Three-quarters of Scottish parents admit to an average holiday overspend of £220 But the Scottish Family Holiday Report 2015 reveals belt-tightening Scots spend 14 per cent less than the national average and 18 per cent less than Londoners Resort prices for this summer are down in 10 of 12 European family favourites Pester power costs least in Bulgaria and Costa del Sol, but most in France and It
Holiday motorists can save up to 26 per cent on pump prices in Europe European fuel has fallen up to 29p a litre for unleaded petrol and 32p for diesel in a year Diesel drivers will fare best: almost two-thirds of 22 countries surveyed for the annual Post Office Travel Money Motoring on the Continent report offer a sub-£1 litre of diesel UK is now the only country surveyed where diesel costs more
What happens if Greece leaves the eurozone? Will holidaymakers still be able to use euros?
Andrew Brown, spokesperson for Post Office Travel Money said: “UKholidaymakers planning trips to Greece shouldn’t panic if the country leaves the eurozone. If this happened it would take around 18 months for the Greek drachma to be re-introduced during which time the euro would continue to be the l
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
Holiday self-catering shopping costs fall heavily across much of Europe
Biggest drop of over 56 per cent in Majorca (www.postoffice.co.uk/selfcateringcosts)
Keeping meal costs down is the priority for a third of self-caterers - but over half shop in resort mini-marts, which can cost up to 61 per cent extra
Spain’s Costa Blanca offers the lowest shop prices for self-catering holidaymakers
Low resort costs decide the holiday destination for nine-in-ten of parents - according to new research by Post Office® Travel Money
Balearic Islands top list of good value destinations – but Turkey and Croatia lose ground
Only 25 per cent of parents stick to their budget while over half bust it by 30 per cent
Resort costs for meals, drinks and other tourist staples rate alongside transpor
Drinks cost half as much in Budapest as in seven other top cities popular for celebration city breaks
Amsterdam and Ibiza are cheapest bets away from Eastern Europe
Dublin is most expensive of 10 surveyed by Post Office® Travel Money
Growing numbers of trips to European cities to mark a wedding, birthday or anniversary help explain why city breaks have overtaken beach holidays as the top ch
Resort prices fall across Europe – except in inflation-hit Turkey
The biggest year-on-year fall of 22 per cent is in the Algarve, cheapest in the eurozone
But Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach emerges cheapest of 14 resorts surveyed
Powerful pound means prices have plunged by as much as 44 per cent in just two years
Almost three months after hitting a seven-year high, sterling is still holding strong
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Prices fall in three-quarters of cities surveyed as strong pound boosts spending power across Europe (postoffice.co.uk/citycosts) Budget Budapest is the only bar to a Baltic States clean sweep Athens is Western Europe’s cheapest city – undercutting Lisbon Prague drops down table but is still cheapest for meals and drinks
City breaks have already overtaken be
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
