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TripAdvisor Cost Comparison Study: For Indians Looking to Plan their Winter Holidays, Canary Islands Offers the Best Value Getaway this Season

TripAdvisor's TripIndex Winter Sun price-compares 29 popular international winter sun destinations

Nov 20, 2014   17:35 IST 
New Delhi, Delhi, India
  • Goa ranks 3rdamong the top five best value destinations

  • Fuerteventura and Tenerife in Canary Islands are cheaper than Goa

 

The onset of winter season sees Indians getting into the holiday planning mode to get away from the cold. Fuerteventurain Canary Islands offers the best value winter sun break for Indian families this year, according to an annual TripAdvisor cost comparison study conducted by independent research firm, Ipsos.

 

Fuerteventura,one of the Canary Islands and named Spain’s best rated island in the 2014 TripAdvisorTravellers’ Choice Islands awards, offers travellers a choice of almost 180 hotels, over 1,000 holiday rentals, almost 700 restaurants and over 300 attractions.

 

A week’s holiday for a family of four in Fuerteventura will only set you back by INR 51604, which is more than seven times cheaper than the price of the most expensive destination for a winter sun break at INR 388798 in Turks and Caicos, home to the number one Caribbean island in the 2014 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Islands Awards, Providenciales.

 

The results were taken from TripAdvisor’sTripIndex Winter Sun 2014, an annual report that compares the cost of a holiday in 29 winter sun destinations around the world. The study takes into account the cost of a week’s stay in a two bedroom holiday rental, one week’s car hire, basic self-catering groceries and dinner at a restaurant including drinks for a family of four this winter travel season (15 December – 31 March).

 

The Canary Islands are a clear winner for families this year as three are named in the top 10 most affordable destinations: Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Tenerife. The Caribbean emerges as the most expensive part of the world, laying claim to five of the ten most costly destinations.

 

When it comes to accommodation prices across the popular winter sun destinations, Turks and Caicos has the most expensive average rate for a week’s stay in a two bedroom holiday rental, coming in at INR 388798. For the price of one week in a holiday rental in Turks and Caicos, a family of four could have over 10 weeks in our very own Goa,with a holiday rental there costing just INR 34649 per week.

 

Tenerife is the cheapest destination to get around as the cost to hire a car for a family of four for one week comes in at INR 8782– around four times less than in St Lucia where hiring a car for a week will set a family back INR 34555.

 

Goais revealed as the cheapest place for a bite to eat and drink at just INR 2024 for a dinner out for four,INR 106 for two soft drinks and INR 314for two pints of beer. Dinner in the Cayman Islands is the most expensive at INR 8470 whileDubai is priciest for drinks with two beers costing INR 2142 and two soft drinks INR 627.

 

For families wanting to stock up the holiday rental with some groceries, the best value destination for a loaf of bread is Mauritius, where a family could buy ten loaves at INR 29 each for the price of one loaf in the most expensive destination, Turks and Caicos, where a loaf of bread costs INR 306. For a pint of milk, Goaand Gran Canariaoffer the best value at INR 30 while Barbados is the most expensiveat INR 155.

 

Best value TripIndex Winter Sun destinations for Indians

 

 

Destination

Holiday rental

Car Hire

Dinner for four

Beer for two

Soft drink for two

Loaf of bread

Pint of milk

TOTAL

1

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

INR 37192

INR 9238

INR 4216

INR 533

INR 276

INR 108

INR 42

INR 51604

2

Tenerife, Canary Islands

INR 42443

INR 8782

INR 4210

INR 463

INR 332

INR 86

INR 38

INR 56353

3

Goa, India

INR 34649

INR 22457

INR 2024

INR 314

INR 106

INR 40

INR 30

INR 59620

4

Grenada, Caribbean

INR 33624

INR 19884

INR 5378

INR 373

INR 208

INR 96

INR 70

INR 59633

5

Sharm el Sheik, Egypt

INR 39604

INR 15375

INR 3496

INR 963

INR 270

INR 59

INR 45

INR 59812

6

Marrakech, Morocco

INR 40769

INR 14741

INR 5040

INR 1282

INR 364

INR 67

INR 35

INR 62297

7

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

INR 49825

INR 8904

INR 3739

INR 542

INR 301

INR 87

INR 35

INR 63430

8

Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka

INR 42585

INR 18317

INR 2171

INR 363

INR 189

INR 66

INR 48

INR 63739

9

Orlando, Florida

INR 64188

INR 14221

INR 4195

INR 573

INR 300

INR 118

INR 37

INR 83632

10

Mauritius

INR 64752

INR 22031

INR 3647

INR 679

INR 264

INR 29

INR 46

INR 91447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figures have been rounded off

