The cost of a family summer holiday in favorite European hotspots has risen by up to 21 percent in a year.
Prices have risen in 13 of 16 sample European resorts – with Turkey and Bulgaria offering the best value for visits, reveals the annual Post Office family holiday report.
The research, with holiday company Tui , totals the cost of ten typical tourist items including lunch, an evening meal, sunscreen and drinks such as mineral water and a glass of wine.
The biggest increase is in Majorca, where the total cost comes to £201.67, a 21.4 per cent rise. That makes it the second most expensive hotspot, after Ibiza.
Corfu and Madeira have also seen increases of more than 13 percent, now ranking among the most expensive places.
The cheapest of the 16 destinations is Marmaris, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, where the total cost of the ten items is £128.99.
A family of four can have a three-course meal (including wine) for £67.67 because of the collapse in the Turkish lira.
Sunny Beach in Bulgaria, which is also outside the eurozone, is nearly as reasonable, with the ten items there costing £129.47. The rise of the euro against the pound will hit British tourists.
Laura Plunkett, head of travel money at the Post Office, said: 'Visitors should also be aware that while sterling is worth a third more than last July in Turkey, local prices have increased dramatically due to the collapse of the lira.'
Prices have risen by 10.3 per cent in Marmaris and 17.2 per cent in Sunny Beach – the second biggest price jump after Majorca.
A Family Holiday Report study shows that 74 per cent of Britons expect to spend 42 per cent more on this year's holiday – an average of £323 extra .
Food and drink costs are given as the main reason for the increase in family budgets.
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