Study Finds Costa del Sol Holiday Costs
to Fall in 2017
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The demand for the Costa del Sol continues
even if prices drop slightly
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The latest Post Office Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer
suggests that the average price on a basket of “holiday goods” will fall by
around 3% in the Costa del Sol during 2017. This annual Barometer looks at the
average prices of holiday essentials like sunscreen, beer, wine, dining out,
ice cream, and toiletries in 44 of the most popular tourist destinations in the
world.
2017 is going to see the main resorts of the Costa del Sol
be a little cheaper compared to last year, meaning that holidaymakers will be
able to stretch their euros and pounds a little further.
It’s expected that the cheapest destination in 2017 will be
Algarve in Portugal; where it will only cost you £33.36 to pick up a basket of
these staple goods. This is a price drop of £4 compared to last year.
A basket of holiday goods in the Costa del Sol will cost
£38.79, putting Spain in third place behind Sunny Beach in Bulgaria at £33.53.
There aren’t any other destinations below this £40 threshold. In fact, the
fourth cheapest resort – Marmaris in Turkey – could cost up to £49.74 for a basket
of holiday goods.
Andrew Brown of the Post Office Travel Money said that
holidaymakers can’t do much about the value of the sterling, but they can still
do their homework and travel to places where the costs are low on things such
as meals and drinks.
Europe is going to be one of the best places for value this
year as nine of the ten cheapest destinations can be found in the continent.
The Post Office also found that local prices fell in half of the European
cities and resorts surveyed; further increasing the value of European
destinations.
