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ALMOST HALF OF UK TRAVELLERS TO BOOK 2025 OVERSEAS TRIPS IN JANUARY, BUT THOUSANDS RISK RUINED HOLIDAY OVER PASSPORT VALIDITY

ALMOST HALF OF UK TRAVELLERS TO BOOK 2025 OVERSEAS TRIPS IN JANUARY, BUT THOUSANDS RISK RUINED HOLIDAY OVER PASSPORT VALIDITY

15thJanuary 2025, London, UK – January is set to be a bustling month for holiday planners, as new research from Post Office reveals that nearly half of UK passport holders who are planning on travelling abroad (48%)*1are aiming to book their 2025 holiday abroad in January. Of those planning on booking trips abroad for February Half term holidays, 74% are considering booking in January.
However,

Time-poor Brits are terrible at life admin – with life insurance, writing wills and credit card bills all tasks we love to avoid.

Time-poor Brits are terrible at life admin – with life insurance, writing wills and credit card bills all tasks we love to avoid.

The new Post Office study found that life insurance takes the average Brit over 10 months to sort out – with just over a third saying it was on their to-do-list for one to two years
Britain has been revealed to be a time poor nation which is terrible at getting life admin done.
Almost two thirds (63 percent) say that they feel ‘weighed down’ by their to-do lists and 50 percent have delayed

Post Office Reminds Public of UK Last Posting Dates for Sending Christmas Presents

Post Office Reminds Public of UK Last Posting Dates for Sending Christmas Presents

Almost 9 in 10 Brits are unaware of their last chance to send Christmas presents.
It’s not too late to visit your local Post Office, Postmasters across the UK are ready to help send parcels in time for Christmas.
Last Parcelforce express48 date: Thursday 19th December Last Royal Mail 1st Class date: Friday 20th December Last Royal Mail Tracked 48 date: Friday 20thDecember Last Evri Standar

Clean sweep for Italian ski resorts in new Post Office report: Bardonecchia and Passo Tonale are best value for adult and child skiers

Clean sweep for Italian ski resorts in new Post Office report: Bardonecchia and Passo Tonale are best value for adult and child skiers

18th annual comparison of European ski resorts (www.postoffice.co.uk/skireport2025) finds that Italy outperforms all other countries to offer lowest prices for British skiers Bardonecchia retains its place as best value for adults, while cost-conscious families will get the lowest prices in Passo Tonale, where there are ‘kids go free’ ski kit deals Norway, Andorra and Spain offer lower prices tha

Postmaster Richard Fleetwood at his Chillingham Road branch in Newcastle

Post Office Urges the Nation to Post Early Ahead of Peak Day for Posting on Monday 9th December

Post Office has announced that it is expecting Monday 9th December to be its busiest day across UK branches for sending Christmas parcels and post. With Brits sending gifts across the nation (20 per cent) and abroad (17 per cent) this year, Post Office is reminding the public of the importance to post presents early to ensure gifts arrive on time.
This announcement comes alongside new research

Brits are terrible at taking vitamin D but flock for vitamin sea – as the nation sees a boom in winter getaways following the coolest summer in a decade

Brits are terrible at taking vitamin D but flock for vitamin sea – as the nation sees a boom in winter getaways following the coolest summer in a decade

The new Post Office winter sun study reveals the best holiday destinations
62 percent of Brits feel cheated out of a British summer this year following the coolest one in a decade[1] – with 70 percent saying they long for warmer days when its winter.
Yet half (49 percent) of Brits do not take vitamin D despite the lack of sun over the summer – with 52 percent saying they do not think they g

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