Get help, advice and information on all your Business issues. http://advice-and.info/Business/travel.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:35:27 GMT en Despite a general tightening of purse strings across the UK, over 4.3 million motorists plan to drive their car to Europe this summer, according to Sheilas Wheels. The research reveals that 49 of all motorists are swapping air travel for car journeys when heading to European destinations as its cheaper. Over 1.5 million motorists will be driving to Europe for a day trip or long weekend. Alarmingly, the poll shows that 15 of motorists assume that they are automatically covered for comprehensive cover to drive abroad, but are still happy to drive on foreign roads regardless. Furthermore, almost a fifth of motorists would just rely on checking their insurance documents to see if the cover was valid outside the UK. Surprisingly, only one in 10 actually call their insurer to check whether or not they are covered while driving abroad. Motorists may think that having a Green Card within their insurance documents means theyre covered when driving abroad. However, this only provides proof that a motorist has the appropriate minimum level of cover required to drive in that country - which is usually only third party cover. Jacky Brown, spokesperson for Sheilas Wheels, said: When planning to take a car to Europe, it is crucial for motorists to call their insurer and tell them that they want to extend their level of cover for driving abroad. It is also vital that motorists understand the basic rules and regulations for driving on foreign roads and be fully prepared by planning their journeys, carrying the essential equipment and giving their car a maintenance check before setting off. http://advice-and.info/Business/89746_Uk_Holidaymakers_To_Travel_By_Car.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:40:45 GMT It is always important to ensure your travel insurance is right for you having the wrong cover can be as bad as having no cover at all. Unfortunately, many travellers, sometimes unknowingly, fail to declare their all of their medical history, which could affect their medical cover, meaning that, ultimately, they are travelling abroad without sufficient insurance. Travel insurance policies will not usually cover pre-existing medical conditions (i.e. medical problems that you have, or have had in the past) unless they are declared and you are specifically told that they are covered. If you are intending on booking online, it is likely that you will have to telephone in order to declare any conditions online policies generally exclude pre-existing medical conditions. http://advice-and.info/Business/86833_Travel_Insurance_What_Is_A_Pre-existing_Medical_Condition.html Wed, 21 May 2008 02:35:28 GMT Scuba (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving is becoming more and more popular as a holiday activity, with the number of holiday-makers giving it a go increasing year on year. There are many specialist diving holiday companies offering deals to both novice and confident divers, and even amateur divers can book specific scuba diving holidays, usually in order to gain qualifications. It is now commonplace for a holiday resort to offer some sort of scuba training course, sometimes in the hotel pool, to give guests a taster of scuba diving, and its more than likely that destinations suitable for scuba will have local companies that offer the chance to sample it. If you do decide to give it a go, make sure the company is reputable and that they are authorised to take you diving, with all the correct safety equipment and expertise, and not just a local person who may not be qualified and could prove unsafe to trust your dive with. It is not worth risking your safety, and indeed any insurance cover you have, no matter how cheap a local (and probably unqualified) guide is. http://advice-and.info/Business/86511_Travel_Insurance_Safe_Scuba.html Thu, 15 May 2008 13:26:38 GMT Travel insurance should be considered essential. Wherever you are travelling to, whatever you are doing, there is always a chance something could go wrong. Each year, around 25 of travellers go away without adequate cover, risking big bills if something unexpected was to happen. Making the decision to buy travel insurance may be easy, but there are things to consider. If you travel frequently, an annual multi-trip travel insurance policy might make sense. Annual cover can be found from as little as 29.00 for someone aged 65 or under who requires European cover, with Worldwide cover from 48.00. Usually paid in a one-off purchase, annual insurance policies offer you peace of mind, knowing you are covered for 12 months of travelling and that you dont have to worry about booking insurance every time you go away. http://advice-and.info/Business/85408_Travel_Insurance_Annual_Or_Single_Trip_Cover.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:07:38 GMT Traveling to Europe would be a dream come true for most people who love the idea of traveling to exotic places and remote locations. Europe is better known by its multicultural people, by the amount of languages which are spoken from country to country, and by the countless amount of landmarks and beautiful places which need to be visited by tourists in order to take full advantage of such vacations, this brings us to the first Europe travel tip: Plan ahead: This is actually a universal step which should be practiced by travelers who are planning to visit any country regardless of how close or how far it may be however, when it comes to Europe planning takes special precedence because the amount of interesting places which are found all around Europe are so many that it would be impossible to visit them all even if you travel several times throughout your life, getting to know these places would take a lifetime. http://advice-and.info/Business/85334_Euro_Travel.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:06:10 GMT