Tourlane reveals 5 5urprising Dream Vacations cheaper than a weekend at Oktoberfest

Tourlane, the leading online travel agency for personalized vacations, has conducted a study to determine how expensive a weekend at Oktoberfest is, and what surprising destinations are cheaper than a weekend at Oktoberfest.

Based on the costs of accommodation, roundtrip flights, ground transportation, food, drinks, activities, and souvenirs, the price per person for a weekend at Oktoberfest is € 1,356.56. This makes three days at the famous festival more expensive than a week in some of the most exciting countries in the world for German travelers.

German travelers thinking about a quick last minute weekend trip to Oktoberfest will spend less for a week overseas according to new research from the leading online travel agency for personalized vacations, Tourlane. Tourlane analyzed top travel itineraries and put together route recommendations from their team of experienced travel experts to find out what the budget for a weekend trip to Oktoberfest could buy travelers elsewhere. The result is a study that shows the most beautiful destinations at the best price-performance ratio. Most interestingly, the destinations are some of the most exciting in the world – typically considered dream vacation destinations – including Mauritius, Panama, Seychelles, Jordan, and Morocco.

« Every year thousands of German travelers plan a visit to Oktoberfest. But we wanted to find out what kind of vacations they could experience for the same amount of money. We are excited to show travelers a variety of amazing destinations that they can travel to for even less than a weekend break in their home country,” noted Manuel Stegmann, Head of Travel Product at Tourlane.

Methodology:

Tourlane trip prices:

The trip prices are per person and for one-week are as follows:

Morocco: Includes roundtrip flights, accommodation, daily breakfast, rental car via Casablanca, Rabat, Meknes, Fes, Marrakesh

Jordan: Includes roundtrip flights, accommodation, daily breakfast, rental car, via Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Dead Sea

Panama: Includes roundtrip flights, accommodation, daily breakfast, rental car, via Panama City, Valle de Anton, Las Lajas, Boquete

Seychelles: Includes roundtrip flights, accommodation, daily breakfast, ferry and transfers to three islands: Mahé, Praslin, La Digue

Mauritius: Includes roundtrip flights, accommodation, half-board, and airport transfers

Prices vary depending on travel window and booking date.

Oktoberfest Accommodation + Airfare:

Oktoberfest accommodation prices are per person, in Munich from 4.10.19 to 6.10.19 and are based on the average value of available accommodation booked through the official Munich Tourism website and a leading online hotel booking site. [data gathered on 27.8.19]

Oktoberfest roundtrip airfare is based on the following: Outbound flight on 4/10/19 and return flight on 6/10/19 from Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Leipzig. A leading online flight aggregator was used to determine the average round trip flight cost. [data gathered on 27.8.19]

Oktoberfest Food: The cost of one of the most popular Oktoberfest dishes, paprika chicken with potato salad, was used. The price quoted reflects the average value of last year’s dish according to the official website. [data gathered on 27.8.19]

Public Transport for Oktoberfest: The price for three full day tickets for Munich’s public transportation system, the MVG, were quoted. Price data found on the MVG website [data gathered on 27.8.19]

Beer: The beer price for Oktoberfest is taken from the official website for Oktoberfest [data gathered on 27.8.19]. The Oktoberfest weekend beer consumption is based on two liters of beer per day. For the individual trips, beer prices were based on the cost of 0.5 liters of beer per day. Prices were gathered using online menus of local restaurants and converted into euros [data gathered on 27.8.19].

Water: The price for a liter of water at Oktoberfest is based on data from the Department of Labor and Economics Munich, 28.6.19. [data gathered on 27.8.19]. Water prices for the individual trips include the average value for three bottles of water (0.33 liters per day). For the calculation we used the online menus of local restaurants and converted the prices into euros [data gathered on 27.8.19].

Souvenir: To determine the average price for a souvenir at each destination, the most popular souvenirs were researched per location. The prices were retrieved on 28.8.19 via local online retailers and converted into euros:

Oktoberfest: beer mug

Morocco: Tagine

Jordan: Date cookies

Panama: Panama hat

Seychelles: Local tea

Mauritius: Traditional woven bag

Activities: Each activity was selected based on the most popular activity by location as indicated by online reviews on 28.8.19. All prices converted to Euro.

Oktoberfest: Ferris wheel

Morocco: Visit to the Berber Museum in Marrakech

Jordan: Visit to Petra

Panama: Island Boat Tour

Seychelles: Snorkeling gear

Mauritius: Entrance to the Seven Colored Earth and Waterfalls, Chamarel