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  • ​Families adopt money-saving measures to avoid budget-busting holiday rip offs


    Over three-quarters of families are now taking steps to avoid holiday rip offs after 72 per cent got caught out on their last holiday abroad Holidaymakers’ savings tips include taking food from the breakfast buffet Biggest gripes: charges for paying on plastic; entry to attractions; excursion costs and meal and drink prices on flights and in resorts
    As families prepare to j

  • Post Office makes a wheely special delivery in time for Pride

    Three Post Office rainbow vans will be out and about across the UK this summer The vans help to mark the first year the Post Office will take part in the LGBT+ community’s Pride celebrations

    Post Office has found a unique way to celebrate Pride this year, with some special rainbow vans hitting the roads over the summer, as the business prepares to take part in the annual celebratio

  • ​Holiday motorists face higher prices at the pumps across Europe

    Rising cost of crude oil pushes up pump prices in European motoring holiday destinations (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymotoring)
    A litre of unleaded petrol will cost 16p more than last year in France, the most popular holiday motoring destination. Diesel has risen by even more: 21p
    Filling the tank costs least in Andorra: 95p for diesel and £1.08 for unleaded
    Diesel drivers will pay up to

  • Post Office reveals the tribes redefining midlife and beyond

    Nearly seven out of 10 people aged over 50 (68%) say the traditional concept of retirement is no more – as they reveal their midlife motivations and ambitions ‘Midlife Tribes’ emerging in our changing society include ‘Elderpreneurs’, ‘Fitness Finders ’ and ‘New Horizonians’ with adventure, community and romance as top priorities for many as they embark on the next chapter of their lives

  • Post Office is ‘on the ball’ for the World Cup: Russian rubles available at all branches

    Football fans set to benefit from sterling’s strength against the ruble: 15 per cent up on June 2017 and 68 per cent up compared with five years ago
    The weak ruble means prices for food are drink are half that in France, which hosted Euro 2016, and 40 per cent lower than in Brazil, the last World Cup host
    Football fans planning trips to the World Cup are set to get far more ‘bang for their b

  • ​One in five feel left behind by digital revolution

    ●More than half struggle to use smart home devices (53%) and a fifth struggle with everyday devices including smartphones (17%) and apps (21%)
    ●Three quarters (73%) would like support to improve tech skills
    ●Post Office Broadband joins forces with Google Digital Garage to launch Digital Drop-ins across the country to help close skills gap and boost the nation’s digital confidence

    As

  • All Inclusive holidays may not be such a bargain

    - Extra spending by holidaymakers on All Inclusive packages reaches record high

    - Four-in-five families pay £139 for hotel extras on top of their paid-for package

    - Nine-in-ten fork out £292 extra on food and drink in local shops and restaurants

    - The extra spending means All Inclusive holidays are far more expensive than going B&B and eating out in resort restaurants in

  • Revealed: The new parent worries that can take you by surprise


    First-time parents disclose the unexpected worries arising in the early weeks and months of parenthood, including: developing a ‘fear of flying’, ‘gorillas escaping from the zoo’, ‘navigating public transport’ and ‘being left alone with the baby’ Parenting bloggers share their personal experiences and advice on how they tackled their biggest worries at the time All parents of children u

  • ​Sterling recovery means cash bonus for holidaymakers – but currency sales suggest long haul destinations may win out

    Holidaymakers visiting most overseas destinations this year are likely to benefit from a big cash bonus because of sterling’s strong recovery in recent months. However, when it comes to choosing a destination, Post OfficeTravel Money analysis of currency sales for its January-March 2018 Holiday Money Index suggests UK tourists may be looking further afield than Europe. Sales of long haul holiday

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