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BYRON BAY has been named as the most expensive schoolies’ destination in Australia at more than $2,200 for an average trip.
Staff at MyDiscountDeals.com compared average prices for flights, accommodation, entertainment and breakfast across seven popular schoolies’ destinations in the lead-up to celebrations earlier this month.
A week in Byron Bay would cost more than $2,200, nearly a thousand dollars more than a week further north on the Gold Coast, survey results showed.
School leavers could celebrate with a week at Kuta Beach in Bali for nearly $500 less than a week in Byron, despite return flights from Sydney costing more than $400 extra.
Accommodation was the leading factor in price variations: a week in Byron Bay, averaged across three hotels for each of five starred categories, cost almost three and a half times the same average in Bali ($807.66 versus $231.67).