Greece is now cheaper than Turkey for a family summer holiday, according to a new Post Office Travel Money Family Holida...

Greece is now cheaper than Turkey for a family summer holiday, according to a new Post Office Travel Money Family Holiday Report that ranked Marmaris as Europe's most affordable destination overall, but placed Crete, Kos, and Rhodes all inside the top ten. A one-week package to Crete including flights, accommodation, and half-board starts at around 388 euros per person, according to travel platform eSky.com. The equivalent all-inclusive package in Turkey starts at around 524 euros per person, a gap that has quietly reversed years of Turkey's reputation as the budget king of Mediterranean holidays. Crete actually recorded a price drop of nearly 8% compared to last year. The weak Turkish lira still gives foreign visitors strong purchasing power day-to-day, but years of high inflation inside Turkey have pushed up costs significantly, narrowing the gap that once made it a near-unbeatable value destination. The story gets more interesting when you look at the tourism flow between the two countries. Turkish arrivals to Greece have nearly tripled in four years and now exceed 1.5 million visitors annually. Many Turks are making day trips to northern Greece and the eastern Aegean islands just to shop and eat out, because everyday goods and restaurant meals are now cheaper on the Greek side of the border. The Greek consulate in Istanbul is currently issuing around 1,300 visas per day, most of them multi-entry, and the Visa Express program has made access easier for Turkish visitors to twelve Greek islands in the eastern Aegean and Dodecanese. The cheaper options within Greece remain Crete, Rhodes, Lefkada, and Kefalonia. Mykonos and Santorini still rank among Europe's most expensive summer destinations. In Turkey, all-inclusive resort packages continue to offer strong value for families who want predictable total costs. #Greece #Turkey #Travel