{"id":141139,"date":"2016-10-24T19:30:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=141139"},"modified":"2016-10-24T17:57:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T15:57:39","slug":"south-africa-has-just-been-named-the-best-value-holiday-destination-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/141139\/south-africa-has-just-been-named-the-best-value-holiday-destination-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa has just been named the best-value holiday destination in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa is the best-value long-haul holiday destination for the British according to the country’s annual Post Office report, which surveys prices in 34 resorts and cities.<\/p>\n

Cape Town overtook Bali for the first time, with the latter having been at the top for three years before a price hike in 2016.<\/p>\n

The report used prices researched by long haul holiday specialist Travelbag. At\u00a0 for a \u2018basket\u2019 of 10 tourist items, including meals and drinks, the South African city was \u00a348.89 (R831) significantly cheaper than runner-up Bali (\u00a362.56), where the cost of eating out has mushroomed by over 50% in the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

As a result, tourist prices are now 28% higher than in Cape Town, the report said. Tokyo was ranked third (\u00a363.87), followed by Kenya\u2019s Mombasa coastline (\u00a369.41) and Colombo, Sri Lanka (\u00a370.61).<\/p>\n

Read: The most expensive and most affordable holiday destinations in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cape Town’s basket of goods has cost \u00a341.58 in 2015.<\/p>\n

Additional notable popular resorts included those in Mexico, Thailand, and Grand Baie, Mauritius (\u00a383.70) which made the Post Office top 10 for the third consecutive year.<\/p>\n

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Echoing the 2015 results, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai was the most expensive destination surveyed at \u00a3199.34 \u2013 over four times the price for the same tourist items in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

Muscat, Oman, English Harbour, Antigua, and Auckland, New Zealand also ranked among the more expensive destinations on the list.<\/p>\n

Travelbag said that countries including South Africa, Bali, Phuket and Mexico are destinations that are growing in popularity because of a combination of good value packages and affordable prices for local tourist goods.<\/p>\n

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