It appears that around 500,000 people from the UK lose their passport each year while on holiday, with a subsequent loss, according to the Halifax, of over 1.7 million days as they wait to be allowed to come home.
The extra costs of staying abroad, including additional accommodation, flights and so on add up to nearly GBP390 million, or just over GBP130 per person. Advice from the Halifax is to use the hotel safe or safekeeping place in the room for their documents. They should also be aware that one in ten of the lost passports are actually stolen whilst outdoors, so being careful and discreet is important so as not to raise attention.
One further idea, this time from a Halifax travel insurance expert, is to take several copies of the back page of the passport and keep them in a host of different places. This way at least there will be some ID that will help get things sorted out.
According to the Post Office Insurance division spending on travel has remained constant, with no falls in currency or insurance transactions over the last couple of months.
Post Office insurance sales are unchanged while Euro currency sales are actually up compared with the same time last year, this even though the pound has weakened against the Euro in recent months. Figures show the precise change to be 3.2 percent over June and July.
According to the information gained Post Office Insurance customers are heading for the usual holiday spots such as Spain, Greece and France. The flight is not too long and they are pretty much assured great weather.
As the busiest time of the year for holidays comes ever closer Tesco Finance are sharing some hints and tips with holidaymakers to help them have a great holiday and to manage situations in the best way should they arise.
The most common problems that cause customers to make a claim are lost baggage, medical care and cancellations. All three can ruin a holiday but travel insurance can ease the pressure and ensure a better experience. With regard to lost or stolen baggage for example Tesco Finance want travellers to report their loss to the relevant people straight away. This make the whole claim process much easier further down the line.
Cancellations can be tricky but the key is getting documented proof from the company providing the travel that there was a delay and the reason why. With this in place the claim is much more straightforward.