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  • South Africa regains top spot in new Long Haul Holiday Report as sterling boosts spending power in many destinations

    South Africa regains top spot in new Long Haul Holiday Report as sterling boosts spending power in many destinations

    Falling local prices help Cape Town overtake Vietnam and Tokyo to rate as the best value long haul holiday destination for the first time in six years (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Far East looks a better bargain than the Caribbean, taking three of the five best value places Prices are down in over half of destinations – and in eight of the chart’s top 10 Biggest falls were recorded in Barbado

  • NO TIME TO STUDY: NEW RESEARCH UNCOVERS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WEIGHED DOWN BY LIFE ADMIN & SOCIALISING ON CAMPUS

    NO TIME TO STUDY: NEW RESEARCH UNCOVERS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WEIGHED DOWN BY LIFE ADMIN & SOCIALISING ON CAMPUS

    A Post Office branch in East Anglia is helping students with their life admin tasks so they can spend more time on things that are important to them
    New research from Post Office reveals four fifths of students [1](82%) feel that non-academic responsibilities interfere with their ability to attend lectures or complete assignments Nearly half of students (49%) will handle their own life admin f

  • Nick Read to step down as Post Office CEO in March 2025

    Nick Read to step down as Post Office CEO in March 2025

    The Post Office today announces that after five years Nick Read has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and leave Post Office on 15 March 2025.
    Nick was appointed CEO in September 2019, with a remit to modernise the Post Office.
    In November 2019, Nick led the settlement with the Group Litigation claimants, beginning the journey to address the wrongs of the past and to reset the

  • Cash transactions at Post Offices show sustained strong demand for cash throughout summer months

    Cash transactions at Post Offices show sustained strong demand for cash throughout summer months

    Post Offices handled £3.64bn in cash deposits and withdrawals in August Across the UK, there was a strong year-on-year increase in business and personal cash deposits Personal cash deposits across the UK exceeded £1.52bn, a 13.74% year-on-year increase, whilst business cash deposits exceeded £1.18bn across the UK, a 3.86% increase year-on-year Wales experienced a particularly strong level of

  • SUN SEEKING HOLIDAYMAKERS PLANNING LAST-MINUTE TRIPS ABROAD RISK GETTING CAUGHT OUT

    SUN SEEKING HOLIDAYMAKERS PLANNING LAST-MINUTE TRIPS ABROAD RISK GETTING CAUGHT OUT

    August Bank holiday travellers urged to be aware of little-known rule around passport expiry dates
    Around a third (31%) of UK residents plan to book last-minute August Bank Holiday trips abroad to get their sunshine fix after up and down summer weather With the majority of travellers (66%) planning to go to EU destinations, a quarter (25%) are unaware of the 10-year passport rule which could

  • Brits are wasting millions on fees by using their bank cards on holiday

    Brits are wasting millions on fees by using their bank cards on holiday

    New research by Post Office reveals confusion about overseas bank charges and exchange rates
    Travellers could be losing a collective £845million in fees from using their bank card abroad.
    A study of 2,000 holidaymakers found 45 per cent incurred charges for using their bank card outside of the UK in the last 12 months, with the average annual bill coming in at £21.79 each. With ONS figures s

  • Post Office statement on BBC documentary

    Post Office statement on BBC documentary

    Commenting on the BBC documentary ‘Surviving the Post Office’ which airs on BBC 1 on 22 July 2024, a Post Office spokesperson, said:
    “We are truly sorry for the suffering caused to so many people by Post Office’s past actions. We continue to learn from our mistakes and are committed to transforming today’s Post Office, rebuilding trust, and moving forward for our current postmasters and the 10

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

    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

  • After two record-breaking cash handling months at Post Offices, unseasonable weather sees small dip in June

    After two record-breaking cash handling months at Post Offices, unseasonable weather sees small dip in June

    Post Offices saw cash deposits and withdrawals total a record £3.57 billion in May, beating the previous record high set in April 2024 (£3.48 billion). In June, cash transactions totalled £3.43 billion – with unseasonable weather resulting in a dip in business cash deposits – but was still the fourth highest amount on record. Business cash deposits totalled £1.13 billion in June, down both 3.4%

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