Two in five travel insurance claims for cancellation or baggage
-Brits left £540 out of pocket from cancelled holidays and incidents abroad1
-Thailand, New Zealand and Sweden top the bill as the destinations with the most claims2
-37% of UK travellers still regularly travel without travel insurance
Post Office today launch the Annual Travel Smart Index, analysis of claims and
Parents set to spend £624 entertaining their children this summer – a total of £9.1 billion across the UK Parents who have put away money in advance of the holidays underestimate the cost of summer by £373 Two out of three (65%) parents worry about covering the costs of summer One in five parents (21%) will dip into their existing savings and one in 10 (10%) will take out a loan to fund summ
More than 1-in-5 holidaymakers plan to drive while in Europe this year Cyprus offers holiday motorists the cheapest unleaded fuel at 98p per litre – and car rental costs least too (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymotoring) Diesel motorists will get a sub-£1 litre in Luxembourg and Andorra 80% of the 20 countries surveyed are cheaper for diesel than for unleaded petrol Prices have risen by 14-43
Post Office has entered the gadget insurance market with the option of a single or multiple gadget policy. 36% of adults in the UK own four or more types of gadgets, one in six will accidentally damage their gadget.* Loss, theft and damage are all covered as standard, as well as unauthorised usage and worldwide cover. Flexible claims solutions with options to use Apple genius bars or provide
Overspending on All Inclusive packages makes B&B holidays with meals costs added a cheaper choice
More Britons are going All Inclusive this year as Post Office All Inclusive Holiday Report reveals a surge in families who say it will cut the cost of kids’ meals and drinks
But while half of holidaymakers say they won’t have need to take spending money on an All inclusive trip, over 4-in-5
If you’re looking for holiday inspiration for the year ahead look no further as Post Office Travel Money today reveals its Holiday Hotlist for 2019. Together with Airbnb, we’re showcasing some examples of unique accommodation available in each destination to get your imagination fired up.
The Post Office Travel Money Holiday Hotlist 2019 was selected by considering a number of decision-making f
13th annual Post Office Holiday Money Report reveals the best 2019 holiday hotspots for bargain hunters (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymoneyreport)
Prices plummet by up to 21 per cent in almost half of resorts and cities surveyed for the Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer - biggest falls in Singapore and St Lucia
Bulgaria, Turkey and the Algarve are rated best value among 42 destinations
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• Riga remains the lowest priced city for a Christmas Markets break - 44 per cent cheaper than Copenhagen, the most expensive of 10 surveyed in Europe • Designer goods cost less in five of the European cities surveyed than in London – Lille offers the biggest savings of over 13 per cent for 10 top gift items while individual items can cost as much as 48 per cent less
10 cheapest cities: Krakow, Vilnius, Riga, Warsaw, Budapest, Moscow, Prague, Athens, Lisbon and Lille • Krakow is best value as Eastern European capitals take top seven places in the 10th annual City Costs Barometer (www.postoffice.co.uk/citycosts) • High hotel prices make Amsterdam most expensive • Moscow is highest top 10 entrant – one of seven cities where prices have fallen
Post Office reveals what the value of sterling means for holidaymakers
Sterling now stronger year-on-year against 80 per cent of holiday currencies
Biggest gains of up to 16.7 per cent against long haul currencies
‘Dollar destinations’ – USA, Caribbean and Middle Eastern resorts – are 11.5-12 per cent weaker against sterling and down five per cent in the past three months
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Post Office Holiday Money Report identifies destinations where the holiday purse will stretch furthest in 2018 (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymoneyreport) • Sunny Beach, Bulgaria tops chart of 42 destinations for the first time • Japan is runner up and cheapest for long haul holidaymakers • Cape Town, South Africa and Porec, Croatia enter best value top 10
• Prices drop in two-thirds of European family ski resorts surveyed by Post Office Travel Money and Crystal Ski Holidays (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyskiing) • Bansko has regained its position as the cheapest family ski resort • Bardonecchia is best value in Western Europe – almost half the cost in Wengen
