Most vacationers looking to save money often use Airbnb. But one survey shows saving money might actually depend on the city and country you visit rather than a money saving travel site.
A survey by Busbud, a bus travel booking site, analyzed more than 215,000 Airbnb listings and average hotel rates from Hotels.com in 22 international cities. And, what it found might surprise you.
And, the difference in price ranged from a few dollars to more than $100.
Hotels were cheaper than Airbnb in Barcelona, Austin, San Diego, Nashville, New Orleans, and San Francisco. While Airbnb was the better deal in many cities, including Toronto, Berlin, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, Sydney, London, Amsterdam, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
One of the most popular European destinations is Barcelona, where Airbnb rates are 81 percent higher than hotels. And, in the tourist city of Austin, Airbnb is 57 percent higher than the average hotel rates.
