According to a recent survey*, 47% of gap year travellers have left home without the correct vaccinations required for their destination, a fact that highlights the need for UK travellers to be vigilant about necessary immunisations. To help tourists prepare in advance and factor in the costs of injections, Airport Parking and Hotels (APH.Com) has updated their research on holiday vaccination costs at various clinics across the UK. The research is available in the Know Before You Go section of the website at, www.aph.com/travelvaccines.

The research compares the costs of the seven most administered travel vaccinations at seven different providers across the UK, including any extra administrative or appointment fees that may be charged.

Across all eight clinics, the most expensive vaccinations were found to be Yellow Fever and Rabies, with Yellow Fever the most expensive vaccination for all clinics except for Doctor Today which charges £105.00 for the Cholera inoculation, compared to £80.00 for Yellow Fever and £70.00 for Rabies.  The cheapest clinic for Yellow Fever was MASTA Clinic.

The cheapest vaccination across all seven clinics was Typhoid, with a typical  price of £35.00 and a minimum price of £24.00, available at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. However, the Typhoid vaccination along with Hepatitis A and B, Cholera and Tetanus, Polio and Diphtheria (Td/IPV) are all offered free of charge at NHS clinics.

Most of the clinics surveyed were also found to charge an initial consultation fee, with Doctor Today charging £45.00 and Well-Travelled Clinics charging £15.00 respectively. However the fee is refunded from the final vaccination cost. NHS, Trailfinders and City Doc charge no fee at all and the MASTA Clinic and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases charge a non-refundable consultation fee of £20.00 and £15.00 respectively.

Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) is the UK's award winning long stay airport parking operator and booking agency, after winning the Best Airport Parking Company for a fourth year running at the British Travel Awards 2013. This year APH also celebrates its 34th year as a retailer and operator of pre-booked airport parking and travel extras. APH offers parking at all major UK airports as well as airport hotels packaged with parking and airport lounges. APH is also a carbon balanced company and has, through support of the World Land Trust, helped purchase more than 1,000 acres of endangered rainforest.

For further information on Airport Parking and Hotels (APH),

Visit www.aph.com or call 01342 859515.

Notes to Editors

*The Post Office Travel Insurance

*Research is compiled from information available on medical clinics' websites and is correct as of December 2014

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