SPAIN IS TOP HALF TERM HOLIDAY POUND-STRETCHER
Tourist Essentials Costa Lot Less On The Spanish Mainland
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UK’S SAVINGS POTENTIAL INCREASES - BUT 13 MILLION ADULTS SAVED NOTHING OVER THE LAST YEAR
Amount UK households have available to save (‘potential savings’) has increased by £124 in the last year – to £4,784* …but 13 million adults (26 per cent)** saved nothing over the last 12 months Eight million adults (17 per cent) have never saved at all Forecasts indicate the average amount available to save is expected to rise by 17 per cent by 2020 to £5,591 but many UK households are unlikel
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POST OFFICE MONEY LAUNCHES NEW MORTGAGE DEALS
Post Office Money has today launched a new range of competitive mortgage rates, as it continues its bid to become one of the UK’s leading financial services providers.
The new range of mortgage deals includes:
60% LTV 1.45% two-year fixed rate mortgage (£995) 60% LTV 1.15% two-year fixed rate mortgage (£1,995) 75% LTV 1.85% two-year fixed rate mortgage (no fee) 75% LTV 2.58% five-year f -
WINTER SUN SHINES ON FAR EAST HOLIDAY RESORTS
Strength of sterling helps prices in long haul hotspots plummet by up to 41 per cent
Bali retains its best value rating for the third year running in the Post Office Travel Money Long Haul Holiday Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Price of meals, drinks and other tourist staples fall in half of the 33 destinations surveyed – by 41 per cent in Penang Tokyo has third cheapest tourist item -
HOMEOWNERSHIP A DISTANT DREAM FOR NINE MILLION RENTERS
Nine million UK renters (45 per cent) say they will never be able to afford their own home UK adults expect to be 36 years old before they take their first steps on the property ladder - compared with 35 last year Over two million renters (11 per cent) don’t want to buy a property People expect to spend eight and a half years saving for a deposit
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Long Haul Destinations Sweep The Board In Fastest Growing Currencies Summer Chart
Summer success for Destinations ‘Down Under’ as New Zealand dollar tops list of Post Office Travel Money Fastest Growing Currencies for June-August Strong pound and falling prices make Japan an affordable holiday option Winter sun success looms for Peru and Costa Rica after currency sales boom Eastern Europe set to score for autumn breaks as sales surge for Czech and Hungarian currencies Sterlin
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POST OFFICE SET TO BE UK’S LARGEST RETAIL NETWORK OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK – 3,000 BRANCHES NOW OPEN SUNDAYS
Opening of Bergh Apton branch set in Green Pastures - a garden centre, farm shop and restaurant - hits 3,000 mark Post Office set to be UK’s largest retail network open on Sundays within a year Branches now open from early morning until late in the evening – some with 24/7 opening Sunday shopping comes of age – 21 years this weekend since shops first opened their doors on Sunday Post Office branc
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Dublin Is Best Bargain For Holidaymakers Who Turn Into Culture Vultures On A City Break
Dublin leapfrogs Eastern European capitals to rate cheapest for a highbrow break
Prices rise 12.5 per cent in London – still the most expensive European cultural capital surveyed
Transatlantic travellers will pay most of all – New York cultural attractions cost over £200 more than London
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Post Office continues to take on BT with ‘3 months free’ promotion
Post Office continues to take on BT with ‘3 months free’ promotion
Post Office - already the best value provider in the market for home phone line rental – is offering 3 months free home phone line rental to new customers for the next fortnight. The promotion runs until 7th September.
Post Office is already the cheapest in the market for monthly line rental charges but this summer promotion -
An Oldie But A Goldie New Post Office Report reveals Blackpool Is Still Our Favourite Beach
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
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POST OFFICE MONEY LAUNCHES NEW SAVINGS RATES
Post Office Money has today enhanced its range of savings products by increasing the rates on several products New offers include changes to its Online Saver and Online Bond Marks Post Office Money’s commitment to becoming a top five financial services provider by 2020 by offering competitive products
Post Office Money has today increased the interest rates on its Online Saver and Online Bo -
E-HICCUP FOR HOLIDAYMAKERS Confusion Reigns Over European Health Insurance Card
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
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