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20 July 2024 07:00

Family Holiday Report names European resorts where British holidaymakers will get more for their money

Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach has narrowly beaten Marmaris, Turkey to rate as best value for families Portugal’s Algarve remains cheapest of 14 eurozone destinations surveyed Big price variations persist across Europe with Ibiza costing twice as much as Sunny Beach But prices have risen in 12 of the 16 European holiday hotspots surveyed by Post Office and TUI Overspending is at a record high: 73% pare

23 March 2024 07:00

Revealed: the best value destinations worldwide for 2024

Long haul destinations top this year’s holiday costs barometer leaderboard: Vietnam, South Africa and Kenya offer the lowest prices Portugal is the only European destination in the top five as Turkey and Bulgaria lose ground Sterling’s surge accounts for price falls in 25 of 40 resorts and cities surveyed. Over half of Britons will travel abroad this year – and 60 per cent have already booked Mo

Marmaris - Ministry of Turkish Culture and Tourism

22 July 2023 07:00

Revealed: the European holiday hotspots where families will get the most for their money

British families heading off to Europe in July and August are likely to find the cheapest resort prices in Turkey, Portugal and Bulgaria, according to new research.

10 July 2023 07:05

Post Office partners with Air Doctor to launch exclusive travel insurance service for holidaymakers abroad

Post Office is pleased to announce a partnership with Air Doctor, a globally recognised leader in healthcare access services. This collaboration aims to revolutionise the travel experience for customers by adding comprehensive non-emergency medical assistance to the award-winning travel insurance provider’s cover.

1 July 2023 07:00

Revealed: Where to get the cheapest fuel in Europe’s holiday destinations – and how to avoid costly fines

A third of Britons visiting Europe this year plan to drive while on holiday – either in their own car or in a rental vehicle1, according to the Post Office Travel Money Motoring on the Continent report

10 June 2023 07:00

Overspending is a growing holiday habit Most Britons bust their spending budget on trips abroad by hundreds of pounds

Despite pressures exerted by the cost of living crisis at home, this year’s Post Office Travel Money Holiday Spending Report reveals that growing numbers of Britons are prioritising holidays and plan to travel abroad this year.

13 May 2023 07:00

Revealed: Europe’s top cities for a pound-stretching break

Lisbon has emerged as the best value of 35 cities surveyed for Post Office Travel Money’s 16th annual City Costs Barometer, beating a strong challenge from Eastern European cities Vilnius and Krakow

South Africa waterfront pierhead and Table Mountain

25 March 2023 07:00

Revealed: destinations offering the lowest prices worldwide and the holiday hotspots already proving popular choices

Post Office Travel Money reveals that millions of Britons who have taken trips abroad rate holidays as their biggest priority after paying for food, energy and other essential bills

25 February 2023 07:00

Red Sea resorts may be 2023’s bargain choice after the Egyptian pound crashed against sterling at a time when other holiday favourites have seen their currencies surge in value

A dramatic fall in the value of the Egyptian pound could make Sharm el-Sheikh and other Red Sea resorts a bargain choice for Britons looking to holiday abroad in 2023

Borovets (Bulgaria), which is the cheapest resort for adult skiers according to the Post Office 2023 Ski report

10 December 2022 07:00

Demand for ski holidays soars but resort prices have risen

Pent-up demand for ski holidays means that bookings have bounced back from their pandemic lows and are exceeding pre-Covid levels, according to Post Office Ski Resort Report

12 November 2022 07:00

In the market for a European Christmas shopping bargain

Latvia’s capital city, Riga, emerges as the bargain choice for a European shopping trip for the fourth time running in Post Office Travel Money’s Christmas Markets Barometer, the first report to be published since 2019.

8 October 2022 07:00

Revealed: the winter sun destinations offering best value: Prices down in Thailand, Dubai, Vietnam, Brazil and Jamaica

Research reveals that many Britons considering trips abroad will cut their spending budget or choose a cheaper destination in view of sterling’s volatility

26 September 2022 14:37

Post Office Travel Money statement on currency market

Commenting on what Post Office is seeing in the currency market on 26 September, Nick Boden, Head of Post Office Travel Money, the UK’s largest provider of foreign currency, said:
“The current fall in sterling against many currencies varies quite significantly. For example, while sterling is down by over 20 per cent against the US dollar and currencies like the UAE dirham, Barbados dollar and

3 September 2022 07:00

Athens and Lisbon beat off challenge from Eastern Europe to rate as best value in annual City Costs Barometer

Athens and Lisbon have emerged as best value for an autumn break in Europe, according to the annual Post Office Travel Money City Costs Barometer

9 August 2022 13:40

As Brits head abroad, Covid leaves a lasting impact on how to prepare for travel

New research from Post Office Travel Insurance* has found how much the impact of Covid and ongoing travel issues have changed UK sunseekers’ attitudes towards planning for the continuing uncertainties of travel in 2022 and into 2023.

25 June 2022 08:00

Sun, sea and spend! Seven-in-ten holidaymakers blow budgets in hotspots abroad

Over half of those surveyed in the latest Post Office poll say they will travel abroad this year – citing the high cost of UK breaks as a key factor (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidayspending) Careful budgeting crucial to avoid busting budget as 7-in-10 overspent by 38% on last holiday Nearly two-thirds (63%) also said they had been ripped off on their last trip abroad All Inclusive trips will be pop

28 May 2022 07:00

Revealed: This year’s best value holiday destinations abroad - recommended by the Britons who have visited them

Past visitors give the highest approval ratings to Spain’s mainland resorts and islands Britons also tip Greece (89%), Portugal (88%) and Turkey (88%) as good value Bargain Bulgaria gets a lower rating than more expensive Croatia Mexico and Thailand score best among long haul destinations Dubai and Scandinavia get the worst good value rating
Sterling’s falls against holiday currencies in th

19 March 2022 08:00

Revealed: the world’s best value holiday hotspots and the destinations already proving popular with Britons in 2022

37% price fall makes Turkey cheapest of 36 destinations surveyed in Post Office’s global barometer of tourist costs – beating Bulgaria to the top spot for the first time Bulgaria may prove a more popular choice, as its currency outperforms the Turkish lira and joins Mexican peso in Post Office 10 bestselling currencies for the first time South Africa is best value long haul, while Orlando enters

29 January 2022 07:00

Good news for skiers: prices have fallen downhill as the full range of European ski resorts reopen to British visitors

Prices have fallen in two-thirds of the ski resorts surveyed for the Ski Resort Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/skireport2022) but costs vary by hundreds of pounds Bulgarian resorts are again cheapest, while Swiss ones remain the priciest Italy’s Bardonecchia is the best value in the Eurozone
Following France’s decision to reopen its borders to British tourists, ski enthusiasts now have a ful

12 November 2021 09:55

Post Office Travel Insurance sales surpass pre-pandemic levels for the first time, following surge in demand after travel restrictions eased

Post Office today announces that sales of travel insurance have surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time since the pandemic began.

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