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Emma Grimshaw

Bristol Airport: Europe's top beach holiday destination – where beer costs £1.10 & hotels are £28

You can fly from Bristol Airport to one of Europe's cheapest destination - where beers costs just £1.10 and some hotels rooms can be rented for a mere £20.

Flights from our local airport will take you to Tirana in Albania for around £82. From this city, you can take a train to the country's stunning beaches.

The location has beautiful white sand beaches and crystal clear sea along its coastline, which has now been dubbed the Albanian Riviera.

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Temperatures climb to the low 30sC during the summer months, with travellers being able to indulge in a glass of wine for £1.70 and a pint for just £1.10.

Bookings to Albania are up 96 per cent compared to 2019, according to Skyscanner. Hotel rooms are going for around £28 on Booking.com, while more expensive options with pools will set you back around £60 per night.

There are a range of beach options to pick from - including Drymades with boasts Maldivian-blue waters in the Adriatic Sea. Dhërmi has turquoise waters and a pebble beach. It's one the most popular spots and can be lively during the summer months.

Meanwhile, Borsh is surrounded by mountains and olive groves and offers travellers a quieter location to enjoy their holiday.

Flights from Bristol Airport leave to Albania every Wednesday.

Bristol Airport recently launched a new route between the city and Zurich. The inaugural flight of Swiss International Air Lines took off on early February and the airline has already announced it will increase flight frequency from spring.

The service will link business travel with one of the world’s leading financial centres as well as opening up the international hub for more long-haul destinations. It will also build the tourism market for Bristol and the South West region, according to Visit West’s managing director, Kathryn Davis.

She said that in 2019 there were more than 38,000 visits from Swiss tourists to Bristol, over half of which were holiday visits. She added: “This new route provides a huge opportunity to further develop and rebuild our inbound European visitor market... Pre-pandemic, Switzerland was one of the region’s larger inbound markets and Bristol one of the most popular UK cities with Swiss visitors.”

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