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  • STERLING’S STRENGTH MAKES EUROPEAN RESORTS AND CITIES 2015’S BEST VALUE HOLIDAY HOTSPOTS

    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

  • PRICES SLIDE DOWNHILL AS SNOW FINALLY HITS THE ALPS



    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

  • RISKOMETER REVEALS TOURISTS TAKE BIG CHANCES ON TRIPS TO INDIA, THE INDIAN OCEAN AND AFRICA

    • 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

  • REALITY CHECK HITS SKI RESORTS: PRICES SLIDE DOWNHILL AS SKI SEASON GETS UNDERWAY

    • Prices plunge in 24 of 27 ski resorts surveyed for the annual Post Office® Travel Money Ski Resort Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/skireport2014) • Biggest fall of 23 per cent in Soldeu, Andorra • Bansko, Bulgaria remains cheapest but eurozone favourites are closing the gap • Growing popularity of winter sports extras could add hundreds of pounds to a ski trip

  • Capitalise On Christmas Shopping Bargain Breaks

    - Prague is bargain choice for a two-night Christmas Markets break this winter - Riga is lowest-priced in the eurozone and cheaper for Christmas gifts than London

  • Bargain Hunters Can Shave Hundeds Of Pounds Off Gift Items On A New York Shopping Trip

    - Designer labels cost up to 73 per cent less in New York - Seventh annual Post Office® Travel Money Christmas Shopping Guide reveals almost one-in-five items surveyed cost over 50 per cent more in London - Sister brands Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister offer richest pickings in New York (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmasshopping2014)

  • £Billions Of Holiday Entitlement Lost Each Year

    But Employees Can Make Sterling Work Harder For Leftover Holiday By Avoiding Christmas Getaways • Post Office Travel Money research shows £5.37bn of paid leave is unclaimed annually • Around half of UK employees lose an average of six days paid holiday a year

  • 3-in-1 Holiday Money Mobile App Launched

    - Tourists can get travel cash ‘on the go’ and calculate holiday prices with new Mobile App - Prices for Holiday Costs Barometer tourist staples available for 20 top destinations

  • Polarised Picture For Long Haul Tourists As Prices Plummet In Some Destinations But Rise In Others

    - Bali and Cape Town remain best value of 34 destinations surveyed for the Post Office Long Haul Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul2014) - See-sawing local prices mean big gains for tourists visiting Tamarindo, Costa Rica; Tokyo and Mauritius but sharp resort rises in Dubai, Antigua and Hoi An, Vietnam - Local prices rise in 63 per cent of resorts but sterling cushions the impact

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