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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nUK holidaymakers seeking a bargain Christmas market break should head to the Baltic states, new research reveals.<\/p>\n
Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, was found to offer the lowest price for a two-night trip for two, among 15 European destinations analysed by Post Office Travel Money. <\/p>\n
Riga, in neighbouring Latvia, secured the second spot. <\/p>\n
The study factored in costs such as return flights, bed and breakfast accommodation, and meals and refreshments at the markets.<\/p>\n
Prices have fallen in about half of the destinations included in the study, despite sterling\u2019s fall in value against European currencies over the past year.<\/p>\n
Denmark\u2019s Copenhagen was found to be the most expensive destination, with the basket of goods being more than twice as expensive there compared with Vilnius.<\/p>\n
Two three-course meals for two with a bottle of wine typically costs \u00a3305 in Copenhagen and just \u00a3138 in Vilnius, according to the study.<\/p>\n
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Prague remains a popular destination despite a steep rise in prices (MICHAL CIZEK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nGermany\u2019s Berlin has risen from 11th place last year to take the eighth spot, as costs for flights and accommodation are down 22 per cent.<\/p>\n
It is the \u201cbest value western European city surveyed\u201d, Post Office Travel Money said.<\/p>\n
By contrast, Czech Republic capital Prague dropped from fifth spot to 13th because of a near-50 per cent increase in prices.<\/p>\n
Laura Plunkett, head of travel money at Post Office, said: \u201cA short break to one of Europe\u2019s colourful Christmas markets is an attractive holiday option at this time of year.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, sterling\u2019s drop in value is an important factor for travellers to consider before booking a trip because this varies between currencies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pound\u2019s fall against the euro is smaller than against other European currencies \u2013 5.0 per cent compared with 10.6 per cent against the Hungarian forint and 10.9 per cent against the Swedish kronor.<\/p>\n
\u201cBudget-conscious travellers stand to save hundreds of pounds if they choose carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more UK holidaymakers seeking a bargain Christmas market break should head to the Baltic states, new research reveals. Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, was found to offer the lowest price for a two-night trip for two, among 15 European destinations analysed by Post Office Travel Money. Riga, in neighbouring Latvia, secured the second spot. The study factored in costs such as return flights, bed and breakfast accommodation, and meals and refreshments at the markets. Prices have fallen in about half of the destinations included in the study, despite sterling\u2019s fall in value against European currencies over the past year. Denmark\u2019s Copenhagen was found to be the most expensive destination, with the basket of goods being more than twice as expensive there compared with Vilnius. Two three-course meals for two with a bottle of wine typically costs \u00a3305 in Copenhagen and just \u00a3138 in Vilnius, according to the study. Prague remains a popular destination despite a steep rise in prices (MICHAL CIZEK\/AFP via Getty Images) Germany…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}