The £188 goal: New research reveals how football fans spend big when their team scores
Nearly four in 10 football fans admit they spend more money when their team scores a goal – as the celebration encourages them to splash the cash.
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Emerging city break destinations rate as best value in latest Post Office report, while Lille tops the list of train travel cities
Sarajevo rates as Europe’s best value city for a short break, leading a clean sweep by five emerging city destinations at the top of Post Office Travel Money’s latest cost comparison report.
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Italian ski resorts dominate the best value top 10 for adults and families, but lesser-known Nordic ones are rising up the ranks
Italy’s Bardonecchia and Passo Tonale retain their places as the best value of 32 ski resorts surveyed for cost-conscious adults and families in the 19thSki Resort Report But relative Nordic unknowns Geilo, Beitostølen and Pyha have broken into the family ski top 10 to rival Italian and Bulgarian resorts Sterling goes downhill to make all barring Andorra’s Soldeu more expensive this year Rising
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Strength of sterling is a key holidaymaker concern as numbers of Britons heading abroad leaps for the fifth year running
Two-thirds of Britons plan to holiday abroad this year despite concerns about affordability and travel costs (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidayspending) More than half will increase budgets to cut the 37% average overspend on their last trip Over three-quarters of holidaymakers worry about sterling’s value and Trump’s tariffs Britons rate Spain, Turkey and Thailand as best value – but Thai baht is on
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Brits Reveal Holiday Spending Disasters and the Simple Fix to Avoid Them
Brits worst spending disasters include splashing out £30 on a glass of Coca-Cola in Rome and £80 on a T-shirt they thought was £10 In fact, nearly 40 per cent try to guess exchange rates in their heads, leading to budgeting slip-ups and highlighting currency confusion Post Office Travel Money Card offers travellers a simple way to track spending and convert currency to avoid any future confusion
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Ooh la la! France is the top destination people have risked travelling to without insurance – with over half of young adults believing Europe is safe enough to travel to without cover
France tops the list of countries holidaymakers surveyed have visited without travel insurance (20 percent), followed by Germany (12 percent), Spain (11 percent) and Italy (10 percent) – according to a new report.
It comes as only half of the nation (51 percent) say they would always buy travel insurance before going abroad – despite 70 percent of Brits saying they consider having no travel in -
Head east for the biggest city break bargains in Europe
10 best value cities: Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Podgorica, Lisbon, Lille, Gdansk, Krakow, Porto and Zagreb
Riga rates as best value in the annual City Costs Barometer of 38 European cities, with fellow Baltic States capital, Vilnius, in the runner-up position New additions to the survey Podgorica and Gdansk are among seven Eastern European cities that dominate the best value top 10 (www.postoff -
Staycation Nation: New Guide Reveals the Best UK Destinations for Nightlife, Families, Nature and Beaches
Just over eight in 10 (81 percent[1]) Brits have opted for a UK staycation over a trip abroad at least once in their lives, with millennials[2](87 percent) and couples (85 percent) leading the trend. Regional pride runs deep—every part of the UK favours its own as the best staycation destination, especially in Scotland (67 percent), Northern Ireland (60 percent), and Wales (61 percent). Nearly ha
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Post Office celebrated as award-winning insurance provider
Post Office Insurance has been crowned Best Travel Insurance Provider, Best Pet Insurance Provider and Best Car Insurance Provider at the 27th annual YourMoney.com Personal Finance Awards.
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Revealed: destinations offering the best value worldwide
Annual Post Office Holiday Money Report names the best holiday hotspots for bargain hunters (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymoneyreport)
Strong sterling set to play a pivotal part in destination choice as 19th Holiday Money Report reveals strong demand for holidays abroad: 3-in-5 Britons plan trips and 44% have booked Portugal’s Algarve tops chart of 47 destinations for the first time in nine -
Family Holiday Report names European resorts where British holidaymakers will get more for their money
Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach has narrowly beaten Marmaris, Turkey to rate as best value for families Portugal’s Algarve remains cheapest of 14 eurozone destinations surveyed Big price variations persist across Europe with Ibiza costing twice as much as Sunny Beach But prices have risen in 12 of the 16 European holiday hotspots surveyed by Post Office and TUI Overspending is at a record high: 73% pare
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Revealed: the best value destinations worldwide for 2024
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
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