Over a quarter of 55 and overs are more adventurous on holiday than when younger
27 per cent have taken part in action sports like canoeing, trekking and snowboarding and a third plan to do so on future holidays
Most of all, Golden Boldies have the cycling bug: over 1-in-10 have cycled on recent holidays and 15 per cent will do so on their next trip abroad
Boldies’ bucket list is surprisi
Big night in trend continues with three out of four UK adults (73 per cent) opting to stay home
….with one in seven of us (14 per cent) spending the evening alone
For those entertaining, damages from house parties will add £143 to cost of the evening
Thirtysomethings are set to be the biggest New Year’s Eve spenders
Three-quarters of UK adults (37 million) expect to welcome 2016 in from the
Three-in-five holidaymakers have an EHIC but over a quarter don’t know what it does More than one-in-nine have tried to use their EHIC but 57 per cent ran into problems Over half those who tried to use the card in Spain and France experienced problems Almost two-in-five tourists had accidents on holidays abroad in the past three years 4.4 million people suffered injuries abroad that cost more th
Almost two-thirds of us will take a UK holiday this year: nearly half in the South-West Cornwall is the star attraction, tying with Scotland for most popular destination Countryside breaks have the greatest appeal – eclipsing beach holidays But over 300,000 people risk heavy losses through failing to take out travel insurance Survey reveals hundreds of pounds lost on holiday curtailment and cance
The average UK adult estimates their financial worth at £158,543
UK adults’ net value triples during their 40s
Over 60s say they are worth more than £250,000
Men estimate their net value to be £60,000 more than women (£165,700 vs. £104,700)
Bristol residents have the highest average financial worth (£308,219)
The average UK adult estimates that their financial worth is £158,543*, according
Post Office study finds cities in UK and abroad seen as safest for travel
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
• 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
- Pre-paid funeral plans provide customers aged over 50 with certainty over funeral costs - Plans allow customers to pay a minimum of £150 a month towards the cost of their funeral
- Forty seven per cent travelled without the vaccinations required - One in five (20 per cent) fell ill whilst abroad, with a further ten per cent suffering injury - One in seven (15 per cent) did not have travel insurance - Recent gap year claims include £100,000 Air Ambulance from USA
