Reasons to Holiday in Australia

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It's beautiful

It's safer

It's cheaper

It's cleaner and nicer

There's no rabies

You can drink the water and avoid spending your holiday on the toilet

You get to keep your house

The police don't rip you off just because you're a tourist or take you hostage until you can pay to get out of jail

WOTIF Confirms Aussie Holidays Are Better Value Than Bali

I took a random sample of Gold Coast (Australian) accommodation, e.g. 51 places available here on Saturday 16th April (starting from the top of the list), and the exact same random sample from Bali (not including Bali's "Mystery" hotels, there's no way I'm buying sight unseen) - and guess what? The mean average price for the Gold Coast was $AU232, while it was $AU303 for Bali. Go figure. Here's the sample preserved for posterity (I took screen grabs), though you could try the same experiment yourselves (and don't forget to convert US dollars to Aussie dollars):

Gold Coast

Gold Coast

Gold Coast

Gold Coast

Gold Coast

Bali

Bali

Bali

Australia - More Stars, Less Bucks

As I wrote here, "Wotif" confirms Aussie holidays are cheaper and less hazardous than a trip to Bali, so I thought it would be useful to check out packages as well. I picked this site at random, and chose the cheapest 7 day deal on the Gold Coast, and the cheapest 7 day deal in Bali (flying from Sydney). The Bali deal was $981 per person for 2-star accommodation, while the Gold Coast deal was $606 per person for 4-star accommodation. That's a whopping saving of $375, and you get a better quality hotel.