- Prices fall up to 21 per cent in two-thirds of European resorts since last spring
- Paphos registers thee biggest fall but Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach is cheapest of 20 resorts surveyed – overtaking the Costas and the Algarve
- Marmaris moves into second spot – after a 31 per cent surge in sterling’s value
- Resort costs are over a third cheaper than 2009 in the Costas and the Algarve
Here is the Post Office’s first Holiday Money Index - an information guide on foreign exchange with expert commentary from the Post Office.
- Budapest is best value city break in a clean sweep for Eastern Europe
- Strong pound boosts tourists’ buying power across Europe and USA – prices fall in 80 per cent of cities surveyed (www.postoffice.co.uk/cityreport2014)
- Eurozone best buy Lisbon is half the price of Rome, Amsterdam or Paris
Budapest has retained its position as the cheapest city break destination in the
- Winter holidaymakers lose £219* worth of valuables per year on the slopes
- 143 thousand** UK holiday makers lost something on the slopes last winter
- Glasses (32 per cent) are the most common item to be lost
- The worst thing about losing a belonging is the embarrassment (16 per cent)
Not only are the Sochi Winter Olympics slopes paved with gold, winter holiday resorts around t
- Prices fall by up to 32 per cent in 70 per cent of resorts and cities surveyed worldwide
- 18 per cent price fall helps Portugal’s Algarve power past Spain’s Costa del Sol to become cheapest in Europe
- Bali topples Sri Lanka and Spain to rate cheapest of 44 destinations surveyed
- Five-year lira low makes Turkey a hot tip: tourists will pay 19 per cent less in resorts
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- Post Office designs first ever Inflatable Snowsuit
- UK winter holidaymakers will fall an estimated 9 million* times on the slopes this season
- Almost a fifth (19 per cent) admit to going on a winter sports holiday without insurance
- A fracture on the slopes could cost between £8,000 - £12,000** but the new inflatable suit could spell an end to this
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- Over 37 million plan a ‘Big Night In’ for New Year’s[i] – over one million more[ii] than in 2012
- Over six million[iii] people avoid parties altogether and plan to stay in alone
- Revellers tighten their purse strings and plan to spend £9 less than last year
- Party hosts beware – the average cost of damage comes to £82
An increasing number of people plan to
- 18 per cent of drivers who have driven over the limit over the festive period have done so on Christmas Day
As this year’s festivities peak later this week, Post Office Car Insurance urges drivers to think twice before taking to the roads after a drink or two. Research from its latest Safety on Wheels Report[i],reveals that during the three-days of Christmas[ii], one in fi
- Stronger sterling gives UK tourists up to 28 per cent more travel cash than a year ago
- Egypt is bargain-hunters’ best bet – well under half the price of most holiday competitors
- West beats East for long haul value: USA, Mexico and Caribbean cheaper than Far East
Spur of the moment post-Christmas holiday bookings to escape the turkey, the relatives and the ra
- One in ten motorists think drink-driving should always result in a prison sentence
While they might not have been behind the wheel themselves, 18 per cent of UK drivers have knowingly put themselves in danger over the festive season by getting into a car with someone who was over the limit, reveals the latest Safety on Wheels Report from Post Office Motor Insurance[i].
- Austria and Italy look good value for 2013 taking seven of top 12 places in the latest Post Office® Travel Money Ski Resort Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/skireport2013)
- Bansko and Kranjska Gora remain cheapest but Livigno is challenging hard in third place
- 13 per cent price fall helps Zermatt overtake Courchevel, St Anton and Wengen in world-class resorts catego
- Shopping Stateside shaves up to 50 per cent off London gift prices
- New York and Boston shops are cheaper than London as sterling strengthens
- Post Office® Christmas Shopping Guide finds 10 ‘must-have’ gifts that fit within the £390 duty free allowance: www.postoffice.co.uk/shoppingguide2013
As the pound edges up in value against the US dollar after a year in the doldrums, Christm
