all,downhill,from,here,Winter, travel,insurance Its all downhill from here Winter Sports that is!
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
So it is with a sense of relief that resorts are back in business atwhat they do best, provide the best groomed ski runs for the millionsof us who will be venturing onto the pistes this season. Bookings aredefinitely up on last year and though good bargains can still be had,the more popular resorts are less likely to offer the great last minutedeals that were in abundance last year. But with all the key alpinecountries knee deep in snow, there is plenty to go round and thosewanting to venture further afield, to Eastern Europe and North America,the prospects are just as good.What still surprises us are the number of holidaymakers who take the risk of going without any travel insurancecover. With the numbers hitting the slopes, the net result is that moreand more skiers and snowboarders are injured each year. Whilst itdifficult to eliminate the inherent risks involved in Winter Sports, togo without any travel insurancecover is as close as many of us get to playing Russian Roulette.Loaded gun or not, being rescued from the slopes can be a costlybusiness, well in excess of £100 if a helicopter is involved to bringyou down the mountain and then there are the expensive medical billswhich could set you back further.The best option you have is to buy travel insurancebefore you go and by far the cheapest way is to do this online. Touroperators and travel agents will try and get you to buy their insurancewhen you take out a holiday but, almost always, this is a much moreexpensive way to do it and those selling you the holiday may not beable to give you the best advice when it comes to travel insurance. Do shop around on the internet and do look at the small print but there are some good Winter Sports travel insurance policies to be had and at very reasonable prices. The other option is to buy an insurance add-on when you buy yourlift pass at the resort. Whilst this will cover you for beingstretchered off the slopes, they fall short on about everything elseand at around a couple of Euros a day can work out an expensive extrabut for those who have not bought proper travel insurance can be the last minute safety net to make sure your roulette gun just fires blanks!
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