A new flexible cash ISA that allows customers to spread their tax-free savings across variable and fixed rate products in one place online The Online ISA will allow customers to consolidate all their ISAs and spread or split their savings across various rates in one tax-free account First new product launched by Post Office Money as it looks to challenge the savings
UK tourists get almost £52 more cash than last year on a £500 exchange into European currencies – but up to £39 less further afield
Resort prices have slumped by up to 50 per cent in Europe compared with 2009 when sterling hit an all-time low against the euro
But meal and drink costs have spiraled by 38 per cent in Thailand
As sterling hit another high against the euro, Post Office® Travel
Post Office today announces the launch of its new brand, Post Office Money, which will bring together all of its multi-award winning financial products under one umbrella. This is a significant step to cement the Post Office as one of the UK’s leading financial service challengers and continues its successful joint venture with the Bank of Ireland.
New Post Office® Holiday Money Report reveals cheapest destinations (postofficeholiday.co.uk/the-travel-blog/holiday-money-report-2015) Europe powers past long haul competitors to take eight of the top 10 places in best value barometer of 46 destinations worldwide Europe’s biggest price fall of 19 per cent found in Crete Bali loses best value title as Czech capital Prague offers lowest prices for
• 75 new jobs to be created in Glasgow’s Financial Services district
Alice Perkins is to stand down as Chairman of Post Office Ltd after four years overseeing the transformation of one of the UK's most important businesses.
She has decided to announce this now to allow ample time for the recruitment of her successor and a handover period before she stands down in July.
She has overseen the separation of Post Office Ltd from Royal Mail and the formation of the
• 14 million people plan to make a big financial change in 2015 • Clearing debts (18 per cent) and taking greater control of their money (16 per cent) this year is key for many UK adults • Climbing the property ladder is a top priority for 2015, with a fifth (18 per cent) planning to move or buy their first home
• Post Office’s Matched Credit Card offers 0% on purchases for 16 months and 0% on balance transfers for 16 months (2.98% balance transfer fee applies) • No cash fee when the card is used to buy travel money at the Post Office
• Post Office improves its Platinum Credit Card – with 0% on balance transfers for 18 months and a reduced fee of just 0.79%1
Snow has finally arrived in the Alps after weeks of nervous nail biting by ski holiday operators and skiers with early season bookings. That is not the only good news as the latest Post Office Travel Money Ski Resort Report¹reveals that prices have slid downhill since last year in 19 of 21 European resorts surveyed.
The biggest fall has been in Soldeu, which also benefited from early sno
• Almost three-in-ten of long haul holidaymakers fail to take out travel insurance for trips to India – compared with 16 per cent for all destinations • India, Indian Ocean and Africa are where health, injury and theft issues arise most often • Under 35s are least likely to take out travel insurance • Average cost of long haul holiday insurance claims: £4,859
• The NYE night in trend continues with 1.5 million people more than last year opting to stay in • ….but damages from house parties costs £127
