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Millions Could Cut Costs On Travel Insurance

More than six million holiday makers in the UK could have saved money by opting for annual travel insurance cover, claim new industry figures. When we book our main annual holiday most of us know that we need to get some travel insurance as well. However, it seems that many people do not realise that getting travel in...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

UK Holidaymakers Make Easy Prey

We all deserve a break every now and then and many of us look forward to our holidays for months. However, the best planned vacation can be ruined when you are robbed. It seems this is a big problem for us, as British people on holiday lost out to the tune of £200 million through holiday thefts last year, a trav...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Budget Airlines Forced To Payout For Delays

We all look forward to our yearly break and do not want anything to go wrong. However, when the flight to or from our destination is delayed or even cancelled this can ruin anyone’s holiday. Particularly bad, it seems, are the so called budget airlines who offer cheaper prices for less frills. In recent news bud...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

UK Drivers Risk Brush With Cops While On Holiday

Travel insurance is often touted as the first line of protection against crooks, but it can also prove handy when (inadvertently or not) tourists step onto the other side of the law. A poll by the travel insurance industry has revealed that almost half of all Britons risk a brush with the local gendarmerie when drivin...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Travel Insurance A Must In Addition To EHIC

We all know that when we go on holiday it is wise to also get insurance to cover our trip. However, some people are relying on the E111 form to cover any medical costs and not taking out travel insurance. This is a misguided approach it seems. Travel insurance firms have warned holidaymakers not to assume that the imp...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

UK Swaps Skis For Sailing On the High Seas

The cruise has officially usurped the skiing holiday's place in the affections of the UK, with more people sailing into the sunset this winter than heading to the piste. With more people wanting to have more control over their holidays a cruise is ideal; you can wear what you want, eat when you want (and with whom you ...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Snowboarding Safer Than Skiing

Many of us look forward to our two week holiday every year and for some that is to hit the slopes. For most that is skiing but should we be looking to do more snowboarding Implausibly, travel insurance companies have announced they have discovered that skiing is actually more dangerous than snowboarding. Recent trav...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Winter Olympics Inspires Skiers

The Winter Olympics occurs every four years and the sporting event is inspiring skiers across the country to don their thermals and head for the slopes. The games are awaited with great anticipation by many even those of us who do not indulge in any winter sports ourselves. The games brings the nation together behind ...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Love Is Free But Make Sure Your Insurance Is Up To Date

Britons may be willing to splash out on romance for Valentine’s Day, but being British their wooing all too often ends in tears, home insurance companies have claimed. They should know - home insurance firms are the ones left paying for our ham-fisted attempts at the delicate art of seduction. Diamond engagemen...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Romantic Brits Plan Trips Abroad To Propose

Many women find the idea of a proposal at the top of the Eifel tower or on a sunny Barcelona beach the peak of romantic love. And many men agree that they would like to get engaged in a foreign city rather than in the UK. This is all lovely but what if you lose the ring Travel insurance may be more pragmatic than roma...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Over 50 And Still Fighting Fit

The older people become, the younger they feel and the more likely they are to see “old age” as a time occurring later in life, according to a national survey on aging. It seems, that with the average age of the population ever increasing, we are seeing more and more older people still living as if they wer...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Brits On Holiday Recovering From The Night Before

We all look forward to our two weeks in the sun. After working all year to pay for it we are ready for a relaxing break. However, it seems that many of us are ‘wasting’ time away recovering from the excesses of binge drinking. Collectively, UK holidaymakers spend over 350,000 weeks every year languishing i...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

A Broken Leg May Cost More Than You Think On Holiday

Although holidays are supposed to be relaxing times for us; sometimes the worst happens and one of our party sustains and injury. This is why it is vitally important to have good travel insurance before you set off. The medical and relocation bills can be exceedingly expensive. Now it seems that where you go can also m...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Consumer Watchdog Gives Rights Warning

Many of us spend all year dreaming of those two precious weeks away and most of us will have no problems apart from a few hangovers and some dodgy meals. However, there are a significant number of holiday makers who's time away does not go according to plan and we should be more clued up as to what to do when things go...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Foreign Office (FO) Warns Badly Behaved Brits Not To Expect Jail Aid

Many of us have been tempted by the excess on holiday and have risked trouble by having a few too many to drink. It seems, however, that we should think before we get ourselves into trouble as we may not get the help we expect. The Foreign Office (FO) has warned boozy and badly behaved Britons not to expect British Em...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Half Of UK Drivers Not Prepared For Foreign Roads

Many people now take their cars on holiday with them. It can be more convenient to have your own transport at your destination plus there is no luggage allowance. However, many do not realise that some preparation is required when driving abroad, even in Europe. Over half of all drivers in the UK fail to prepare for t...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Drunken Holiday Makers Should Foot The Bill For Consulate Care

With the rise of cheap flights there has been a massive increase in the number of people travelling from the UK to European cities for weekend breaks. Stag and hen dos are a fashionable reason for travelling and can make the experience of your last ‘fling’ as a singleton extra special. Places such as Barcel...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Millions Of Holidaymakers Could Face Disaster

Millions of holidaymakers planning on cutting out the middle man by booking their holiday online this summer could be facing financial disaster when abroad. Over the summer months, over 11 million people are estimated to bypass travel agents and book their own accommodation, flights and hire cars for their holidays. ...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

School Holiday Breaks Can Cost Up To Two Thirds More

We all look forward to our annual two weeks away with the family. However, many of us rankle at the thought that we are penalised on price because we have children of school age and have to take our breaks during the school holidays. It seems we are right to be annoyed by the price hike. Family holidays taken while sc...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010

Holidaymakers Warned About Hire Car Dangers

Tourists have been warned to carefully inspect any hire cars they may take abroad while on holiday. New research has warned of the hidden charges, death-trap defects and insurance rip-offs waiting to ensnare the unwary traveller. Threadbare tyres, worn brake pads, barely road worthy vehicles with 200,000 km on the cl...16:36 Mon 24th May 2010