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UK travel insurance - advice please
Hello everyone.
My family and I are going to Australia this August. Finding travel insurance is becoming a bit of a problem as we have pre-booked a hot air balloon flight in Alice Springs. It seems that most insurers are not interested in covering us for the duration of our trip because of this one excursion. I'd appreciate any pointers to a reliable insurer in the UK. We are a family of 2 adults and two teenagers. Thanks, Simon. |
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UK travel insurance - advice please
You will find this in a lot of cases. Remember that there is a reciprocal agreement between the UK and Australia for basic health care - it doesn't cover things like repatriation but since you're with your family that is probably less important. Most companies will provide travel coverage but exclude various "dangerous" activities, such as hot air ballooning, diving, and in at least one instance, hiking. Most in this NG will disagree with me, but I'd say "give it a miss" since you're with family, your main concern seems to be one highly-regulated activity with a pretty good safety record, and you're covered for the big-ass disasters anyway. Thanks for your thoughts Raffi. Simon. |
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UK travel insurance - advice please
In message , Keith Willshaw
writes "simon" wrote in message ... Hello everyone. My family and I are going to Australia this August. Finding travel insurance is becoming a bit of a problem as we have pre-booked a hot air balloon flight in Alice Springs. It seems that most insurers are not interested in covering us for the duration of our trip because of this one excursion. I'd appreciate any pointers to a reliable insurer in the UK. We are a family of 2 adults and two teenagers. Thanks, Simon. What this means is simply that you are not covered for the actual balloon trip. The chances are however that the balloon operator has cover for this anyway. I'd advise checking with them. Keith Good point, thanks Keith. Simon. |
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UK travel insurance - advice please
Hey,
GetCover.com, are who I use, and "hot air ballooning which has been organised in the UK prior to departure," is considered an acceptable sports and leisure activity. Check them out @ www.getcover.com Michael "simon" wrote in message ... Hello everyone. My family and I are going to Australia this August. Finding travel insurance is becoming a bit of a problem as we have pre-booked a hot air balloon flight in Alice Springs. It seems that most insurers are not interested in covering us for the duration of our trip because of this one excursion. I'd appreciate any pointers to a reliable insurer in the UK. We are a family of 2 adults and two teenagers. Thanks, Simon. |
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UK travel insurance - advice please
Thanks Michael, I'll get a quote.
Regards, Simon. In message , Michael OShea writes Hey, GetCover.com, are who I use, and "hot air ballooning which has been organised in the UK prior to departure," is considered an acceptable sports and leisure activity. Check them out @ www.getcover.com Michael "simon" wrote in message ... Hello everyone. My family and I are going to Australia this August. Finding travel insurance is becoming a bit of a problem as we have pre-booked a hot air balloon flight in Alice Springs. It seems that most insurers are not interested in covering us for the duration of our trip because of this one excursion. I'd appreciate any pointers to a reliable insurer in the UK. We are a family of 2 adults and two teenagers. Thanks, Simon. |
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