Travel insurance more important than tea bags
The Foreign Office is urging Britons to reassess their priorities when visiting friends and family overseas, as for some, carrying teabags to far off places seems to take priority over taking out travel insurance.
Over 12 million British nationals are thought to be planning to visit friends and family abroad this year and new research published today by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office shows that:
Nearly half of young people did not take out travel insurance the last time they stayed with family and friends overseas.
Over a third of people visiting friends and relatives in Africa did not take out travel insurance on their last trip.
When staying with friends and family in South Asia, less than half took out travel insurance.
Minister for Consular Affairs, Jeremy Browne, comments: “It’s important to understand that staying in someone’s home does not make you exempt from encountering serious problems.”
He adds: “Take the same steps before you go as you would for any other holiday, such as taking out travel insurance and doing some pre-trip research, to ensure you are prepared if something does go wrong.”
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