Blackpool has beaten off stiff competition to rate as UK holidaymakers’ best-loved beach – both for today’s beach-goers and those who took beach holidays as children over the past 60 years. Despite the growing popularity of overseas destinations, the Holiday Feelings Barometer from Post Office Travel Services found that Blackpool is still the all-time beach favourite today – easily beating Benido
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
Stellar sterling means prices for tourist items have dropped across Europe
Turkey and Bulgaria best for bargain hunters looking to cut holiday spending
But pester power for beach extras could wipe out the sterling benefit – as three-quarters of parents admit overspending on their last trip abroad
As schools prepare to break up for the summer, the annual Family Holiday Report from Pos
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Parents to spend £600 entertaining their children over the summer break – over £100 more than last year An additional £146 will be spent on fuel and a further £101 on childcare –taking the total possible cost to almost £900 Over half of all parents (55 per cent) worry about the cost of entertaining their children during the holidays One in five parents (18 per cent) will dip into their savings t
Almost a third of parents are planning All Inclusive holidays this year but…
All Inclusive is not so All Inclusive for the two-thirds of families who paid £233 on average extra for meals and drinks in local restaurants and bars on their last trip
A third or more also paid extra for a range of drinks at their All Inclusive hotel
Bargain hunters taking All Inclusive holidays i
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
