Prague offers visitors cheap holidays

Holidays to Prague are the cheapest city breaks on offer outside of the eurozone, according to a new survey by the Post Office.

A City Costs Barometer report has shown that the 11 staple items for a holiday, including food, drink, accommodation and sightseeing, cost £106.17 in Prague, despite the sterling buying 7.4 per cent less Czech koruna than in 2009.

Other Eastern European destinations including Warsaw and Budapest also performed highly.

In Europe, taking a flight to Lisbon this spring will also prove to be good value as it came in second on the list.

Much improved on previous years was Dublin, which was found to be the second cheapest city in the eurozone, costing £174.86 for holiday items.

Contributing website Hotels.com also found that accommodation in Dublin had dropped in cost by 11 per cent on last year.

Alison Couper, communications director at the website, said: "Now is a great time to visit the Irish capital as hotels there haven't been so affordable for years."

Posted by Merv, 07 April 2010 12:10

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