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As south-east Asian currencies have soared - the pound has lost 16% versus the Thai baht year on year, and the Malaysian ringgit is at its strongest against sterling for the past 12 months - the Mexican peso has weakened 12.8% in the past month alone. With charter airlines such as Thomas Cook servicing Cancun from the UK, flights to Mexico are cheaper than to south-east Asia.

Sometimes, stability is the best you can hope for. The pound has been holding its own against the Turkish lira, and is worth the same amount as it was last year. New York might have been the Christmas shopping destination of choice in 2007, but Istanbul offers significantly better value, not to mention cheaper flights. It is the fastest-growing city break destination in Europe, and has seen an 18% increase in British visitors this year, according to Turkey`s tourist board. ]

Sri Lanka has been a very popular destination for British tourists until recently, but the problem now is the over-valued rupee. mahinda and his sidekick Cabraal are determined to maintain the value of the rupee.Many Brits will now prefer Mexico or Turkey to Sri Lanka.