Prices are a Turkish delight
TURKEY is best value for a halfterm trip abroad, according to Post Office Travel Money’s latest report.
Prices in top resort Marmaris are less than half those in every other destination surveyed except the Algarve, the survey runner-up.
The cost of a family meal for four, a cup of coffee, glass of wine, bottle of beer and can of coca cola in Marmaris adds up to £34.98, 10% less than in 2019 when the survey was last conducted.
Despite registering a 14% rise in prices to £47.09 for the barometer basket, families on half-term holidays will find the costs in the Algarve lowest by far in the eurozone.
The Portuguese favourite is a third cheaper than Madeira (£71.01), Spain’s Costa del Sol (£71.03) or Paphos, Cyprus (£70.85).
The most expensive of the 10 destinations surveyed was Porec in Croatia, where prices have risen by 4% to £91.29.
Nick Boden, Head of Post Office Travel Money, says: “It is really important to factor in all spending to get a true idea of what a holiday will actually cost.
“Families who add the holiday package price to the charges they will incur for meals and drinks before comparing destinations are most likely to strike the best half term bargain.
“For example, while resort costs in Croatia’s Istrian peninsula are the most expensive of those we surveyed, its average package price was second cheapest to Turkey.”
Sterling’s rise in value against European currencies means travellers will see their holiday cash stretch further.
Surging demand for currency at Post Office branches in recent weeks also suggests that the strength of sterling has had a positive impact in stimulating demand for half term holidays.