The 5 most cost-effective winter solar locations for UK travellers revealed

UK holidaymakers planning long-haul winter solar holidays will discover vacationer objects cheaper in two out of three standard locations in comparison with a 12 months in the past, new figures present.

A report by Post Office Travel Money has revealed that locations in Asia supply the perfect worth, occupying seven of the highest 10 most cost-effective areas.

Vietnam’s Hoi An was recognized as essentially the most inexpensive for UK guests out of 30 locations analysed.

A small drop in native costs and the falling worth of its forex, the dong, have mixed to carry prices within the coastal metropolis down by 10.9 per cent since final autumn.

South Africa’s Cape Town, the place a basket of 10 vacationer staples was 8 per cent greater than in Hoi An, was ranked the second most cost-effective vacation spot after a 0.3 per cent year-on-year fall in prices.

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The items analysed embrace a cup of filter espresso in a restaurant or bar, a small bottle or tube of insect repellent, and a three-course night meal for 2 adults with a bottle of home wine.

Local costs in third-placed Bali, Indonesia, have risen by 10.8 per cent since final autumn, however an 11.3 per cent fall within the worth of its forex – the rupiah – towards the pound means prices have dropped by 0.5 per cent for guests from the UK.

Mombasa, Kenya, was ranked fourth, with Tokyo, Japan, taking fifth place.

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Laura Plunkett, head of journey cash on the Post Office, mentioned: “Although sterling has fallen from its high point earlier this year and there are concerns about possible volatility this autumn, it’s important to note that it is stronger against most currencies than a year ago.

“Furthermore, local prices are stable in most of the destinations we surveyed, with falls in over 40 per cent of them, so the prospects for winter sun holidaymakers look bright – especially in many Far Eastern and Caribbean countries where a combination of these factors means reduced prices for British travellers.”