Among the host cities, Adelaide offers the best value to travellers during quarter final and Auckland during semi-final matches
Traffic from Pakistan grew the most to Australia (115%) and New Zealand (97%) in 2015
Traffic from India to Australia grew by 38% in 2015 and to New Zealand by 26%
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, Wellington and 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 budget should 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, Wellington is 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 for an adult per match (Category B was preferred)
Portion of French fries and refreshment
Dinner + Appetizer
Melbourne
19th Mar
12037
1035
1726
6896
452
2178
19929
29th Mar
26961
1035
1726
6896
452
2178
44705
Sydney
18th Mar
17921
1860
2156
5230
640
2796
27807
26th Mar
19877
1860
2156
5230
640
2796
29763
Auckland
24th Mar
16873
1544
2443
3444
790
3226
23210
Wellington
21st Mar
24080
1732
2814
2741
522
3336
31889
Adelaide
20th Mar
13582
1416
1961
2227
541
2502
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 Australia from:
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:
1. Price comparison (in INR) of hotels for quarter, semi-final and final matches dates
The following tables indicate at price fluctuations that will be witnessed during the forthcoming quarter-finals, semi-finals and 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
2. 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
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: