Topics: Leisure

  • Holiday Money Index reveals strong demand for Caribbean and South American currencies as winter sun season gets underway

    Holiday Money Index reveals strong demand for Caribbean and South American currencies as winter sun season gets underway
    Post Office Travel Money’s latest Holiday Money Index covering foreign currency sales from 1st January to 30th September 2019 confirms a strong appetite for overseas travel even though ongoing volatility in currency markets is having a daily impact on the value of sterling as

  • Rate of Sale: UK property takes almost two weeks longer to sell than last year

    Nationwide, the average time it takes to sell a home has increased by nearly two weeks in the last year, to 114 days Homes in Oxford, one of the least affordable cities in the UK, take the longest to sell, staying on the market for an average of nearly five months (152 days) Aberdeen is the second slowest-selling city (151 days), despite Scotland’s quick legal process which helped Edinburgh and

  • Post Office reports third consecutive year of trading profit for 12 months ending 31 March 2019

    Post Office increases year on year trading profit in 2018/19 to £60 million. A £25 million increase on the previous financial year. A 2% increase in turnover to £972 million. Up from £956 million in 2017/18
    The Post Office has reported that its trading profit for 2018/19 was £60 million, an increase of £25 million compared with the previous financial year. This was its third consecutive

  • Bansko regains top spot for cheapest family skiing but Italian resorts rate as best value overall

    • Bulgaria’s Bansko is cheapest for family skiing out of 25 ski resorts surveyed • Italy trumps Austria, France and Switzerland to take four of the top five places in the Family Ski Resort Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyskiing) • Prices have fallen in six of the most popular European resorts – but families can expect to pay over 10 per cent more in Grindelwald and Kranjska Gora

  • UK drivers not up to speed with necessary driving licence updates

    Over two-fifths (44%) of UK drivers are unaware that driving licences must be renewed every 10 years Over half (51%) don’t know when their driving licence expires, despite serious consequences for driving with an out-of-date licence Almost three million people possess an out-of-date licence
    Over two-fifths of UK drivers (44%) don’t know their driving licences must be renewed every 10

  • Post Office announces new agreement with 28 UK banks to ensure millions of people across the UK have national free access to everyday banking services

    130 MILLION CASH WITHDRAWALS, DEPOSITS AND BALANCE ENQUIRIES UNDERTAKEN BY CUSTOMERS OF UK BANKS AT POST OFFICE BRANCHES LAST YEAR OVER 11,500 POST OFFICE BRANCHES PROVIDE A LIFELINE TO CASH WITHDRAWALS FOR MORE VULNERABLE CUSTOMERS AND THOSE LIVING IN URBAN DEPRIVED AND RURAL AREAS NEW AGREEMENT ENSURES THAT THE RIGHT PAYMENT LEVELS ARE IN PLACE FOR POSTMASTERS PROVIDING THESE ESSENTIAL SERV

  • ​Post Office refreshes partnership with Bank of Ireland

    Relationship extended from 2023 to at least 2026 Renewed partnership will focus on retail savings, residential mortgages and loans New arrangement enables Post Office to engage with new partners and expand its financial services offer
    The Post Office has announced that it has refreshed its long term financial services partnership with Bank of Ireland (through Bank of Ireland (UK) plc).
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  • Eastern Europe cities revealed as best value for culture vultures as two-in-five choose a city break primarily for its cultural attractions

    Budapest is cheapest of 18 cultural capitals for the second year running with Prague and Warsaw offering next best value
    Costs fall in five of the 18 cities, led by Moscow (down 30%) and Berlin (down 17%)
    Dublin remains best value in the Eurozone - under half the cost in Milan and Madrid
    London culture costs a third less than New York
    The low cost of world-class culture has made a trio

  • New Group Chief Executive at Post Office, Nick Read, starts today

    Nick Read, the newly appointed Group Chief Executive at the Post Office, has today (16 September) started with the business.
    Mr Read was previously CEO at both Extra Energy, and Nisa Retail, after senior roles at Tesco, Thomas Cook, Vodafone, HBOS and Lloyds Banking Group.
    Commenting on his first day as Group CEO of Post Office, Nick Read said:
    “I am delighted to have started at one of th

  • ​Revealed: the long haul holiday destinations where winter sun getaways will cost the least – and the most

