Think you can name the world’s most expensive travel destinations?
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The costs might not be as easy to predict as you think. Not all expenses can be chalked up to luxury offers, in the end. Some places have higher prices because they’re remote, because of high tourist and visa fees, and even due to national challenges like inflation.
A recent study from Squaremouth, a travel insurance company that offers a range of comprehensive policies, took a look at travel costs around the world. They measured up topics like average daily trip costs based on car rental prices, flights, meals, and hotels.
Added up, they paint a telling picture about which destinations will drain your bank account. If you want to guess before seeing the results, now is the time. Remember: luxury offers aren’t the only metric that drives up a location’s total average daily trip cost.
Top 10 expensive destinations around the world, according to Squaremouth
Before we dive into the results, here’s a quick note from Squaremouth. Insurance experts who helped put together the list found that premium travel experiences revolved around outdoor adventures, including safaris and Arctic expeditions.
In other words, the most luxurious travel experiences might not be in five-star hotels or seven-star resorts—they’re out in the remote wilderness.
And, as mentioned up top, remoteness also plays a key role. The more geographically isolated a destination is, and the more extreme the weather it faces, the higher those average daily prices go.
Here are the final results for the more expensive destinations around the world based on the weighted prices of car rentals, meals, hotels, and flights:
- Greenland ($1,117 average daily cost)
- British Virgin Islands ($925 average daily cost)
- French Polynesia ($756 average daily cost)
- Antarctica ($1,511 average daily cost) *not a country, but still a destination
- Maldives ($1,072 average daily cost)
- Switzerland ($602 average daily cost)
- Zimbabwe ($1,167 average daily cost)
- Turks and Caicos Islands ($878 average daily cost)
- Botswana ($1,526 average daily cost)
- Anguilla ($1,265 average daily cost)
- Saint Lucia ($792 average daily cost)
