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The destinations that offer the best value to UK travellers

South Africa’s Cape Town
South Africa’s Cape Town (Getty/iStock)
  • A Post Office Travel Money report reveals that two out of three popular long-haul winter sun destinations are cheaper for UK holidaymakers compared to a year ago.
  • Asia offers the best value, with seven locations in the top ten cheapest, and Hoi An, Vietnam, was identified as the most affordable destination.
  • Hoi An's costs have decreased by 10.9 per cent for UK visitors due to a small drop in local prices and the falling value of its currency, the dong.
  • Cape Town, South Africa, ranked as the second cheapest, followed by Bali, Indonesia, where a weaker rupiah against the pound offset rising local prices.
  • The analysis considered the cost of ten tourist staples, including meals and drinks, with prospects for British travellers looking bright in many Far Eastern and Caribbean countries.
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