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  • 10 Tips For Safe Travel Abroad
    Book ahead

    It is tempting to turn up at a town and find a place to stay once you arrive, but it does pay to book your accommodation ahead – if your transport is delayed, you could arrive at a new destination in the middle of the night, and the last thing you want is to be running around, looking for a hotel
  • The Myths of Travel Insurance
    Holiday insurance is complicated; I’m not going to deny it There’s such a huge range of policies across companies and price ranges with such subtle differences that it can be a real struggle to stay on top and know which is for you
  • Six Cruise Ship Safety Tips
    With cruises growing more and more popular, people are more concerned about things going wrong on their travels That many people in one place seems like an ideal opportunity for thieves, and this combined with the risk of needing medical attention at sea can be off-putting
  • Safety in South America
    Between the awe inspiring sights of Peru, the brilliance of ‘Carnaval’ in Brazil and the sense of adventure in Argentina, South America has a huge amount to offer travelers of all ages and experience, but many are put off by the dangerous reputation the area has The truth is that the majority of travelers have their trip and come back with no bad experiences and a selection of unforgettable memories
  • Travel Insurance – Read the Small Print!
    With cheap travel insurance available more widely than ever before, the vast majority of travellers will buy some kind of insurance policy before they go away But how many people actually know what they are buying
  • Ski Travel Insurance – 5 Reasons Why You Need It
    Every year, millions of people go skiing around the world, and despite the wide availability of cheap ski travel insurance there are still many who travel without full cover There are plenty of things that go wrong on a skiing holiday, ranging from injury and equipment loss to bad weather and cancellation costs, and while it’s easy to say “it won’t happen to me”, you can face enormous costs if run into trouble without insurance
  • Gap Year Advice For Worldwide Travel
    If you are preparing to disappear around the world on a gap year adventure, finding cheap travel insurance, researching the laws of a country and drawing up an itinerary to give to friends and family are probably some of the furthest things from your mind, but they shouldn’t be Gap years are all about adventure, building experience and getting some great memories, but a holiday that lurches from one disaster to another will provide adventure of a very different kind and give you the kind of memories that you’d rather forget
  • 5 Countries Where You Must Have Travel Insurance
    Many people are still tempted to scrimp on travel insurance, especially with short trips or visits to “safe” destinations But with cheap travel insurance now so widely and easily available, there’s really no excuse to travel uninsured, especially given how common insurance claims are for certain destinations
  • Learning From Terminal 5 – Tips To Ensure You’re Reunited With Lost Luggage
    Heathrow’s brand new, shiny Terminal 5 has had a rough time since it opened The Terminal 5 baggage scandal has seen thousands of pieces of luggage separated from their owners, and even now at the time of writing there are an estimated 20,000+ pieces of lost baggage still at large
  • Travel Insurance Fraud: 10 Things You Should Know
    Contemplating committing fraud is a serious matter, but many people simply don’t realise that when they exaggerate a travel insurance claim they are actually committing fraud While falsifying or exaggerating a travel insurance claim may seem like a harmless 'white lie', travel insurance fraud is a crime
  • 13 Funny Travel Insurance Stories – Lucky For Some, Less So For Others!
    Cheap travel insurance has a reputation of being quite a dull area to work in While it does have its dull routine moments, just like any other job, these are made up for by the occasional inspired funny travel insurance stories you hear
  • Travel Insurance And Kenya’s Election – Your Rights
    The recent Kenya elections have led to huge fallout in the country and beyond When it was announced that President Mwai Kibaki had won the election by just 230,000 votes (out of 10,000,000 constituents) widespread political fury spread across the country – and violence broke out
  • Planning A Trip And Enjoying Your Holiday: A Travel Check List
    Common wisdom tells us that a death of a loved one and moving house are the two most stressful events a person can go through in the modern world Not being an estate agent or a funeral director, I can’t really comment on either of these – but I do feel qualified to discuss another stressful area – planning a trip and preparing to go on holiday
  • Travel Insurance FAQs
    There are a lot of misconceptions related to travel insurance, and understandably most people aren’t as well versed in the fine details of travel insurance as I am – I can’t say that I blame them However, many misconceptions put people at risk of spending unnecessary amounts of money on areas that could and should be covered by their travel insurance policy
  • At Your Own Risk: 10 Countries Where Travel Insurance Won't Be Able To Help You
    The foreign and commonwealth office draws up an extensive list of countries that should not be travelled to quite regularly, and is from that, that our, and other global travel insurance providers’, underwriters decide which countries travel insurance should be provided for We look at the government travel advice and decide from that whether or not we can provide insurance to travelers

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