Budapest Tourist Information and Travel Guide

 Prague is cheapest for European short breaks. A Travelcare survey of the top 10 best selling European cities has found that Prague is the cheapest and Paris the most expensive. Based on the costs involved in a short break away, including a double room for two people at a four-star hotel for a two night weekend break; taxi fromthe airport to the city centre, a sightseeing bus tour; one-day city transport pass; entrance to a major museum/art gallery; a medium cappuccino; a pint of Guinness; a McDonald's Big Mac; and a three-course hotel meal. Prague just cost £203.89 compared to Paris at £577.25.The full cost chart is as follows: 1. Prague £203.89; 2. Budapest £207.20; 3. London £266.99; 4. Barcelona £271.51; 5 Rome £323.71; 6 Copenhagen £380.39; 7 Dublin £385.76, 8. Amsterdam £401.36; 9. New York £546.41; 10. Paris £577.25.

- European city tourism is growing faster that the rest of the European economy. Since 2003/4 bed night growth in European city tourism has outperformed the most important European economic growth indicators1.

- The largest European metropolises are the true winners of the city tourism boom: Over the five years 2000 - 2005 benchmark period, Berlin, Barcelona and Prague were leading the city bed night growth ranking with a reported increase of more than 550,000 bed nights each year, followed by Milan, Dublin, Rome, Budapest and Hamburg, who reported above 300,000 additional bed nights each year2.

Source:  The European Cities Tourism REPORT 2006/07