Published on : Monday, March 16, 2015
With the Indian cricket team making a place in the quarter finals the fervour of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in India is only set to rise. TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site today revealed a report on cost comparison of all host cities for the quarter and semi-final matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
The first part is the TripIndex Survey, a cost comparison (in INR) of spending a day in each of the host cities for the quarter and semi-final matches (starting March 18th): Adelaide,Sydney, Auckland, Wellingtonand Melbourne. 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 evaluates key trends on increase in outbound traffic from cricketing nations – India, Pakistan and United Kingdom; price fluctuation through the quarter-final, semi-final and final matches for hotels; comparison of hotels vs vacation rentals and lastly, Indian restaurants around all five match venues hosting . All the figures are based on TripAdvisor site data.
Speaking on the release of the report, Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager, TripAdvisor said, “With the Indian team’s fantastic performance in the World Cup so far,expectations from Indian fans are very high. It is every fan’s dream to watch the World Cup live. This report, with its in-depth cost comparisons will help travellers plan a perfect trip within their budgetshould they plan to travel down under for the upcoming matches either solo or with family.”
TRIPINDEX SURVEY
Looking at the cost comparison for forthcoming matches:
For quarter finals – Overall, Wellingtonis the most expensive and Adelaide is the least expensive for travellers
For semi-finals – Sydney turns out to be overall costlier than Auckland
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:
Final Match
Semi Final Match
Quarter Final Match
HOST CITY DATE HOTEL TÁXI DINNER TICKET APPETIZER BASKET PRODUCTS GRAND TOTAL
One night stay
3 or 4 stars hotel Round-trip 5 km each way (evening charges included Starter, main course and one glass of wine One ticket foran adult per match (Category B was preferred) Portion of French fries and refreshment Dinner + Appetizer
Melbourne 19th Mar 12,037 1035 1,726 6896 452 2178 19929
29th Mar 26,961 1035 1,726 6896 452 2178 44705
Sydney 18th Mar 17921 1860 2,156 5230 640 2796 27807
26th Mar 19877 1860 2,156 5230 640 2796 29763
Auckland
24th Mar 16873 1544 2,443 3444 790 3,226 23210
Wellington
21st Mar 24080 1732 2,814 2741 522 3,336 31889
Adelaide
20th Mar 13,582 1416 1,961 2227 541 2,502 19727
TREND REPORT
Increase in traffic from the subcontinent: Y-o-Y comparison (Jan to Feb 2014 vs Jan to Feb 2015)
Data shows that traffic from Pakistan to the host countries grew the most followed by India.
Traffic To Australiafrom: Increase
India 38%
Pakistan 115%
United Kingdom 15%
Traffic To New Zealand from: Increase
India 26%
Pakistan 97%
United Kingdom 19%
Traffic to each host city from India Increase
Adelaide 98%
Auckland 44%
Melbourne 64%
Sydney 53%
Wellington 7%
Accommodation:
I. Price comparison (in INR) of hotels for quarter, semi-final and final matches dates
The following tables indicateat price fluctuations that will be witnessedduring the forthcoming quarter-finals, semi-finalsand final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup. 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 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star
3/20/2015 7192 11824 15773
Eden Park
Match Dates 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star
3/24/2015 6582 6950 9194 17207
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Match Dates 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star
3/19/2015 4519 7456 10009 15166
3/29/2015 4947 7611 10408 16681
Sydney Cricket Ground
Match Dates 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star
3/18/2015 5376 8683 11851 16398
3/26/2015 6104 9082 11987 16513
Westpac Stadium
Match Dates 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star
3/21/2015 5171 11188 17118
II. Vacation rentals vs hotels (In INR)
Travellers with families (2 adults and 2 kids) looking at ‘two rooms’ also have an option to choose a vacation rental over staying in a hotel since in some cases it turns out to be a wiser option. For e.g. in Melbourne, a two room overnight stay in a 3 star hotel (for March 19 match) will approx. be 20% more expensive than a night spent in a two room vacation rental.This is considering the price per hotel room is INR 14,912 and vacation rental is INR 12,452.
Vacation Rentals near match venues according to price per night (In INR)
Stadium Name 1 Room VR 2 Rooms VR 3 Rooms VR
Adelaide Oval 7610 11953 12712
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 9907 12452 14013
Sydney Cricket Ground 8100 12618 19214
Westpac Stadium 8943 13144 19409
Eden Park 7362 13893 29125
Restaurants:
For Indians craving local cuisine, most host cities offer highly rated restaurants around the match venues hosting quarter, semi and final matches e.g. Melbourne has widest selection of restaurants offering Indian cuisine around it. The table below gives an idea of the number of restaurants around each ground that have Indian food on their menu.
Distribution of top rated restaurants near match venues
Stadium Name Indian Restaurant Count TripAdvisor Average Bubble Rating
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 177 4.0
Sydney Cricket Ground 155 3.8
Adelaide Oval 81 3.9
Westpac Stadium 42 3.8
Eden Park 100 4.0
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Trend Report Methodology:
The trends for traffic, hotel and restaurants were arrived at basis searches on the TripAdvisor website from Indian IPs.
TripIndex Survey Methodology:
Hotels: Prices specify the average cost per-night of a room at a three or four star hotel found on TripAdvisor (via partner booking sites such as online travel agencies and direct hotel suppliers) in each destination hosting quarter final, semi-final and final matches. Average prices were taken from a minimum of three hotels in each destination. It does not include extra expenses. Prices were obtained onFebruary 20, 2015 for the following dates:
• Melbourne -19th Mar, 29th Mar
• Sydney -18th Mar, 26th Mar
• Auckland – 24th Mar
• Wellington -21st Mar
• Adelaide -20th Mar
Matches Tickets: Price for each of the quarter and semi-final matchesas well as final matchthat wereavailable on the official ticket website on February 20 2015 (Category B was the preferred option).
Dinner: Prices specify the average cost of a starter, main course and a glass of house wine from top rated mid-range restaurants on TripAdvisor in each destination. Average prices were taken from a minimum of three mid-range restaurants in each destination.
Appetizer: Soda and French fries (standard size) prices specify the average cost from mid-range bars/ cafes registered on TripAdvisor in each destination. Average prices were taken from a minimum of three mid-range establishments in each destination.
Taxi: Prices specify the approximated cost of two taxi journeys of five kilometres each way (does not include waiting charges). Data was collected from websites of local authorities in each destination.
Basket products were collected from February 12 to 20 2015,in Australian and New Zealand dollarsand converted to Indian rupees on February 20.
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