{"id":124422,"date":"2015-08-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/macedonia-is-the-cheapest-european-tourist-destination\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T21:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:47:48","slug":"macedonia-is-the-cheapest-european-tourist-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/macedonia-is-the-cheapest-european-tourist-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Macedonia is the cheapest European tourist destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>According to a survey by the ING economic office in the Netherlands, Macedonia is at the top of the ranking of the cheapest holiday destinations in Europe, while at the other extreme is Norway, with prices that can be up to 70% higher than in the Netherlands in the hotel and restaurant sector, public transport, and food.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The cheapest holiday destinations are in Eastern Europe, with Macedonia in first place, followed by Albania and Bulgaria. In these countries, prices are on average 50% lower than in the Netherlands.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economica.net\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Economica<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which is the cheapest holiday destination in Europe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to an ING study, Macedonia is the most affordable destination, followed by Albania and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do prices in Eastern Europe compare to the Netherlands?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In countries like Macedonia, Albania, and Bulgaria, prices for tourism services are approximately 50% lower than in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which European country is considered the most expensive for tourists?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Norway is ranked as the most expensive destination, with costs for hotels, restaurants, and transport being up to 70% higher than in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a survey by the ING economic office in the Netherlands, Macedonia is at the top of the ranking of the cheapest holiday destinations in Europe, while at the other extreme is Norway, with prices that can be up to 70% higher than in the Netherlands in the hotel and restaurant sector, public transport,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-124422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124422"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=124422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}