Affect of exchange rate

[ronzeus]

Beer still 2.5-3ytl food still resonable. Exchange rate 10 mins ago from guy on the sea front 2.80.
whoever said Spain is cheaper must be on drugs.

[webbstar]

Not the exact article I read but saying same thing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2006/05/06/etnewsspain.xml&sSheet=/travel/2006/05/10/ixtrvhome.html

[Jo]

We always take sterling and pick up the best rate of exchange at the Post Office in Fethiye, they don't charge commission and you always get a receipt.

[Tonya]

I find it quite expensive along the sea front and thats what tourists will go by when they compare with holidays in other destinations. They also have started opening up resorts in Morocco in the brochures which is cheap to get to and not expensive when you get there...yet!

[doll]

if the no frills companies come to dalaman it will benefit all
cheaper flights mean more people can afford to use them
doll

[stoop]

Webster - exrct from that article:

"Meanwhile, holidaymakers are likely to enjoy bargains to Turkey, Greece and Egypt due to a fall in popularity. Tourists have been put off by scares over bird flu in Turkey and bombs in Egypt.

"Sales to Turkey are around 28 per cent down," said Mr Fontenla-Novoa. "It has been hit by bird flu, but it has also dropped out of fashion, partly because it is no longer much cheaper than Spain
"

The pound has also gone up against the euro recently but nowhere near as much as against the YTL. The only thing I know that is more expensive involving Turkey is actually getting there. Hopefully this will change when the cheaper flights come in.

Stoop

[tony]

I agree ronzeus just got back on saturday, and thought it definately cheaper than at any time we visited last year and we went out four times. 1.75 YTL large bottle of efes in a bar. Spain cheaper no way. like I said you go into the popular bars like the FEZ in hisaronu you will pay 2.5 times more.
Tony

[webbstar]

I did'nt write the article and did'nt say I agreed with it.
But Turkey no longer is the cheap holiday destination it
was and that is a fact.

[reddevil]

As someone who lives in Calis and visits Spain and has friends in Spain, Spain is undoubtedly cheaper for a holiday from UK than Turkey. A bottle of distinctly average wine costs around 25TL in a restaurant in Turkey - in Spain it is free. Spirits in a bar in Turkey actually cost more than a pub in UK, let alone Spain.The only drink cheaper in Turkey is beer which is hardly surprising because ,let's be honest, would you really drink Efes if you had a choice!
In addition to drink it is also cheaper to eat out in Spain with a far greater variety.
Spain may be more expensive as a country to live in but for a holiday it is far cheaper.

[tony]

strange i bought a bottle of Dikmen red 7.5 ytl only last week.
Tony