Most Expensive Holiday Destinations !

hey Peeps,

As a travel queen I started looking at the places I have visited  over the years and the cost of visiting there as well as looking at  the places that people percieve to be expensive  against what they percive to be the cheapest.

You might fancy a beach holiday in the South of France but beware: it will cost you a bomb!

It’s more expensive to take a holiday in France than it is to stay in Dubai, Switzerland, Sweden and other Nordic countries.

A survey of 1,500 people by Skyscanner shows that even though most people think Sweden is the most expensive country to go to on holiday, France is actually more expensive – before flights are taken into account. Even if you do include flights, France is still the third most expensive country to visit, higher than Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.

The most expensive country to visit overall, including flights, is Japan – most people believed it was cheaper, wrongly placing it behind Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Dubai and Iceland. By contrast, Cyprus is the least expensive place to visit, before and after flights are taken into consideration. Despite this, most people perceive it as quite expensive, ranking it 14th most expensive out of the 30 countries surveyed.

The research looked at the cost of various items including a coffee, a beer, a meal, accommodation and car hire in 30 different destinations.

Most expensive countries to visit vs. perceived costs

Perceived Country Cost Ranking	Actual Country Cost Ranking	Actual Country Cost Ranking Including Flights
1.        Sweden	1.        France	1.        Japan
2.        Norway	2.        Switzerland	2.        Brazil
3.        Switzerland	3.        Denmark	3.        France
4.        Denmark	4.        Brazil	4.        Switzerland~
5.        Dubai	5.        Russia	5.        Denmark
6.        Iceland	6.        Japan#	6.        Australia
7.        Japan	7.        Italy	7.        Mexico
8.        Italy	8.        Spain	8.        New Zealand
9.        France	9.        Iceland	9.        Russia
10.     Germany	10.     Mexico	10.     Canada
11.     Australia	11.     Canada	11.     Italy
12.     New Zealand	12.     Dubai	12.     Iceland
13.     Canada	13.     Sweden+	13.     USA
14.     Cyprus	14.     Germany	14.     Dubai
15.     South Africa	15.     Croatia	15.     Spain
16.     Russia	16.     Australia	16.     South Africa
17.     Greece	17.     USA	17.     Thailand
18.     Portugal	18.     Norway	18.     India
19.     Spain	19.     Portugal	19.     Dominican Republic
20.     USA	20.     Turkey	20.     Croatia
21.     Brazil	21.     Poland	21.     Sweden+
22.     Dominican Republic	22.     New Zealand	22.     Germany
23.     Croatia	23.     India	23.     Turkey
24.     Egypt	24.     Egypt	24.     Egypt
25.     Poland	25.     Thailand	25.     Norway**
26.     Turkey	26.     Morocco	26.     Portugal
27.     Mexico	27.     Dominican Republic	27.     Poland
28.     Morocco	28.     South Africa	28.     Morocco
29.     Thailand	29.     Greece	29.     Greece
30.     India	30.     Cyprus	30.     Cyprus

So Morocco and Poland are on my lest of places to visit., then I can work my way up the list  to the most expensive , which I am already planning for in 2012 :) 

Until da next Tyme !