Post Office recommends Egypt, Jamaica and Dubai

Post Office Travel Money has released a new report on the cost of various holiday destinations, naming Jamaica, Egypt and Dubai as the most favourable destinations for British tourists.

People from the UK will have "the most extra cash in their pocket" in these places as a result of the rising value of sterling over the past 12 months, the research suggested.

British pounds will buy over 21 per cent more Jamaican dollars than last year, nearly 14 per cent more Egyptian pounds and 12.6 per cent more United Arab Emirates dirhams.

Turkey has slipped down the affordability list for 2010 following an increase in the cost of meals, drinks and other holiday items.

Sarah Munro, head of Post Office Travel Money, said: "Judging by the price rises recorded in our latest cost comparison survey, Turkey is unlikely to be the cheap destination that it was just a couple of years ago when the Post Office barometer identified the country as a best buy.

"For 2010, our shopping basket of eight tourist staples indicates that Turkey is now 68 per cent more expensive than Spain."

The report found that tourist costs have fallen in 17 of the 25 destinations surveyed, including Bulgaria, Mexico, Mauritius and Barbados.

Posted by Andrea, 20 January 2010 13:37

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