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
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Post Office Travel Money advises where to get ‘more bang for your buck’
Cyprus and Canaries top the chart for best value New Year holiday bargains
Orlando is the cheapest long haul destination – despite the strong dollar
Bali is the survey’s lowest-priced long haul beach resort and the only place where sterling will stretch further than a year ago
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• 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
Most sellers get an offer in less than three months, but one in three have experienced an offer fall through within the first three weeks of receiving it Properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow sell fastest – an average of 39 and 48 days, with Blackpool taking the longest time, despite being the UK’s most affordable location for first-time buyers Nationwide, the time it takes to sell a home has in
Post Office today becomes the 3,000th business to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant; a promise by the nation ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly. The Covenant signing, attended by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, took place at a special remembrance service to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
New digital check and send passport service available in 725 branches across the UK Move will create more choice for customers, including digital photographs Her Majesty’s Passport Office approved service Another step in the business’ ongoing transformation: 7,500 branches modernised since 2012, thousands of branches now open for longer, and more than 4,000 branches open seven days
Renters need £944 saved to cover a new deposit and spend £525 on moving costs such as rental van fees, childcare and agency fees – their entire savings pot Homebuyers underestimate cost of moving by a third - they need £10,132 saved in addition to their deposit to cover the cost of moving home - but have only budgeted for £6,782 Cost of moving is up 25 per cent for a home buyer and 13 per cent
Together, the two networks will provide nearly 25,000 locations at which customers can pay their household bills quickly and conveniently. Over-the-counter bill payments are a vital service for many customers to pay a wide range of bills, including phone, gas and electricity. The newly-approved acquisition will give the Post Office the opportunity to compete for more, and bigger,
The cost of entertaining kids has increased by 25% in the last year as parents splash out to beat the heat While half of parents (55%) think they have saved enough money to cover the cost of the school holidays – on average they are only saving 53% of the average cost of the summer (£316) One in four parents (25%) will put their saving habits on hold to entertain children over the summer Pos
The number of over 65s in work has doubled since records began – as half (46%) now believe modern retirement is about redefining how work fits into your life Only a third of over 65s now survive on the state pension alone (31%) – with one in ten (11%) seeing remortgaging, loans and equity release as sensible options to borrow money One in five workers of pensionable age (18%) have already retir
Post Office Family Holiday Report reveals price falls in two-thirds of the destinations surveyed (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyhol... strides against the lira make Turkey the best value holiday hotspot this year
Costa del Sol is cheapest Eurozone resort but prices are down 24 per cent in Corfu
‘Pester power’ means kids’ beach items set families back an average of £108 – while spending on meals
With the UK experiencing one of the hottest summers for years (with many seeing their warmest and driest June on record[1]), plenty of destinations across the UK are set to be tourist hot spots this summer.
From the hustle and bustle of the Big Smoke, to the more remote rolling fields of the countryside, the one thing holiday makers can be certain of - wherever they are in the UK - is t
