Double whammy due to hit Costa del Sol

Families planning a summer holiday abroad face paying up to a fifth more than they did last year.Researchers from price comparison website Travelsupermarket.com compared popular packages for 2008 with similar ones from last year.
They found that a two-week self-catering break for a family of four (two adults and two children) in Benalmadena on the Costa Del Sol has risen by £246 to £1,504.
The rise is blamed on the double whammy of rocketing jet fuel prices, which have gone up by 80 per cent in the past year, and a weak pound against the euro - last year £1 was worth 1.5 euros, this year under 1.2.It means that not only are flights more expensive, but so too are hotels, and food and drink when you get there. the cost of a hotel in Benalmadena has shot up from £700 to £855.