This is where cost-savvy travellers should head on their next getaway in Europe

With the cost of living crisis hitting us all, many travellers are looking for the destinations where their money will go furthest.

Post Office researchers polled 2,000 tourists on 26 foreign destinations they’d previously visited, asking them to rate the holiday hotspots on cost-effectiveness.

As well as recording tourists’ perceptions of costs abroad, the research investigated how far their money would stretch in dozens of different travel destinations.

If you want to get away without breaking the bank, here’s where to head for your next holiday.

According to British holidaymakers, Spain is the best value travel destination in the world.

It topped the league table, with 92 per cent saying it offered ‘good value.’

Brits love the Spanish mainland - but they’re almost as fond of the Spanish-governed Canary Islands.

91 per cent of respondents believe this beautiful island paradise offers value for money.

Greece placed third out of 26 countries, with an 89 per cent score, closely followed by Portugal (88 per cent), Turkey (88 per cent) and Mexico (85 per cent).

Thailand, Malta, and Cyprus also made the top ten.

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Not everywhere was so popular, with many destinations failing to crack the 50 per cent approval rating.

Just across the border from Spain, France scored poorly, ranking 22nd out of 26 destinations. Italy fared slightly better, placing 17th.

Luxurious Dubai was near the bottom of the table with 44 per cent, pipped for bottom spot by pricey Scandinavia (42 per cent).

The Post Office survey also rated 36 destinations on the cost of food, drink and essentials.

Researchers picked eight items that were ‘representative of the purchases tourists are likely to make.’

This haul included a three course evening