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LIFT OFF...Malaysia Airlines celebrated the launch of its first A380 superjumbo from Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur recently by holding an event for trade partners and passengers at its Golden Lounge at Heathrow T4. Pictured are, from the left: Geraldine Mulhall, Holiday Inn; Mark Kennedy, Malaysia Airlines; Zelie Lewis, The Ultimate Travel Company; and Kayleigh Britland, Expedia.
The gain in Spain for families self-catering on a shoestring FAMILIES PLANNING selfcatering holidays in Europe to keep costs down should head to Spain or Portugal to avoid getting caught out by higher supermarket and food shop prices in other eurozone destinations, according to Post Office Travel Money’s (POTM) self-catering on a Shoestring report. The report reveals that almost one in ten parents overspend on shopping by more than £100 and suggests that they are more likely to spend more in the eastern Med because supermarket prices can be 80% higher than in Mallorca or Portugal. After finding that 15% of holidaymakers surveyed for its annual Holiday Money Report were planning to save cash by opting for self-catering, POTM surveyed the cost of a weekly family shop in 12 European destinations. The research, conducted for
the Post Office by villa holiday specialist Meon Villas, found significant variations across the eurozone for 20 typical food and drink staples. The cheapest destinations by some distance were Mallorca and Portugal but Meon Villas' resort staff discovered that the same shopping basket could cost as much as 7080% extra in Italy, Crete, Corfu and Cyprus. At £57.67 for enough basic provisions to cover a one-week holiday, Mallorca was lowest priced for the second consecutive year, followed closely by Portugal’s Algarve (£57.78). Spain’s Costa Blanca took third place (£65.31) and a second Balearic island, Menorca, completed the quartet of cheap places to self-cater (£66.71). However, family selfcatering in Italy cost much more at £98.09. The shopping staples, ranging from bread to beer and
pizza, were pricier still in Crete (£99.18) and in Corfu, where the total of £100.31 was 44.7% higher than a year ago. Cyprus was highest-priced, like Corfu with a bill topping £100 (£104.29). POTM also compared the cost of self-catering in the UK with the 11 eurozone destinations. At £89.08, Brighton took eighth of 12 places in the self-catering table, although its total dropped by 2.7% compared with a year ago. POTM's head, Andrew Brown, said: “The variations we found in supermarket prices mean that families will be welladvised to check prices before booking and our website provides them with useful comparisons. Although self-catering can be a great way for families to save money, they should choose their destination ● continues on next page
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