

However, prices have fallen in both destinations by about 5%. The barometer basket in Puglia, Italy, was almost £186, while Ibiza was the highest-priced in the survey at more than £186. Spain tops ‘good value’ league table in tourist survey More: Surge in summer holiday bookings helps unexpected economic growth Local prices have doubled in Marmaris compared with 2019 but the collapse of the Turkish lira since then has helped to reduce the impact.ĭespite these price rises, resort costs in Sunny Beach and Marmaris were more than 20% lower than in the cheapest Eurozone resort, Portugal’s Algarve (£108), and about half the price of the two most expensive destinations. Sunny Beach in Bulgaria (pictured) and Marmaris in Turkey both reached about £86 for the Beach Barometer. The report features a Beach Barometer of 12 items including a family meal, drinks, sun cream, insect repellent and beach equipment ranging from buckets and spades and lilos to pedalo rides.

This was because of a combination of higher resort charges for meals and drinks and sterling’s fall in value.

The Post Office Travel Money’s annual Family Holiday Report compared costs in 16 European destinations and found that prices have risen in three-quarters of them since the pre-Covid summer of 2019. Resorts in Bulgaria and Turkey are likely to be cheaper for British holidaymakers than those in the eurozone this summer, according to new research.
