Hot stuff for cool summer holidays

Useful information:

• Journey booked, suitcase packed, all you’re missing are the medical supplies. More specifically: you need to prepare a first-aid kit, get booster jabs, gather all your important personal (insurance) information and store it digitally, if possible. Incidentally: with the free electronic patient record (EPR), you have digital access to your important health data at all times in Switzerland and abroad. Open your electronic patient record onlineTarget not accessible.
• Do you want to receive your mail at your holiday address? Or would you prefer to store it with us while you’re away? We will be happy to send your consignments to your temporary address or to securely retain them so that your letter box doesn’t overflow, accidentally revealing you are away to people you don’t know. Go straight to our service.
• Make convenient payments, even abroad. Credit card or debit card? It’s best to take both of them on holiday so you can be flexible and have an alternative. As a rule, use a credit card for booking flights, hotels and rental cars, and use a debit card for everyday essentials. Ideally, both would be PostFinance cards.

Tips:

• For better currency exchange fees, always select the local currency when paying.
• Debit cards are generally the first choice for cash withdrawals abroad. Before making a withdrawal, however, be sure to quickly check your debit/credit card conditions.
• If they are PostFinance cards: in the PostFinance App, you can block your cards yourself in an emergency (and unblock them again if necessary).  
• Leave your wallet in the hotel safe – and store your PostFinance debit or credit card in your smartphone wallet or another wearable and pay in next to no time. Please note: with Samsung Pay, it is currently only possible to store your credit card.
• Speaking of mobile payment: cash withdrawals with the PostFinance Card can now be made worldwide via Apple Pay and Google Pay.
• Get properly insured: the PostFinance Gold and Platinum credit cards also offer insurance benefits for cancellation costs, flight delays or luggage, as well as travel accident insurance.
• Our special tip: See blog at postfinance.ch “How does a credit card benefit me when on my travels?”
• Useful links about foreign currencies:
  • Ordering foreign currency made easy: with the PostFinance service, you’ll be well prepared for your holiday.
  • Holiday money in a foreign currency: what you should watch out for when paying and withdrawing money abroad
• With the PostFinance App, you can keep on top of everything at all times. For the holiday period, we recommend:
  • Activate card: if you need to, deactivate geoblocking for your card when travelling outside Switzerland and the EU (via “More” > “My card” > select relevant card > “Geoblocking”)
  • Adjust limits: check your cards’ daily and monthly limits and adjust them if necessary (via “More” > “My card” > select the relevant card > “Card limits”)
  • Keep track: activate push notifications for transactions (via “More” > “Notifications”). This allows you to keep an eye on your account and react quickly in an emergency.

It’s great to discover...

• M is for Majorca or the Maldives? Not necessarily! Why not follow the lead of four million people in Switzerland who like to explore the country’s more than 65,000 kilometres of hiking trails? While it may be colder AHEM not as hot here during the holiday season as it is in the classic holiday hotspots in southern Europe, Switzerland still offers so much to discover and enjoy. Combine this with the comprehensive hiking and excursion service provided by PostBus and the Swiss hiking trailsTarget not accessible. It’s not just cool, it’s simply magic! On hiking experiences for families, you’ll find a host of family-friendly hiking routes – just take a look and be inspired! You can also order the latest hiking map to your home free of charge.
• Specifically, “Magic!” is exactly what the PostBus services are: there are around 50 special tourist connections and many other leisure routes throughout Switzerland that PostBus uses to take travellers to beautiful places by public transport from early summer through to October. These services allow day-trippers to explore spectacular scenic spots and help relieve the strain on these natural gems caused by private transport. Passengers can choose from seven summer routes via the Grimsel, Susten, Furka, Gotthard and Nufenen Central Alps passes alone. At a gradient of 28 degrees, the steepest summer seasonal route leads to Griesalp in the Bernese Oberland, while the longest is the four-pass route from Meiringen, clocking in at a whopping 8 hours and 46 minutes! Click here for excursion tips in the different regions.

• 1 hiking map, 12 animal routes for families: each path on these family hikes comes with an animal character, such as Emma, the friendly marmot, or Hans, the courageous ibex. And on the back? You’ll of course find the popular snakes and ladders – now with a brand new design. Order free of charge now and have it delivered straight to your home.
• Our stamps with fresh summer motifs bring the warmth of the summer to your envelope in style. Order the new summer stamps.
• The most beautiful summer postcards... ... are your own! With the PostCard Creator App, you can turn your favourite photo moments on your mobile into postcards quickly and easily. And surprise your friends and family with a personal postcard. With the app, you can create a postcard on your very own smartphone and send it within Switzerland or abroad. The many design options available to you make postcards a very personal greeting.