As Brits flock on holiday despite Brexit but avoid beaches due to terror attacks, here are Airbnb’s cheapest city breaks this autumn
The cheapest European city to visit on a mini-break this autumn has been revealed.
Those looking for a bang for their buck on accommodation should hop on a plane to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, where a night's stay costs as little as £24.
The city, which has an "ever-lively arts and culture scene", tops travel website Airbnb's new list of the 25 cheapest European city breaks.
More familiar destination including Athens, Budapest and St Petersburg also make the cut, with a stay in Russia's second-biggest city costing as little as £28 a night.
Also listed are more off-the-beaten track locations such as Ljubljana in Slovenia, where a night's accommodation in a rented apartment can be had for a reasonable 36 quid.
The round-up comes on the same day as new research that suggests fears over terrorism and the fallout from Brexit haven't dampened Brits' desire for a foreign getaway.
But the popularity of beach breaks among UK holidaymakers has dropped by 12% because of chock-a-block resorts and a perceived terror threat, travel industry group Abta found.
Other cities on Airbnb's cheap list include Kiev in Ukraine (£28 a night), Belgrade in Serbia (£26 a night), and the German city of Leipzig (£32 a night).
Poland is the cheapest country to visit this autumn, with three entries (Warsaw, Krakow, and Wrocław) on the list.
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The Turkish city of Istanbul, which has been rocked by terror attacks and an attempted military coup in the country earlier this year, also makes the list with a typical Airbnb rental costing £26 a night.
Stag do favourite Bratislava, in Slovakia, also makes an appearance at the top end of the list, at £35 a night.
Airbnnb, which launched in 2008 and allows users to stay in accommodation rented out by private owners, claims to operate in more than 34,000 cities across the world.
But the Silicon Valley firm has faced legal challenges in some countries by government's concerned that rentals fall foul of local housing regulations.
Airbnb's company's general manager for Northern Europe, James McClure, said: "It's great to see a range of affordable options available to travellers across Europe this autumn.
"Our community is constantly growing as more and more unique listings are being added at affordable prices, so there's plenty of incentive for guests to book their next European mini-break.
"By staying at a home on Airbnb, local hosts can share their insider knwoledge to allow guests to uncover secret gems and explore vibrant pockets of cities that they might never have known existed.
"It's this ability to discover new cities through the eyes of a local with an Airbnb host that makes the Airbnb travel experience truly unique."
The number of Brits taking a holiday at home or abroad soared from 77% to 86% in the 12 months to August, travel industry group Abta found - despite the pound taking a hammering following June's Brexit vote.
It is the highest figure since 2011, when 90% of people booked at least one break.
But the research also suggests the number of people taking a traditional beach holiday is in decline.
Experts claimed this was due to a combination of avoiding some resorts due to terror threats and other destinations being oversubscribed.
Thirty British holidaymakers were killed when ISIS gunman Seifiddine Rezgui Yacoubi opened fire at the Tunisian beach resort of Sousee in June last year.
Since the attacks the Foreign Commonwealth Office has advised against all but necessary travel to Tunisia, strangling the county's vital tourist industry.
Abta's director of brand and businesss development, Victoria Bacon, said: "The traditional popular beach holiday destinations Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey have obviously had difficult years,. either due to changes in Foreign Office advice or a percieved threat of terrorism, while some resorts in the western Mediterranean have been stretched to capacity over summer 2016.
"The survey suggests that British holidaymakers are willing to consider other types of holiday as an alternative to the traditional two-week beach vacation."
The full Airbnb list is:
| City | Typical nightly price |
| Tbilisi, Georgia | £24 |
| Belgrade, Serbia | £26 |
| İstanbul, Turkey | £26 |
| Thessaloníki, Greece | £27 |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | £27 |
| Bucharest, Romania | £27 |
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | £28 |
| Kiev, Ukraine | £28 |
| Zagreb, Croatia | £31 |
| Warsaw, Poland | £31 |
| Kraków, Poland | £31 |
| Wrocław, Poland | £31 |
| Leipzig, Germany | £32 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria | £33 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania | £34 |
| Catania, Sicily | £34 |
| Budapest, Hungary | £35 |
| Athens, Greece | £35 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | £35 |
| Zadar, Croatia | £36 |
| Riga, Latvia | £36 |
| Toulouse, France | £36 |
| Ljubljana, Slovenia | £36 |
| Palermo, Sicily | £36 |
| Nantes, France | £37 |
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