A new survey has found Kiwis have the keenest eye for a bargain when booking hotels in New Zealand. The website, hotels.com, has taken a sample of more than 100,000 bookings made from all over the world to reveal the spending and holidaying habits of its customers. It has found Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are the most popular destinations for a break in New Zealand, with Kiwis spending less on average on accommodation than other visitors. Kiwis paid $117 a night, where Australian tourists tended to pay a bit more, with an average spend of $194. Australian destinations are the most popular for Kiwis looking for an overseas holiday with Sydney and Melbourne topping the list. San Fransisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas made up the rest of the top five. Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown were the most popular destinations for travellers visiting New Zealand from overseas. The survey found that Kiwis pay the same as the French for accommodation overseas, paying an average of $187 a night.

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