European vacation: Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain cheapest

In others southern holiday countries How Malta (21 percent), Cyprus (20 percent) and Greece (19 percent) holidaymakers also paid significantly less for visits to restaurants and hotels than in Austria. The most expensive among the southern European holiday destinations were Croatia and Italy, but hotel and restaurant prices there were still 10 percent and 3 percent lower than in Austria.

Holidaymakers in northern Europe, on the other hand, have to dig significantly deeper into their pockets. The prices are particularly high Island: There, the costs for hotel accommodation and restaurant visits were on average 47 percent higher than the Austrian level. Also Norway (42 percent) and Denmark (28 percent) are significantly more expensive than Austria.

Trips to the Czech Republic are often cheaper

Anyone who saves on travel and travels to a neighboring country by bus, train or car does not automatically benefit from lower holiday costs. In most of Austria’s neighboring countries the price level is higher than here. In the Switzerland you have to expect around 47 percent higher prices for hotels and restaurants Belgium with 12 percent and in the Netherlands with 13 percent more than in Austria.

In Germany the difference was only 1 percent. However, it will be cheaper Polandthe corresponding prices there were 13 percent below the Austrian level. In Czech Republic Travelers paid 31 percent less in restaurants and hotels.