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Long haul destinations top this year’s holiday costs barometer leaderboard: Vietnam, South Africa and Kenya offer the lowest prices Portugal is the only European destination in the top five as Turkey and Bulgaria lose ground Sterling’s surge accounts for price falls in 25 of 40 resorts and cities surveyed. Over half of Britons will travel abroad this year – and 60 per cent have already booked Mo
British families heading off to Europe in July and August are likely to find the cheapest resort prices in Turkey, Portugal and Bulgaria, according to new research.
Post Office is pleased to announce a partnership with Air Doctor, a globally recognised leader in healthcare access services. This collaboration aims to revolutionise the travel experience for customers by adding comprehensive non-emergency medical assistance to the award-winning travel insurance provider’s cover.
A third of Britons visiting Europe this year plan to drive while on holiday – either in their own car or in a rental vehicle1, according to the Post Office Travel Money Motoring on the Continent report
Despite pressures exerted by the cost of living crisis at home, this year’s Post Office Travel Money Holiday Spending Report reveals that growing numbers of Britons are prioritising holidays and plan to travel abroad this year.
Lisbon has emerged as the best value of 35 cities surveyed for Post Office Travel Money’s 16th annual City Costs Barometer, beating a strong challenge from Eastern European cities Vilnius and Krakow
Post Office Travel Money reveals that millions of Britons who have taken trips abroad rate holidays as their biggest priority after paying for food, energy and other essential bills
A dramatic fall in the value of the Egyptian pound could make Sharm el-Sheikh and other Red Sea resorts a bargain choice for Britons looking to holiday abroad in 2023
Pent-up demand for ski holidays means that bookings have bounced back from their pandemic lows and are exceeding pre-Covid levels, according to Post Office Ski Resort Report
Latvia’s capital city, Riga, emerges as the bargain choice for a European shopping trip for the fourth time running in Post Office Travel Money’s Christmas Markets Barometer, the first report to be published since 2019.
Research reveals that many Britons considering trips abroad will cut their spending budget or choose a cheaper destination in view of sterling’s volatility
Commenting on what Post Office is seeing in the currency market on 26 September, Nick Boden, Head of Post Office Travel Money, the UK’s largest provider of foreign currency, said: “The current fall in sterling against many currencies varies quite significantly. For example, while sterling is down by over 20 per cent against the US dollar and currencies like the UAE dirham, Barbados dollar and
Athens and Lisbon have emerged as best value for an autumn break in Europe, according to the annual Post Office Travel Money City Costs Barometer
New research from Post Office Travel Insurance* has found how much the impact of Covid and ongoing travel issues have changed UK sunseekers’ attitudes towards planning for the continuing uncertainties of travel in 2022 and into 2023.
Over half of those surveyed in the latest Post Office poll say they will travel abroad this year – citing the high cost of UK breaks as a key factor (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidayspending) Careful budgeting crucial to avoid busting budget as 7-in-10 overspent by 38% on last holiday Nearly two-thirds (63%) also said they had been ripped off on their last trip abroad All Inclusive trips will be pop
Past visitors give the highest approval ratings to Spain’s mainland resorts and islands Britons also tip Greece (89%), Portugal (88%) and Turkey (88%) as good value Bargain Bulgaria gets a lower rating than more expensive Croatia Mexico and Thailand score best among long haul destinations Dubai and Scandinavia get the worst good value rating Sterling’s falls against holiday currencies in th
37% price fall makes Turkey cheapest of 36 destinations surveyed in Post Office’s global barometer of tourist costs – beating Bulgaria to the top spot for the first time Bulgaria may prove a more popular choice, as its currency outperforms the Turkish lira and joins Mexican peso in Post Office 10 bestselling currencies for the first time South Africa is best value long haul, while Orlando enters
Prices have fallen in two-thirds of the ski resorts surveyed for the Ski Resort Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/skireport2022) but costs vary by hundreds of pounds Bulgarian resorts are again cheapest, while Swiss ones remain the priciest Italy’s Bardonecchia is the best value in the Eurozone Following France’s decision to reopen its borders to British tourists, ski enthusiasts now have a ful
Post Office today announces that sales of travel insurance have surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time since the pandemic began.
The first Post Office Holiday Money Index of 2021 reveals pent-up demand for trips to the USA, which reopens to UK tourists from 8thNovember. Post Office Travel Money reports that US dollar sales surged by 142 per cent year-on-year in September and October. Although the biggest year-on-year sales increase of 3,009 per cent has been for the Icelandic krona, a host of winter sun holiday resorts now
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