MSE News: Going on holiday? Find out where your pound goes furthest

Former_MSE_Helen
Former_MSE_Helen Posts: 2,382 Forumite
in Flights, currency & car hire
"According to a survey by the Post Office Travel Money, you'll the most bang for your buck in Bali..."
Read the full story:

Going on holiday? Find out where your pound goes furthest

OfficialStamp.gif


Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
«1

Comments

  • zagfles
    zagfles Posts: 21,374 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Chutzpah Haggler
    Surprised Auckland came out the most expensive, they couldn't have included places like London, Paris, Oslo etc! Auckland is certainly a lot cheaper than those.

    But of course all those quoted prices will be cheaper if you avoid using the Post Office for your travel money and use the Clarity or one of the other cards recommended in the MSE article instead ;)
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Where's Bali?
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • zagfles
    zagfles Posts: 21,374 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Chutzpah Haggler
    richardw wrote: »
    Where's Bali?
    Err... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali

    Yes I've probably been whooshed....
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Ok, so Bali ain't easy to get to, so the headline destination is the nr 2 on the list, Portugal.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • khizman
    khizman Posts: 527 Forumite
    Lord, Portugal cheaper than Vietnam?

    The research in this article is inaccurate.

    A coke in Bali doesn't cost 80p.
  • budgetflyer
    budgetflyer Posts: 5,949 Forumite
    It doesnt need to be accurate. Its designed to get people to read it and also read "Post Office" and "travel money"
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,598 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Bake Off Boss!
    budgetflyer wrote: »
    It doesnt need to be accurate. Its designed to get people to read it and also read "Post Office" and "travel money"

    Nail on head

    A meal for 2 in a milk bar in Krakow is half of any of those in that list!
  • KTF
    KTF Posts: 4,840 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    budgetflyer wrote: »
    It doesnt need to be accurate. Its designed to get people to read it and also read "Post Office" and "travel money"
    Exactly. They want people to go to the Post Office to get their holiday money so time for a sponsored 'survey' to promote that.
  • nomoneytoday
    nomoneytoday Posts: 4,871 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Coke costs more than biere in Bulgaria and The Czech Republic :eek:
  • budgetflyer
    budgetflyer Posts: 5,949 Forumite
    nomoneytoday wrote: »
    Coke costs more than biere in Bulgaria and The Czech Republic :eek:

    And in Spain. Eroski were doing cans of beer for 17cents last July. :beer:
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 349.8K Banking & Borrowing
  • 252.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453K Spending & Discounts
  • 242.7K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 619.5K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.3K Life & Family
  • 255.6K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 15.1K Coronavirus Support Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture