Families on holiday ‘feel ripped off’

Two-thirds of families felt “ripped off” during their last overseas holiday, a survey has found.

Some 67 per cent of people surveyed by Post Office Travel Money perceived they had received poor value on an aspect of their trip.

Food and drink prices during flights were found to be the biggest gripe in the survey, followed by excursion costs, transport charges, compulsory service charges added to meal bills, charges abroad for cash withdrawals and meal and drink prices in restaurants and bars.

Poor exchange rates were another annoyance, as was the cost of buying extras such as buckets and spades when families hit the beach.