More for your baht: Thailand tops holiday value survey

THOSE seeking the best value while on holiday this year should head for Thailand and avoid Europe and Australia at all costs, according to a survey.

Research firm Mintel has found day-to-day holiday expenses in the south-east Asian favourite of backpackers and culture-worshippers were a third of those in Oz.

In Thailand, researchers found a three-course meal for two with wine came to €28.20 in the local currency compared with €75.88 in an Australian restaurant.