Today, I received an email from Jackie Pearson, from North Wales, who asks me, should she take out travel insurance, for a 3-night weekend break to Barcelona? The answer is a definate yes, especially since the introduction of low cost airlines has meant that the number of travellers visiting abroad, that don’t take out adequate travel insurance is increasing.

Whilst the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) will guarantee you receive free or discounted medical treatment within the ECC, it won’t pay for the stolen camera or iPod, and in my opinion you’re asking for trouble if you don’t take out insurance.

Travel Insurance is cheap, and recently bought travel insurance for 4 nights in Oslo for less than £7 with Go Travel Insurance. I’ve also used Globelink, and Atlas Direct Travel Insurance for weekend breaks in the past and its cost less than £10 per person.

If you’re planning various weekend trips through the year, then its probably a good idea to take out annual travel insurance, and then you don’t have to worry buying insurance every trip, plus you’ll probably save money by doing it this way.

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