Strong pound a boost for travellers

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%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Families booking an overseas getaway this Easter to popular destinations such as Majorca, Malta, Crete and Barbados will find the cost has remained about the same or even dropped compared with a year ago, new research suggests.

M&S Bank said the relatively strong performance of the pound has had a positive impact on the cost of a sunshine break, meaning the expense of a one-week holiday for people travelling from the UK has increased at below the rate of inflation in many places and has fallen in some over the last 12 months.

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