UK holidaymakers foreign currency can go further in Eastern Europe

The pound'ss ongoing lacklustre performance against the euro means UK holidaymakers may have to look outside the eurozone to help their travel money (http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1catId=62900708's38;mediaId=19300207) go further. The Post Office City Costs Barometer - which measures the equivalent costs of typical tourist items in various countries based on foreign exchange rates - has found that cities outside the eurozone in Eastern Europe can currently help UK holidaymakers's pounds stretch further This is as a result of better foreign exchange rates and lower costs of living in these countries.

The Post Office foreign currency (http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/content1catId=19300207's38;mediaId=19300210) research finds that the traditional winter city breaks of Paris, Amsterdam and Barcelona cannot currently compete with Eastern Europe when people are looking for value European breaks which help their travel money go further.

The Post Office report also found that in particular stronger sterling foreign currency exchange rates mean holidaymakers are likely to get more from their travel money for holidays to Warsaw, Budapest and Istanbul.

Thrifty tourists can head to Warsaw for cheaper accommodation. Whilst the Post Office foreign currency report named Prague and Budapest as best value for eating out. Favourable foreign currency exchange rates in Tallinn, Budapest and Warsaw mean that soaking up the local culture in these locations can offer best value for savvy travellers looking for winter city breaks which will also give them the most from their travel money.

Sarah Munro, Head of Post Office Travel Services, said:

There are lots of factors for consumers to consider when booking a city break and the foreign exchange rate is crucial. Sterling is holding up well against several other types of European foreign currency and our costs barometer of non-eurozone cities shows that there is great value for travel money to be had for UK holidaymakers.

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