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  • Bansko regains top spot for cheapest family skiing but Italian resorts rate as best value overall

    • Bulgaria’s Bansko is cheapest for family skiing out of 25 ski resorts surveyed • Italy trumps Austria, France and Switzerland to take four of the top five places in the Family Ski Resort Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyskiing) • Prices have fallen in six of the most popular European resorts – but families can expect to pay over 10 per cent more in Grindelwald and Kranjska Gora

  • Western Union Collaborates with UK Post Office to Offer Digital International Payments

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


    Post Office Expands Cross-Border Financial Services Offering Across Its Digital Channel

    DENVER and LONDON, 18 JULY 2019 – Post Office Ltd, the United Kingdom’s largest retail network, and Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, today launched a collaborative service to offer UK consumers and businesses expanded dig

  • ​Family Holiday Report names European resorts where families will get most for their money but where pester power could bust the budget


    Resort prices fall in more than half the European resorts surveyed for the Family Holiday Report despite recent sterling falls (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyholidays)
    Bulgaria and Turkey are best bets for bargain-hunters looking to cut costs
    But meal costs and pester power for beach extras could rock the holiday boat as three-quarters of parents admit overspending by an average of £159 on

  • Post Office Travel Smart Index analyses the common travel mishaps across 49 destinations for UK travellers

    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 an

  • The increasing cost of summer: Kids entertainment costs up 25% over the last five years

    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

  • Revealed: What it will cost to drive abroad on holiday this year

    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 partners with Taurus Insurance Services to provide brand new gadget insurance product

    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

    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-

  • ​Holiday Hotlist 2019

    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-maki

  • Price falls abroad will help holiday budget stretch further

    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 So

  • Head East for the best value Christmas Markets breaks

    • 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

  • Clean sweep for Eastern Europe as Post Office reveals best value cities for a pound-stretching break

    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

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