Cheap beach holidays not on eurozone tourist menu

Holidaymakers seeking cheap beach holidays this summerhavebeenwarned to avoid the eurozone.

The pound stretches furthest in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, an analysis of 18 popular European destinations by Post Office Travel Money revealed.

The cost of a basket of tourist staples such as meals, drinks, sun cream and insect repellent in the Black Sea resort was found tobelessthanhalftheprice of that in two-thirds of the locations surveyed.

Two people can have an evening meal with wine in Sunny Beach for around £26 and lunch for under £9.

Mediterranean resort town Marmaris took the runner-up spot in the study due to the plummeting Turkish lira. The most expensive beach destination was found to be Sorrento, Italy, where evening meals typically cost around £64, with lunch setting visitors back £32.