Some Britons seem to have made their minds up about the French without even visiting the country across the Channel, reports the Belfast Telegraph.
As many as 49% who had never been to France felt it was not a value-for-money country, according to a survey by Post Office Travel Money.
And of those who had been to France, only 50% thought it represented good value for money.
Based on responses from 2,085 UK adults, the survey showed that of those countries in which holidays had been taken, Turkey was seen to be the best value-for-money destination, followed by mainland Spain, Greece and Portugal.
Based on perception rather than actual visits, the country seen as offering the best value was Bulgaria, followed by Turkey, mainland Spain and Croatia.
Of countries not visited, Dubai was bottom of the list, with only 38% deeming it a good value-for-money destination.
Read more of this report from the Belfast Telegraph.