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The world’s Top 10 cheapest and most expensive cities (three star hotels)

Average price paid per city for a three-star room per night in 2007

Cairo £32	Moscow £165
Bangkok £38	Tokyo £104
Istanbul £43	Water sports
Bali £44	Chicago £101
Warsaw £46	Boston £100
Tallinn £50	Washington £98
Lisbon £51	Miami £94
Jakarta £51	Venice £94
Shanghai £53	Rome £90
Berlin £53	Edinburgh £88

Fly cheap - sleep expensive

Half (50 per cent) of those who book holidays are considered to be ‘smart travellers’ – those who mix and match different comfort levels of accommodation and flight options to get the optimum value for their holiday spend. For some this means taking a low cost airline and saving money on a flight, in order to upgrade to a luxury hotel, extending the length of their stay or spend more on additional activities at the destination.(10)

While for others, particularly if the destination is long-haul, the priority may be comfort on the flight so they may choose to spend more upgrading to business class, while saving money on a slightly less expensive hotel. By travelling to destinations such as the Far East travellers can afford to stay in more luxurious hotels as they are relatively cheap. For example, the average cost of a hotel in Jakarta is £51 per night compared to £152 in New York.(11)

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