Egypt listed as top choice for 2010

Egypt has been identified as one of the best options for British travellers hoping to make their budgets stretch as far as possible this year.

Post Office Travel Money revealed that the country will offer some of the biggest gains for people travelling mid-haul, with its currency having fallen by almost 15 per cent against the British pound over the past year.

Sales of the Egyptian pound were up nine per cent at Post Office branches last year.

Sarah Munro, head of travel money at the organisation, said: "Low package prices and cheap resort costs made Egypt popular in the noughties.

"The weaker Egyptian pound combined with a top ten place in our Worldwide Holiday Cost Barometer of destinations offering the lowest costs for tourist staples, should also make Egypt a star choice in 2010."

A similar recommendation was given to Dubai, with the Post Office revealing that the destination is offering "five-star hotels at three-star prices".

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