Summer Spending Report 2018
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Spain-Holiday.com Holiday rentals in Spain Summer Spending Report 2018 Prices in EUR Summer Spending Report 2018 The Spain-Holiday.com annual Summer Spending Report studies the average price of everyday holiday purchases in the top 15 summer holiday destinations in Spain. Spain Summer Holiday Spending 2018 Price comparison of everyday holiday purchases in the most popular Spanish summer holiday destinations Bus Taxi Car Rental Activities Eating Out Shopping LPA GRAN CANARIA €3.50 €41.70 €74.26 €71.37 €51.34 €9.37 AGP COSTA TROPICAL €8.86 €95.00 €69.10 €47.50 €41.40 €7.18 ALC COSTA BLANCA €9.65 €67.00 €55.35 €83.25 €56.06 €7.22 ACE LANZAROTE €1.40 €27.00 €80.30 €84.00 €57.50 €9.47 TFN/S TENERIFE €7.15 €54.68 €84.54 €117.60 €51.37 €6.57 MUV COSTA CALIDA €4.62 €55.00 €159.08 €77.33 €51.00 €6.54 LEI COSTA DE ALMERIA €80.00 €187.98 €69.00 €58.70 €5.23 XRY COSTA DE LA LUZ €143.52 €118.91 €82.00 €53.65 €7.46 AGP COSTA DEL SOL €7.15 €61.66 €69.10 €74.07 €86.60 €8.25 FUE FUERTEVENTURA €47.70 €99.98 €120.00 €54.05 €9.28 GRO COSTA BRAVA €10.00 €55.00 €177.63 €80.80 €61.75 €8.65 VLC COSTA DEL AZAHAR €117.00 €161.02 €83.00 €56.29 €7.44 REU COSTA DORADA €8.50 €35.00 €190.94 €110.95 €58.08 €8.77 PMI MALLORCA €5.50 €40.00 €110.19 €92.76 €72.70 €11.18 IBZ IBIZA €3.05 €65.00 €140.75 €81.60 €99.10 €15.57 PRICE INDEX: HIGHEST PRICE LOWEST PRICE © 2018 Spain-Holdiay.com Key Findings • A family of four staying on the Costa Blanca can hire a • The overall best value destination is Gran Canaria where car for less than the return price of the bus from Alicante a week’s car rental costs €74.26, a two-course lunch for airport. two €16 and entrance fee to a family-friendly attraction will be more costs just an average of €20. • Sunseekers heading to the Costa del Azahar than €100 out of pocket before they have even reached • The Balearic Island of Ibiza tops the list of the most their accommodation. With no direct public transport expensive destinations in Spain. from Valencia airport, the airport transfer options are taxi • Planning to watch the World Cup 2018 matches on your or rental car. holiday? Costa Tropical comes out on top for the price of Lanzarote has the best value public transport from the beer in a bar at just €1 for a half litre. • airport with a one-way ticket only €1.40. • The average price for a 3-course meal for two, with a The best value water parks can be found in Ibiza, Costa bottle of wine is €35. Ibiza is the most expensive for • Tropical, Costa Blanca and Lanzarote where an adult dining out, at €61.25. day pass costs less than €25. Page 2 Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2018 Spain Summer Holiday Spending 2018 Price comparison of everyday holiday purchases in the most popular Spanish summer holiday destinations Bus Taxi Car Rental Activities Eating Out Shopping LPA GRAN CANARIA €3.50 €41.70 €74.26 €71.37 €51.34 €9.37 AGP COSTA TROPICAL €8.86 €95.00 €69.10 €47.50 €41.40 €7.18 ALC COSTA BLANCA €9.65 €67.00 €55.35 €83.25 €56.06 €7.22 ACE LANZAROTE €1.40 €27.00 €80.30 €84.00 €57.50 €9.47 TFN/S TENERIFE €7.15 €54.68 €84.54 €117.60 €51.37 €6.57 MUV COSTA CALIDA €4.62 €55.00 €159.08 €77.33 €51.00 €6.54 LEI COSTA DE ALMERIA €80.00 €187.98 €69.00 €58.70 €5.23 XRY COSTA DE LA LUZ €143.52 €118.91 €82.00 €53.65 €7.46 AGP COSTA DEL SOL €7.15 €61.66 €69.10 €74.07 €86.60 €8.25 FUE FUERTEVENTURA €47.70 €99.98 €120.00 €54.05 €9.28 GRO COSTA BRAVA €10.00 €55.00 €177.63 €80.80 €61.75 €8.65 VLC COSTA DEL AZAHAR €117.00 €161.02 €83.00 €56.29 €7.44 REU COSTA DORADA €8.50 €35.00 €190.94 €110.95 €58.08 €8.77 PMI MALLORCA €5.50 €40.00 €110.19 €92.76 €72.70 €11.18 IBZ IBIZA €3.05 €65.00 €140.75 €81.60 €99.10 €15.57 PRICE INDEX: HIGHEST PRICE LOWEST PRICE © 2018 Spain-Holdiay.com Airport Transfer Public Transport Four of the 15 destinations do not offer Lanzarote offers the best value airport direct public transport from the nearest transfer by bus at just €1.40 for a one-way international airport to the most popular ticket. towns and resorts in the region. These are Costa de la Luz, Costa de Almería and In comparison, getting from Girona airport Costa del Azahar on the mainland, and to the Costa Brava is the most expensive at Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. €10.00 for a single ticket, even though it is a relatively short distance to the coast, just In most instances, hopping on a bus is the 28km. cheapest mode of transport from the airport, with a single adult ticket costing no more than €10. Taxi For those wanting to get to their Neither of these airports have public accommodation as quickly as possible, transport routes to the popular tourist taxis are often the preferred choice of airport destinations so airport transfer options can transfer. be limited and pricey. The most expensive airport transfers by In contrast, the island of Lanzarote has the taxi are from Jerez airport on the Costa de best value airport transfer by taxi, costing la Luz, which costs nearly €143.52 for the just €27 for the 10km ride to Puerto del 130km journey to Tarifa, and from Valencia Carmen. airport heading to the Costa del Azahar, where the 116km trip to Torreblanca would cost you just over €117. A family of four heading to Ibiza or the Costa Tropical can save approximately €100 towards their holiday spending budget by choosing public transport instead of a taxi. Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2018 Page 4 Airport Transfer Rental Car We studied the price of one week’s car rental, Tourists heading to the Spanish sunshine in peak season, based on a compact car with on the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, air-conditioning, with airport collection/return, Costa Tropical on the mainland, as well and a full tank of petrol. as the islands of Mallorca, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife (landing at North or Alicante airport, which serves the Costa South airports), and Gran Canaria can pick Blanca, offers the cheapest car hire rates up a week’s car hire in the summer months starting at under €55. In second place, for approximately €100. Málaga airport, serving both the Costa del Sol and Costa Tropical starts at €69. The Canary Islands, in particular Lanzarote and Gran Canaria, offer the most Reus airport, serving the Costa Dorada, is economical airport transfer options. the most expensive for rental