WHERE THE POUND IS STILL SOUND

TRUST IN TURKEY

STERLING is stronger than a year ago against the Turkish lira. EXCHANGE RATE: 56per cent up year-on-year. OUR RATING (out of five): £££££ WHAT YOU CAN GET: Seven nights at the Royal Dragon Hotel, Side, from £456pp all-inclusive with Manchester flights (tui.co.uk).

HUNGARY FOR LESS

THE pound has held against the forint and is even up a bit, so try Budapest. EXCHANGE RATE: 9per cent up year-on-year. OUR RATING: ££££ WHAT YOU CAN GET: Return Stansted flights from £42 (ryanair.com); stay at the Mamaison Hotel Andrassy from £83 B&B (mamaisonandrassy.com).

STEADY IN LAPLAND

STERLING is stronger against the Swedish krona year on year. So, try Lapland in the run-up to Christmas for a spot of crosscountry skiing or snowshoeing. EXCHANGE RATE: 3 per cent up year on year. OUR RATING: £££ WHAT YOU CAN GET: Three nights at Akerlund Hotel from £742 pp B&B with Heathrow flights (sunvil.co.uk).

RAND IS STILL GRAND

OK, THE pound is down a little against the South African rand, but it still buys a lot. EXCHANGE RATE: 31 per cent up in the past decade. OUR RATING: £££££ WHAT YOU CAN GET: Seven nights at La Splendida hotel, Cape Town, from £1,333 pp B&B (virginholidays.co.uk).

BET ON THAILAND

STERLING is down on the Thai baht this year. Yet it is up a lot on its 2019 level. EXCHANGE RATE: 10 per cent up on 2019. OUR RATING: ££££ WHAT YOU CAN GET: 13 nights at the Karon Hillside hotel, Phuket, from £1,264 pp with Heathrow flights (travelrepublic.co.uk).

LOVE THE LEV

BULGARIA is the place to ski, despite the pound’s 3.7 per cent fall against the lev. EXCHANGE RATE: Has held for five years. OUR RATING: £££££ WHAT YOU CAN GET: Seven nights at St George’s Lodge Aparthotel in Bansko, from £488pp self-catering with Gatwick flights (inghams.co.uk). n Sources: postoffice.co.uk; XE.com