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A lost or stolen passport on holiday can really make you panic. But try to stay calm. Follow these steps and you’ll be able to get back safe and sound, wherever you are.
This month’s travel writing competition was another close one to call. But then again we didn’t expect anything else. Since we launched My World First back in November we’ve been wowed by the writing you’ve sent us. There’s no shortage of material either, which touches every base from fiercely descriptive accounts of your favourite destinations to hilarious anecdotes of travelling troubles and holiday horrors.
Last month, Amy Waring tied our stomachs in knots with a turbulent account of her first flight (in a thunderstorm), before Louise Morrish battled seasickness with the rest of her family on their first visit to France. Meanwhile, David Ross was on top of the world when he cruised around the summit of Everest in a light aircraft, while Lauren Armstrong fell from the heavens in New Zealand on her first skydive.
Love was in the air too. Well, sort of. Jennifer Guertin offered a hilarious account of her Las Vegas wedding and Barnaby Davies got friendly – very friendly – with one of the local ladies during his first trip to Brazil. We were also given a hefty sprinkling of culture as Susan Johnson met an explosion of colour when she visited Beijing for the time during the Chinese New Year celebrations, while Mandy Huggins fell in love with the timeless city of Istanbul.
Thank you to everyone who entered. It’s testament to the standard of writing that the judges had no unanimous favourite. But the votes have been counted and we have a winner! And bagging herself a Kindle this month is Julia Hammond from Rayleigh in Essex. You can read Julia’s entry below. We’ll publish the runner-up next week.
Today is Valentine’s Day: a whole day devoted to the celebration of love and romance. But when the pressure to impress is on, sometimes a little inspiration can go a long way. Step forward, Cupid! This winged legend of love has been filling hearts with desire since the days of Greek mythology.
As travel insurers, we’re fully aware that people’s jobs can take them all over the world. But don’t think you’ll catch Cupid at an airport. He can fly! Just as well too, because we’re willing to bet that he’d probably have a few issues getting his arrows through security as hand luggage. And have you ever seen Cupid with a suitcase? Exactly.
Here are some of the most likely places to find him.
If you’re living with a medical condition then you’ll know how important it is to find good travel insurance before jetting off on holiday. But sometimes that’s easier said than done. In this post, we’ll show you how we’re shunning industry norms in favour of a fairer service. And we’ll explain how our newly expanded insurance thresholds make insuring a medical condition quick, easy and affordable.
Travelling with a medical condition? We can help.
When it comes to the trip of a lifetime, nothing should hold you back. That includes travel insurance. But if you’re living with a medical condition, you might have found that getting good travel insurance can be difficult. Some insurers add huge mark-ups to their premiums, while others might simply turn you away. We’re different.
The current violence in the streets of Greece is well documented. But where do you stand with your travel insurance if you are caught up in the unrest? What if you are due to be flying out to Greece in the coming days? Here’s the latest advice.
Most travellers know the importance of declaring serious medical conditions when taking out a travel insurance policy. But as travel insurance specialists, we’re often asked whether minor conditions need to be declared too. Questions about eczema in particular come up a lot. Many travellers are extremely surprised when they hear elsewhere that they should declare it.
So should you declare eczema? Is it really necessary? Here’s our advice, which is worth keeping in mind for other minor medical conditions too.
The snow caused a flurry of travel chaos across the UK at the weekend. Icy driving conditions caused dozens of traffic accidents and there were problems at Heathrow Airport too, despite reports that their snow contingency plans had worked better than in recent years.
>> Snow-fly zone: What to do if extreme weather disrupts your flight plans
Heathrow have invested £30 million in new snow-clearing machinery since last year’s freeze. But the airport was still only running around 58% of scheduled flights as normal, resulting in disruptions and diversions for thousands of travellers.
Last year we wrote a blog post about what your rights are regarding compensation if the snow disrupts your travel plans. It was one of our highest read posts ever. The information and advice we give in that post still applies now. So take a look and make sure you know where stand when snow strikes.
>> Snow-fly zone: What to do if extreme weather disrupts your flight plans
4th February is World Cancer Day. Here’s a quick breakdown of the campaign’s aims, some encouraging statistics on the reduction of cancer cases and a short introduction to getting travel insurance that covers the disease.
February is National Heart Month, a month long campaign organised by the British Heart Foundation. It aims to raise awareness of heart disease while raising money to help tackle it. There are some fantastic ways to get involved, from photography competitions to dazzling your partner by proposing via the electric billboards of Piccadilly Circus. Here’s a quick introduction to the campaign and a short guide to getting affordable travel insurance that covers heart conditions.
It doesn’t matter what kind of business it is – the people best placed to comment on the service are the people who use it: the customers. That’s why each month we ask every new policyholder for feedback. Then we share it. Here’s a selection of December’s customer comments and suggestions together with a response from our Managing Partner. It’s your chance to find out more about who we are, the way we work and our plans for the future.
