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Capitalise on Christmas Shopping bargain breaks

• Riga is the best bargain of 10 European cities surveyed for a Christmas Market break (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmasmarkets) • Costs are down year-on-year in five cities with double digit falls in Lille and Munich • Designer goods cost over 22 per cent less in Berlin than in London and savvy shoppers can save almost a third on an Apple iPad or Levis 501s in Riga

Half of UK internet users are not up to speed

Half of UK internet users are not up to speed


52% do not know the speed of broadband they currently receive 48% do not remember the broadband speed that was advertised to them when they bought their package Two in five (40%) of those with slow internet connection take no action and wait for any problems to fix itself
Today it is revealed that half of all UK broadband users1 are not up to speed with their internet, and 48% adm

The true scale of the Bank of Mum & Dad

The true scale of the Bank of Mum & Dad

Six in ten parents can afford to make a financial contribution to help their children buy their first home however only 5% can pay for the full deposit

61% of parents are also helping their children financially through other means incl. rent-free accommodation and free childcare Parental financial assistance can halve the time it takes for millennial FTBs to save for deposit as most can

Families who do half term holiday homework  will bag the best deals

Families who do half term holiday homework will bag the best deals

Costa del Sol is best for a half term holiday: almost half the cost of Lanzarote
Sterling now stronger than a year ago when it sunk to its lowest level in 2016 - with some of the biggest gains against long haul holiday currencies
Dubai is cheapest for a long haul break: Kenya costs around 50 per cent more
Families hoping to swap the UK autumn weather for a sunshine break abroad at half te

​Ski resort prices slide downhill in top European resorts

​Ski resort prices slide downhill in top European resorts



Prices plunge in three-quarters of European ski resorts surveyed for the 11th annual Post Office Travel Money Ski Resort Report
Slovenia’s Kranjska Gora resort emerges as cheapest for the first time
Italy challenges Eastern Europe with four resorts in best value top 10
Biggest price fall of 13 per cent is in Morzine in the French Alps
Price gap widens between Canadian and

Y.Shimizu and Japanese National Tourist Office

‘Land Of The Rising Sun’ Tops Long Haul Holiday Value Chart

Big price falls help Tokyo leapfrog Cape Town to rate as best value in the Long Haul Holiday Report for the first time (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Prices for meals, drinks and other tourist staples are down year-on-year in 40 per cent of destinations surveyed Biggest falls recorded in top Caribbean Islands: Antigua, St Lucia and Jamaica Vietnam and Costa Rica, Post Office 2017 hotlist

Winter sunshine breaks look full of Eastern Promise

Winter sunshine breaks look full of Eastern Promise

Post Office Fastest Growing Currencies reportreveals appetite for Far East travel •69 per cent summer sales surge for Thai baht signals winter sun success for Thailand •Boom in currency demand for Vietnam, Bali and Malaysia as well •New Zealand dollar is the Fastest Growing Currency as Lions Tour boosts demand •Croatia is the big winner in Europe – summer sales for kuna rise by a third

Prague revealed as best value city break for culture vultures

Prague revealed as best value city break for culture vultures

Lower ticket prices have made Prague Europe’s cheapest city for culture this autumn Survey of 16 cultural capitals reveals wide price variations as two-in-five cite culture and heritage as the reason for their choice of city Berlin is cheapest in the eurozone: a third the price of Spain’s cultural capitals New York is most expensive but prices are down 30 per cent on two years ago

Post Office Travel Apps reach one million downloads

Post Office Travel Apps reach one million downloads


The Post Office Travel apps have hit 1 million downloads, as the Post Office makes life even more convenient for customers over the summer holiday season.
In the last fortnight alone, the Post Office Currency Converter, Travel Money Card and Travel Essentials apps have all been downloaded over 50k times, as customers get into the swing of the summer holiday season.
When asked what fact

Owen Woodley, Managing Director of Post Office Money, comments on the UK House Price Index June 2017

Owen Woodley, Managing Director of Post Office Money, comments on the UK House Price Index June 2017

The House Price Index, June 2017, revealed that average house prices in the UK have increased by 4.9% in the year to June 2017 (down from 5.0% in the year to May 2017). The annual growth rate has slowed since mid-2016 but has remained broadly around 5% during 2017.
Owen Woodley, Managing Director of Post Office Money, said:
“A slower rate of house price growth will no doubt be welcomed by fi

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