Unless you’ve already had children, you know that once you have one, your life is forever changed from that point. At least for a couple of years, you can forget about many of the things you’ve done frequently in the past. This is one reason why many pregnant women like to travel during their pregnancy, knowing it will be much harder (and probably impossible) to do so after the baby has been born. (more…)

EasyJet, Jet2 and Monarch are three low-cost airlines that have recently hit the headlines for ignoring EU guidelines regarding the sale of travel insurance. An EU ruling made in November 2009 states that travel organisations can not automatically add ancillary services such as holiday insurance, car hire and excursion tickets onto customer’s holiday bookings. If a customer wishes to add travel insurance on to their holiday package then this should be via a check box allowing them to opt in. (more…)

Rugby hero, Johnny Wilkinson, fell foul of illness abroad in August 2005. He was abroad as part of a tour of Japan, but he never made it onto the pitch. Instead, the only ball he got close to was the ball of pain in the lower-right side of his abdomen as his appendicitis took hold. (more…)

For some of us planning a trip involves a lot of time, effort and sacrifice. It means cutting back in expenses, saving, and making adjustments just to be able to give ourselves 5 days of pampering at the beach. All this can go down the drain if even the slightest detail goes wrong. This is why the answer to ‘do I need travel insurance?’ is yes

Maybe you have heard, seen or lived some of the following: (more…)