‘N.Z. a tourists’ bargain basement’
PA Wellington New Zealand is the equivalent of a bargain basement as far as costs go for an international traveller.
According to a survey of international travel costs in the February issue of the magazine “Business Traveller, New Zealand remains one of the cheapest places in the world in which to travel.
The monthly survey gives the theoretical average daily costs for a travelling executive. The costs include a single room with bath in a firstclass hotel, meals, taxes and service charges.
On this basis the executive can expect to spend SUSI 43 a day in New Zealand. The - dearest place, according to thfe survey, is Japan at JUS277 a day whereas a day in the United States should cost tae executive SUS2O7. ' ■' \ There are some places in the world that are cheaper than New Zealand. They Include Ireland (SUS 96 Morocco (SUSB7), Venezuela (SUS6I), and Nigeria (5U546). A day in the United Kingdom will Set the executive back. SUSIB4 while a trip to Moscow will cost SUS22I a day. Iran, at SUS 224, is marginally cheaper than Iraq (SUS 249 while Syria is among the highest at 6U5266.
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