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Travel Insurance question on medical conditions

Darren Cronian — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:21:44 +0000

Every day I receive a bunch of emails from readers asking travel consumer questions, so I thought I would mention a few of them on the blog along with my reply. At the moment I am receiving a lot of questions on travel insurance, and I am not surprised, it can be confusing for holidaymakers. [...]

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Travel Insurance question on medical conditions

Swine flu warning for summer holidaymakers

Darren Cronian — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:18:25 +0000

Sat watching the news and the H1N1 swine flu virus seems to be taking up most of the airtime and with the school holidays now here, millions will be heading off on their holiday. So the Department of Health are advising people with symptoms of the virus to delay their holidays until they have gone. [...]

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Swine flu warning for summer holidaymakers

Tips for staying fit while you’re travelling

Amanda Kendle — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:12:35 +0000

When you travel, it’s easy to get out of healthy routines that you usually manage to follow at home. Don’t get me wrong, you should enjoy yourself on holiday, but there are a few things you can do to try and minimise the damage to your waistline or your general fitness. Don’t make holidays an [...]

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Tips for staying fit while you’re travelling

Stay safe in the Summer Sun

Darren Cronian — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:08:29 +0000

I’m no weather reporter, but if the last two days are anything to go by, we could be in for a hot August, which will have us all reaching for the barbeques and planning our weekends enjoying the scorching summer sun. Whether this is a fun day out with the family, relaxing reading a book [...]

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Stay safe in the Summer Sun

Travel Agents Face Mis-selling Clampdown

Darren Cronian — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:06:52 +0000

According to The Times, Holiday insurance, which is sold by travel agents faces a regulatory clampdown after evidence that holidaymakers are being mis-sold insurance policies. Apparently, a survey was undertaken in August, and only 35% of travel agents surveyed, asked medical questions, compared with 81% banks and insurance companies. More worryingly for consumers is that [...]

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Travel Agents Face Mis-selling Clampdown