Most expensive TripIndex Winter Sun destinations for Indians

 

 

Destination

Holiday rental

Car Hire

Dinner for four

Beer for two

Soft drink for two

Loaf of bread

Pint of milk

TOTAL

1

Turks and Caicos, Caribbean

INR 356503

INR 24146

INR 6071

INR 1312

INR 355

INR 306

INR 104

INR 388798

2

Barbados, Caribbean

INR 173565

INR 25933

INR 5461

INR 639

INR 236

INR 74

INR 155

INR 206064

3

Cayman Islands, Caribbean

INR 152046

INR 18217

INR 8470

INR 1251

INR 418

INR 182

INR 78

INR 180663

4

Dubai

INR 149295

INR 12541

INR 7788

INR 2142

INR 627

INR 67

INR 49

INR 172510

5

Jamaica, Caribbean

INR 134485

INR 20875

INR 4951

INR 755

INR 264

INR 79

INR 84

INR 161492

6

St Lucia, Caribbean

INR 112205

INR 34555

INR 5716

INR 662

INR 245

INR 80

INR 85

INR 153548

7

Miami, Florida

INR 132148

INR 13365

INR 5117

INR 819

INR 369

INR 92

INR 36

INR 151946

8

Gold Coast, Australia

INR 120462

INR 13392

INR 6017

INR 1005

INR 405

INR 85

INR 49

INR 141415

9

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

INR 103734

INR 22835

INR 6657

INR 779

INR 277

INR 85

INR 40

INR 134408

10

South Island, New Zealand

INR 87714

INR 31414

INR 7777

INR 1246

INR 389

INR 91

INR 58

INR 128690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figures have been rounded off

 

TripIndex Sun methodology

TripIndex Sun looks at 29 popular winter sun destinations around the world which commonly see temperatures of at least 20C or higher between December and March.

 

The TripIndex Winter Sun study, by TripAdvisor, is based upon online and phone research conducted from 6th to 22nd October 2014 by Ipsos, a global research firm.

 

A total of 29 destinations were researched. The sample for car hire was sourced from internet searches. Groceries prices were sourced by from internet searches and telephone inquiries with staff members. The sample for dinner, beer and soft drinks was sourced from the TripAdvisor website and based on the most popular ranking according to TripAdvisor’s popularity index for each destination during the fieldwork period. Three to five establishments were sampled for each item in order to work out the average price. Prices were sourced for the winter holiday period 15 December – 31 March 2015, and were collected in the local currency of each destination. Exchange rates were taken from www.xe.com website and converted into INR on 22 October 2014. All holiday rental prices were provided by TripAdvisor.

 

Holiday rental: Prices specify the average cost of a week’s stay in a two-bedroom holiday rental as listed on TripAdvisor, in the listed destination between 15 December and 31 March 2015.

 

Car hire: Prices specify the average cost of one week’s family car hire including basic insurance cover from globally known car hire companies (where available) in each destination. 

 

Evening meal for four: Prices specify the average cost of a traditional or common two-course meal (starter and main course) for four people (prices averaged from three mid-range restaurants in each destination). 

 

Beer for two: Prices specify the cost of a pint of beer for two people (prices averaged from three mid-range restaurants in each destination).

 

Soft drink for two: Prices specify the cost of a bottle of cola for two people (prices averaged from three mid-range restaurants in each destination).

 

Groceries – Pint of milk and loaf of bread

Grocery costs specify the cost of a standard loaf of sliced white bread (or the closest substitute) and a pint of full fat fresh cow’s milk (or the closest substitute). Prices averaged from three leading supermarkets in each destination.

 


 
 
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