
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50%
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Melbourne
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64%
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Napier
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54%
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Nelson
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122%
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Perth
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6%
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Sydney
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53%
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Wellington
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7%
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Accommodation
1. Top rated hotels near match venues
For travellers looking at accommodations around match venues within their budget, the below table is a fair indication of the number of hotels situated around the stadiums that they can take a pick from.
Top rated hotels near match venues distributed by price
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Price Range
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Hotel Count
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TripAdvisor Average Bubble Rating
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Above INR 20,000
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20
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4.5
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Between INR 15,000 - 20,000
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77
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4.1
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Between INR 12,000 - 15,000
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156
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3.9
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Between INR 8,000 - 12,000
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389
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3.7
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Between INR 5,000 - 8,000
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288
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3.4
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Less than INR 5,000
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46
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2.9
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2. Price comparison (In INR) of hotels for all match dates
The following tables indicate at price fluctuations that we have / will be witnessing during the entire duration of the ICC Cricket World Cup (starting February 14). These refer only to ‘per night’ prices for those hotels classified as 2 star, 3 star, 4 star or 5 star on TripAdvisor.
Adelaide Oval
Match Dates
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3 Star
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4 Star
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5 Star
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2/15/2015
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8986
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16739
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19152
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3/9/2015
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6394
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10564
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13880
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3/15/2015
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6449
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10436
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14114
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3/20/2015
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7192
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11824
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15773
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Bellerive Oval
Match Dates
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3 Star
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4 Star
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5 Star
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3/7/2015
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8848
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11557
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24399
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3/11/2015
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8620
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11533
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NA
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3/14/2015
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9159
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11452
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NA
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Eden Park
Match Dates
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2 Star
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3 Star
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4 Star
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5 Star
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2/28/2015
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6899
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6517
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10228
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21118
|
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