Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance More Important Than Tea Bags
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office found it necessary to remind Britons who are going abroad to visit relatives and friends this year that insurance should be higher on their “to do” list than tea bags. This comes after research by the Office found that Brits were more likely to take their favourite tea with them [...]
Sinking sun: Holidays in chaos as travel company Sun4u collapses
Just one month on from the collapse of Goldtrail, another travel firm has gone under. Birmingham based company Sun4U had fallen victim to the ash cloud crisis and suffered sustained poor trading leading up to their collapse on Wednesday of this week. It’s estimated that around 1,200 people are currently on Sun4u holidays and thousands [...]
Parents of balcony plunge holidaymaker face huge medical bills
Details are emerging today of British tourist Ryan Elley, 20, who fell 30ft from his hotel balcony while holidaying in the resort of Playa d’en Bossa, Ibiza. He is said to be in an induced coma after suffering serious head injuries and multiple fractures. His parents and grandmothers have now flown out to the island [...]
Travel insurers reveal record high for illnesses abroad
The need for adequate travel insurance is more essential than ever judging by figures released by The Association of British Insurers. Recently published statistics show that the cost of people falling ill while abroad hit a record high last year. As many of us head off to foreign shores this month and the summer holiday [...]
Liquid Gold: The Collapse of Goldtrail
What to learn from the collapse of holiday company Goldtrail This month, over 50,000 holidaymakers had their travel plans disrupted by the collapse of Goldtrail – a Greece and Turkey holiday specialist and the single biggest travel company in Turkey. Around 16,000 Goldtrail customers were actually on holiday when the firm went into administration on [...]
