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Like any American, traveling occasionally is just what I love doing and I bet you share the same stuff with me. But traveling does not mean that you would be safe. Escaping from our job and other stressful activities is just something that w Torres del Paine is among the biggest of Chiles national parks, occupying almost 600,000 acres (242,000 ha) of land in the south on the border with Argentina. It is also among the most important, receiving a significant proportion of domes
The next thing he remembers is being stretchered off the mountain byan air ambulance and ends up in traction in the clinic. Luckily for MrX he was covered by his travel insuranceand is now claiming back for damaged ski equipment, rescue costs,medical expenses, the unused portion of his lift pass and isconsidering taking out a third party claim against the reckless skierwho hit him, which again his travel insurance should cover the legalexpenses to do so. This is not an isolated event and resorts inSwitzerland and Austria now have speed patrols to take action againstthe boy racers and speed merchants who endanger others by theiractions. Other countries, including France, the mainstay of Britishwinter sports holidays, will be following suit as this trend increases.But alarm bells should be ringing here, not just against the rise inthe accident rate on the slopes but that recent surveys still show ahigh number of people going abroad without any travel insuranceat all. Whether this is just forgetfulness or a desire to livedangerously, it is shows that many people view travel insurance as anextra expense which can be added or deleted depending on the holidaybudget. But with price of travel insurance premiums, particularly onthe internet, being relatively cheap you can find a weeks WinterSports cover to Europe for under £10, it does seem to be an unnecessaryrisk to take. It is not necessary to pay through the nose these daysand if you are prepared to surf the net then there some excellent dealsto be had.So to go back to Mr X for a moment. Although he has had to come toterms with having his holiday cut short, he does now have the backingof his travel insurancecompany to recover most of his costs and maybe some compensation fromhis assailant. But picture the scene again if, like an increasingnumber of travellers these days, he had decided to overlook travelinsurance. He would be facing hefty medical and rescue bills includingthe potential of being repatriated home at own cost. So the next timeyou are undecided about taking out travel insurance, do remember Mr X,unless of course you are one of that increasing band who do want tolive dangerously!
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