Euro exchange 'not putting off Brits'

The euro exchange rate is still not putting Britons off from visiting Europe this summer, one travel commentator has noted.

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Theo Papathanasiou, Greek desk manager at World First, revealed that many people are still looking to make a trip over to the continent, despite the present poor value of sterling against the euro.

However, he argued: "The value of the euro, whilst expensive over its nine-year average, has weakened significantly versus the US dollar and the pound over the last few months."

According to a study by Youtravel.com, the fastest tourism growth destinations so far this year are both in Greece - Rhodes and Crete - with interest in visiting the country up by 27 per cent in comparison to this time last year.

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