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Travel insurance void by non-disclosure
People who do not disclose information about their pre existing medical conditions and health problems could find themselves with a void travel insurance policy when they need it the most. That is the warning issued by Sainsbury's Finance, w...
Is a flying 'fat tax' about to become a reality?
Ryanair will tomorrow close a poll that asks what should be the airline's next 'tax', to add to its catalogue of charges such as wheelchair use and payment by debit card. It's usually easy to ignore the airline's naked thirst for publicity....
Pet Airways: dogs welcome, sorry no humans
Unfortunately Rover will have to wait. While the first pet only airline is about to depart the United States, Britain still viewed as a bad behavior to the idea of taking Rover Pebbles Thumper or a plan. Not in the United States. Pet Airway...
Greece postpones the start of summer vacation
Attempts by the Greek government is struggling to revive its tourism industry by suspending landing charges are frustrated by the refusal of charters to go hungry to savings for passengers, according to a tour operator specializing in count...
1.3m free holiday Travel Insurance
Nearly 1.3 million Brits with pre-existing medical conditions travelled abroad without telling their travel insurers about their health issues. A move that is jeopardising insurance cover as well as holiday-goers' finances. Sam Marrs, Sains...
Thousands stranded by the blockade of ports by fishermen fre
Thousands of truckers and tourists were left stranded on both sides of the Channel today, after the french trawlermen high and quotas of cod blocked the main ports on the northern coast of France for a second day. The fishermen began their...
Trip canceled by the insurance non-disclosure
People who do not disclose information about their pre existing medical conditions and health problems could find themselves with a void travel insurance policy when they need it the most. That is the warning issued by Sainsbury's Finance,...
Cody Smart's Hitchhiking Adventure In Pictures
Cody Smart wanted to feel something, and so with $430 in the bank, an aversion to popular society and a thirst for the open road, he set off to hitchhike from New York to Alaska. He was robbed and nearly raped and killed, just as the naysaye...
New Orleans Heating Up
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Tourism officials hope low gasoline prices will encourage people to drive national parks and other attractions in Montana and Wyoming. (Dennis Anderson / Minneapolis Star Tribune / MCT / February 3, 2007) Some of N...
Slow Down London gives time to relax
His impatience with motorists, tube trains crowded, Barging pedestrians - and the stress of the financial turmoil - London may be ready for a break from the frenzy. Go Slow motion reaches the capital. This month, ten days of the festival, S...
Where to find the railway minister on his tour Britain visi
Nothing beats first-hand experience when you are responsible for an important public service. So tonight, while Parliament is in recess, I went over a period of five days national rail tour, from midnight on the sleeper from Paddington to T...
Tourists advised to stay out of Bangkok
British tourists are being warned not to travel to Bangkok unless their trip is absolutely essential. The Foreign Office has also advised travellers to review their plans for travel to other parts of Thailand after violent clashes between p...
Covering the gap
Taking a gap year is becoming increasingly popular and not restricted to the young, as many professionals are now taking time out of work to travel the world. However, things that go wrong far from home can quickly turn disastrous. A good i...
Holiday health costs stop treatment
British holidaymakers are risking their health while abroad due to concerns over the cost of overseas healthcare and insurance, a new survey has shown. A new study released today by the Department of Health (DoH) reveals that while almost h...
Channel Island visitors need travel insurance
From April 1st, Brits travelling to the Channel Islands will no longer be able to receive free care for illness or injury, as a decades-old agreement comes to an end. The agreement, which has been in place between the UK and the Channel Isl...
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Official Dubai advice: hold your breath if algae attack It has been a tricky week for Dubai. Hot on the heels of a television documentarys expos of appalling conditions suffered by migrant workers, holidaymakers have been warned not to brea...
Learn to fly a 737 in an hour
have two recurring nightmares. The first is that Im five years old and dad is picking me up from school. To get to the car (a 1976 Datsun Cherry), we have to cross the sort of rickety bridge you really wouldnt have at the end of a school dri...
Britons urged to reconsider Bangkok travel plans
Britons planning to travel to Bangkok should review their plans urgently, the Foreign Office said today, after the Thai Government declared a state of emergency in the capital. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Thai Prime Minister, announced the measu...
Dialysis cruises let kidney patients travel
Anyone on dialysis who is struggling to find travel insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions could benefit from booking a holiday that takes their health issues into account. According to the AFP, a market is emerging for d...
Annual travel insurance could benefit frequent fliers
With a quarter of Brits over 50 typically holidaying twice a year, many people could benefit from taking out an annual travel insurance policy. According to research conducted by Saga, seven million people enjoy going abroad each year, with...
Ryanair issues travel insurance warning
Ryanair has urged its passengers to take out travel insurance following the introduction of changes to the way that flights are sold. From April 2nd, airlines are no longer allowed to include holiday insurance in their prices by default, me...
EHIC 'not a replacement' for annual travel insurance
Holidaymakers have been warned that their European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) do not provide adequate cover to replace the need for holiday insurance . The NHS Rotherham Health Advice Centre has warned people planning trips abroad to be...
World First extends travel insurance to cover loyalty point
World First Travel Insurance has extended all of its policies to cover holidays paid for using points from loyalty schemes such as Airmiles, Tesco Clubcard and Nectar this summer. The provider decided to update its policies - including sing...
Brits holidaying at home 'ignoring travel insurance'
More than five million people in Britain this year plan to cut back on an insurance policy, with 22 per cent considering giving up travel insurance. That is according to provider LV=, which has published new statistics suggesting that nearly...
AXA Updates Travel Insurance to Include Channel Islands Cove
AXA Insurance has updated its travel insurance policies to include medical cover for UK residents visiting the Channel Islands. A recent Ministry of Health ruling has meant that people from the UK visiting the Channel Islands will no longer...
The Credit Crunch Sees More Brits Travelling in the UK
Recent reports from a tourism trade association have revealed that, despite cost cutting becoming a mainstream measure in UK households, many Brits are not cutting travel from their expenditures. Instead, they're choosing to holiday a littl...
Essentialtravel.co.uk retains Channel Island coverage as sta
In light of the recent changes to healthcare for visitors to the Channel Islands, EssentialTravel.co.uk has reassured its customers by stating that from 1 April (when the changes take effect) medical costs will be covered by one of its stan...
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