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Average Hotel Prices in Host Cities Up 120 Percent in the Last Year
U.S. Traveler Interest in Brazilian Host Cities Up Nearly 80 Percent on TripAdvisor
NEWTON, Mass. — TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, reveals the results of its TripIndex Soccer, a cost-comparison of what travelers headed to Brazil for the upcoming soccer tournament will spend in each of the 12 host cities. According to the TripIndex, Rio de Janeiro is the most expensive city to visit, while fans traveling to watch the U.S. team’s group round matches will find the biggest savings in Natal.
The TripIndex examines the average daily cost that travelers headed to Brazil will likely incur in each of the 12 Brazilian host cities – Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo – including the price of one ticket to a group round match, a one-night hotel stay, taxi rides to and from the match, dinner and a snack.
“With U.S. traveler interest in Brazilian host cities up nearly 80 percent on TripAdvisor year-over-year, it seems Americans are eager to join in on the soccer celebrations and take in the countries’ sites,” said Brooke Ferencsik, director of communications for TripAdvisor. “However, the increased demand means travelers should budget more for a stay in Brazil, with hotel prices more than doubling since last year.”
Overall Most and Least Expensive Brazilian Host Cities
With an estimated daily cost of $682, Rio de Janeiro is the most expensive city among the 12 hosts, followed by Fortaleza ($602) and Manaus ($554).
Cuiaba is the least expensive host city at $457. Sao Paulo ($477) and Porto Alegre ($485) round out the top three most affordable cities.
For Fans Traveling to Watch the U.S. Team, Natal is the Most Affordable Option
Of the three Brazilian cities that will host the U.S. team’s group stage matches, Natal, where the opening match against Ghana will be played on June 16, is the most affordable at an average cost of $532 per day.
Manaus, which will host the second U.S. match against Portugal on June 22, is also the most expensive for U.S. fans to visit at an average daily cost of $554.
The U.S. will face off in Recife against Germany for its third and final group stage match, and travelers headed to the game can expect to pay $541 per day.
With Rising Traveler Interest, Hotel Rates Double in More than Half of the Host Cities
Seven of the 12 host cities have seen hotel rates increase by 100 percent or more since the same period last year (Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Manaus, Curitiba, and Natal).
Year-over-year interest from U.S. travelers on TripAdvisor has more than doubled in two of the cities where the U.S. team will play its opening matches (Natal, 112 percent; Recife, 167 percent).
Despite not playing host to any of the U.S. team’s group matches, Cuiaba received the largest increase in search from U.S. travelers (172 percent) but also offers the most affordable hotel rates ($218 per night).
At $445 per night, hotel rates in Rio de Janeiro are the most expensive – 56 percent more than the other 11 host cities. While hotel rates have doubled in Rio, interest from U.S. travelers on TripAdvisor is up just 33 percent.
With the smallest year-over-year increase in interest from U.S. travelers (19 percent), Sao Paulo also saw the smallest spike in hotel prices (53 percent) and has the second most affordable room rates ($219 per night).