cars, costing €190.94 for the week’s hire, which is nearly Overall, the Costa Brava is the most 3.5 times as expensive as a like-for-like car expensive destination regarding getting from rental from Alicante airport. the airport to your accommodation. For those visiting the Costa del Sol, Costa del Azahar, Costa Blanca, Costa Tropical, Costa de la Luz and Gran Canaria, you can save between €7.95-€146.27 for a one-week car rental compared to a taxi to and from the airport. For holidaymakers arriving at Alicante airport and heading to the Costa Blanca, and those arriving at Málaga airport heading to the Costa Tropical, it is cheaper to hire a car for one week, than use public transport buses for a family of four. Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2018 Page 5 Eating Out & Sundries Shopping We compared the price of ten everyday holiday purchases in a bottle of mineral water in a local bar or café, as well as staple the top 15 most popular summer holiday destinations in Spain. items from the local supermarket such as a bottle of mid-range These included a 3-course evening meal for two with a bottle of wine, a litre of milk, loaf of fresh bread and a dozen eggs. wine, a two-course lunch for two, a beer, coffee, soft drink and 3-COURSE MEAL TWO-COURSE DOMESTIC CUP OF SOFT BOTTLE TOTAL EATING INC. WINE, FOR 2 LUNCH FOR TWO BEER (0.5l) COFFEE DRINK OF WATER OUT COSTA BRAVA €35.00 €20.00 €2.50 €1.45 €1.60 €1.20 €61.75 COSTA DORADA €32.00 €20.00 €2.00 €1.50 €1.58 €1.00 €58.08 COSTA DEL AZAHAR €30.00 €20.00 €2.00 €1.50 €1.62 €1.17 €56.29 COSTA BLANCA €30.00 €20.00 €2.00 €1.47 €1.57 €1.02 €56.06 COSTA DE ALMERIA €35.00 €17.00 €2.00 €1.20 €2.00 €1.50 €58.70 COSTA TROPICAL €19.50 €17.00 €1.00 €1.20 €1.50 €1.20 €41.40 COSTA CALIDA €25.00 €20.00 €2.00 €1.40 €1.60 €1.00 €51.00 COSTA DEL SOL €57.50 €20.00 €3.50 €2.20 €1.80 €1.60 €86.60 COSTA DE LA LUZ €30.00 €18.00 €2.00 €1.30 €1.40 €0.95 €53.65 MALLORCA €42.50 €22.00 €3.00 €1.91 €1.93 €1.36 €72.70 IBIZA €61.25 €29.00 €3.25 €2.01 €2.40 €1.19 €99.10 TENERIFE €30.00 €16.00 €1.75 €1.22 €1.40 €1.00 €51.37 FUERTEVENTURA €32.50 €16.00 €2.10 €1.25 €1.45 €0.75 €54.05 LANZAROTE €35.00 €17.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.10 €0.90 €57.50 GRAN CANARIA €30.00 €16.00 €2.00 €1.35 €1.30 €0.69 €51.34 MID-RANGE BOTTLE LOAF OF FRESH TOTAL SUPERMARKET LITRE OF MILK EGGS (12) OF WINE WHITE BREAD SHOPPING COSTA BRAVA €5.00 €0.80 €1.15 €1.70 €8.65 COSTA DORADA €5.50 €0.72 €0.85 €1.70 €8.77 COSTA DEL AZAHAR €4.25 €0.75 €0.98 €1.46 €7.44 COSTA BLANCA €4.00 €0.75 €0.98 €1.49 €7.22 COSTA DE ALMERIA €2.70 €0.60 €0.70 €1.23 €5.23 COSTA TROPICAL €3.00 €0.93 €1.30 €1.95 €7.18 COSTA CALIDA €3.49 €0.78 €1.00 €1.27 €6.54 COSTA DEL SOL €5.00 €0.85 €0.95 €1.45 €8.25 COSTA DE LA LUZ €4.00 €0.72 €0.92 €1.82 €7.46 MALLORCA €8.00 €0.78 €1.08 €1.32 €11.18 IBIZA €11.50 €0.87 €0.78 €2.42 €15.57 TENERIFE €3.25 €0.60 €0.74 €1.98 €6.57 FUERTEVENTURA €5.75 €0.74 €0.93 €1.86 €9.28 LANZAROTE €6.00 €1.27 €0.70 €1.50 €9.47 GRAN CANARIA €5.00 €0.82 €0.88 €2.67 €9.37 Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2018 Page 6 Eating Out & Sundries Shopping The average price of the ten items Ibiza, and Marbella on the Costa TOTAL costs €69.