Australian cities among most expensive in the world
Australia is one of the most expensive places to visit for business travellers, according to a report by Concur, a provider of integrated travel and expense management services.
Concur’s second global report on corporate travel and entertainment (T&E) spend, based on $50 billion in travel and entertainment spend around the world, found that four Australian cities are in the top 10 most expensive for business travel.
Perth came in at third place, followed by Sydney (4th), Brisbane (7th), and Melbourne (9th).
Other key findings of the report include:
Sydney ranked 14th in the list of the 25 most visited international cities for business travel
Top spend categories:
Dining – Australia had the costliest average dining at A$62.17
Airfare – Hong Kong had the highest average airfare costs at A$1,064.19
Lodging – The U.S. had the least expensive average cost at A$85.17
Globally, airfare and lodging revealed the highest increase from 2010 to 2011, while average dining spend decreased more than 4% over the same time period
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