Good Value Portugal and Spain!

A recent survey by the Post Office, where 18 destinations were researched, showed that Spain and Portugal were among the ten most affordable places to holiday in 2009.

Despite the weak pound visitors to these two hot-spots will still be able to find good value by shopping around.  The “locals” recognise the economic problems and have acted by reducing their prices to encourage the British public to return to their countries rather than switching to places such as Bulgaria and Turkey.

Post Office head of travel services Sarah Munro said: "The euro zone has taken a bashing this year but our survey suggests that tourist outlets in many resorts are taking dramatic steps to encourage tourists”.

The pound showed the first signs of recovery when the euro  hit an all year high against the £ and stood at €1.137 = £1.00 earlier in May.