Hoi An among world’s most wallet-friendly destinations

Visitors on a street in Hoi An ancient town (Photo: VNA)

Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam has been given the 11th place among the 19 cheapest holiday destinations in the world in 2019 in the annual Holiday Money report compiled by Post Office Travel Money.

In this report, the Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer compares the costs of eight tourist staple items – a meal for two, a cup of coffee, a bottle of beer, a Coca-Cola, a glass of wine, a bottle of water, suncream, and insect repellant – across 42 resorts and cities around the world.

Accordingly, Hoi An costs tourists only 86.87 USD for a holiday, including 2.35 USD for a cup of filter coffee, 3.3 USD for a bottle of local beer, 2.35 USD for a bottle or can of Coca-Cola/Pepsi, and 6.6 USD for a glass of wine (175ml) at a café or bar.

In this Vietnamese destination, visitors only have to spend 0.71 USD on a 1.5l bottle of mineral water, 5.65 USD on suncream, and 2.35 USD on insect repellent at a supermarket.

A three-course evening meal for two, including a bottle of house wine, costs them just 63.56 USD here.

The three cheapest destinations in the list are Sunny Beach of Bulgaria (45.01 USD), Marmaris of Turkey (56.52 USD), and Algarve of Portugal (62.61 USD).

VNA