    Long Haul Holiday Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) reveals that while local price falls in half of 30 destinations surveyed will cushion the impact of sterling’s slide, UK visitors can expect to pay more than last year in three-quarters of resorts and cities
    Tokyo, Cape Town and Bali offer the best value, but there are big falls in Antigua, 28 per cent cheaper than last year, and Dubai, w

  • ​State of the FTB Market: 56% of UK properties are affordable for first-time buyer

    Post Office Money annual study reveals the hotspots and coldspots for first-time buyers looking to get on the ladder Post Office Money reveals the most affordable places in the UK with Blackpool, Southampton and Greater Manchester towns such as Wigan and Oldham topping the list First-time buyer coldspots revealed in the historic cities of Oxford, Cambridge and York The average house price (£

  • ScottishPower Smart Meter customers can now top up their meters through Post Office and Payzone bill payments network

    Post Office and Payzone Bill Payments launch payment services for ScottishPower Smart Metering ScottishPower customers can now top up their meters conveniently at nearly 25,000 locations from today The move will offer more choice for ScottishPower customers, in turn driving footfall to both Post Office branches and Payzone outlets
    Post Office and Payzone Bill Payments have launched payme

  • ​New generation cities snap at heels of traditional favourites

    Post Office Travel Money and Airbnb join forces to identify best value in top 10 growth cities
    Little-known cities in Eastern Europe dominate the city holiday destinations that are showing the greatest growth in demand for Airbnb accommodation
    Lviv in Ukraine heads that list and is cheapest in a new Post Office costs barometer
    Bari in southern Italy is western Europe’s best value among t

  • Bank on the Post Office for easy access to holiday cash - 57 percent of people on UK Staycations have struggled to find a bank or ATM to make cash withdrawals

    Cash remains king for many retailers – more than half (53 per cent) of people had visited a cash only retailer in the last year More than a quarter (27 per cent) of people unable to buy gifts and souvenirs from cash only retailers (such as markets or traders) and a further quarter (26 per cent) unable to treat themselves or family at chosen eatery 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK, in

  • Post Office joins Government’s GCloud 11 framework, offering full suite of identity services

    Post Office has joined the Government Digital Framework, GCloud 11, enabling government departments to offer people a suite of ‘bricks and clicks’ identity services Services available include Digital Identity, In-branch Verification and Document Certification. Allows departments to take advantage of the convenience of the Post Office network; 93% of people in the UK live within 1 mile of a br

  • Post Office expands range with new 7-year fixed rate mortgages

    Launch of new 7 year fixed rate mortgage products Headline rate of 2.32% fixed (with a product fee) or 2.51% fixed (without a product fee) All products are available at 75% LTV
    Post Office has launched today (31st July) a new suite of competitive fixed rate products across the Post Office mortgage range.
    Those purchasing a property or moving house can benefit from either a headline

  • ​Revealed: The resort rip offs that can bust the holiday budget

    Two-thirds of families say ‘rip-offs’ made them bust their holiday budget Charges for paying on debit and credit cards cost families an average of £120 extra Kids’ beach extras and fun park visits cost parents an average of £153 – 24 per cent of the holiday budget that families have set
    As schools break up for the summer this week, new research from Post Office Travel Money1 has revealed t

  • ​Post Office announces appointment of Nick Read as Group Chief Executive

    The Post Office has announced that Nick Read has been appointed as Group Chief Executive. Mr Read, who has 25 years of consumer and commercial experience, will join in September.
    Post Office Chairman Tim Parker said: “Nick brings to the Post Office a wealth of experience from a range of sectors, including convenience retail, banking, and travel, with a strong track record of commercial success

  • Western Union Collaborates with UK Post Office to Offer Digital International Payments

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Post Office Expands Cross-Border Financial Services Offering Across Its Digital Channel
    DENVER and LONDON, 18 JULY 2019 – Post Office Ltd, the United Kingdom’s largest retail network, and Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, today launched a collaborative service to offer UK consumers and businesses expanded digital interna

  • ​Family Holiday Report names European resorts where families will get most for their money but where pester power could bust the budget


    Resort prices fall in more than half the European resorts surveyed for the Family Holiday Report despite recent sterling falls (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyholidays)
    Bulgaria and Turkey are best bets for bargain-hunters looking to cut costs
    But meal costs and pester power for beach extras could rock the holiday boat as three-quarters of parents admit overspending by an average of £159

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