The price of sunscreen in Cape Town is the culprit that resulted in the Mother City losing out on the top spot on the UK Post Office’s Long Haul Holiday Report.
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Cape Town narrowly lost out to Han Noi in Vietnam, where the cost of holiday items totalled £67,78 (about R1 339). Cape Town fell just short of the top spot, where the average total for holiday items will set a traveller back £68,49 (about R1 359).
The annual report surveyed 28 long-haul destinations for the cost of common holiday items like a cup of coffee, a three-course meal and a bottle of water, and the price of sunscreen let Cape Town down.
The survey found the price of sunscreen in Cape Town costs on average £8,92 (R160) versus £5,35 (R100) in Han Noi.
The UK is known for its lack of sunlight in some parts and sunscreen is likely an important travel item for British travellers visiting sunny South Africa. But as Cape Town’s tourism eagerly sector awaits the December season, let’s hope this key market won’t mind spending just a bit more time in the shade and flock to our shores all the same.
Here are the report’s top 10 most affordable destinations:
- Hoi An, Vietnam (£67.78)
- Cape Town, South Africa (£68.49)
- Mombasa, Kenya (£77.41)
- Tokyo, Japan (£81.63)
- Bali, Indonesia (£82.40)
- Phuket, Thailand (£93.53)
- Rio, Brazil (£102.25)
- Montego Bay, Jamaica (£110.67)
- Orlando, USA (£111.87)
- Penang, Malaysia (£111.93)
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