As per usual, you’re probably sitting at work rn wondering when and where you can go on holiday. Asap. And you’ve probably done the usual thing of scrolling through bucket list destinations before having that *annoying* realisation that you’re not quite as flush as you’d need to be to go on a Kardashian style trip to Turks and Caicos. Rude.
Step forward, this shiny new data from The Post Office. Their annual report has revealed the cheapest holiday destinations for 2022, based on eight tourist staples; the cost of a three-course evening meal for two with wine, a cup of coffee, a bottle of beer, a Coca-Cola, a glass of wine, a large bottle of water, sun cream and insect repellent.
They used data from tourist boards and tour operators to compare average prices from 36 destinations across the world to determine the cheapest overall holiday destination. See you poolside!
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11) Cheap holiday destinations – Mombasa, Kenya
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Mombasa in Kenya came in at number 12 on the cheapest destinations to go on holiday this year, at £66.95 to cover your fundamental holiday needs.
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9) Cheap holiday destinations – Sliema, Malta
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A new addition to the list, Sliema in Malta almost made it into the top 10 cheapest holiday destinations according to the Post Office. All your necessary bits and bobs – a bottle of water and glass of wine included – would come in at £66.72.
8) Cheap holiday destinations – Pathos, Cyprus
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Getting your hands on a meal for two, a cup of coffee, a bottle of beer, a Coca-Cola, a glass of wine, a bottle of water, sun cream and insect repellent would cost £63.22 on average in Pathos – around £2 cheaper than last year.
7) Cheap holiday destinations – Prague, Czech Republic
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If you’re holidaying in Prague this year, it’ll cost on average £63.02 per day to get your hands on the holiday essentials. Interestingly, this is about £6 more expensive than this same survey from 2019.
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5) Cheap holiday destinations – Cape Town, South Africa
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In Cape Town, it would cost you on average £59.39 for a meal for two, a cup of coffee, a bottle of beer, a Coca-Cola, a glass of wine, a bottle of water, sun cream and insect repellent.
4) Cheap holiday destinations – Costa del Sol, Spain
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Making up the top five, you’d need £53.16 to cover the holiday essentials for two in Costa del Sol.
3) Cheap holiday destinations – Algarve, Portugal
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£49.81 would get you a meal for two, a cup of coffee, a bottle of beer, a Coca-Cola, a glass of wine, a bottle of water, sun cream and insect repellent in the Algarve, Portugal.
2) Cheap holiday destinations – Marmaris, Turkey
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Narrowly missing the top spot, you’d need £44.15 for all your holiday essentials if you’re going to Marmaris in Turkey this summer.
1) Cheap holiday destinations – Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
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Post Office named Sunny Beach in Bulgaria the cheapest holiday destination for 2020, coming in at £30.68 for all your holiday essentials – a meal for two, a cup of coffee, a bottle of beer, a Coca-Cola, a glass of wine, a bottle of water, sun cream and insect repellent.
This is the second year in a row Sunny Beach has bagged the top spot, with the average price of holiday essentials dropping £6 this year.
