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Essential preparations when travelling with cancer
When travelling with cancer, your concerns will undoubtedly be on your health – as well as your holiday. However, this doesn’t have to spoil your holiday. Obviously there will be some extra precautions and preparations that you need to be mindful of in case you need any help or treatment whilst abroad.
Firstly, make sure that you have comprehensive travel insurance for cancer patients. Getting a specific policy for cancer will mean that you are covered for emergency specialised medicines and treatments which you may not be covered for under an ordinary policy, should you need it.
Travel with people that are aware of your condition and know how much medication you should be taking or carrying. It’s easy to forget to take any kind of medication, so having another pair of eyes will certainly make sure that you stay on track. You should also make sure that you carry adequate supplies of any routine medications that you have to take, so that you have enough to last for the duration of your trip plus a small emergency supply.
At the airport make sure that your medications are all in their boxes and labelled as prescription medication with your name on them. Airport authorities could become suspicious if you are found to be carrying unmarked boxes of pills and this obviously wouldn’t be a good way to start your holiday.
Do bring some emergency contact cards, spare prescriptions and your travel insurance documents overseas, as these will need to be seen should you need to buy more medication or pop into a clinic for any reason.
Finally there are the usual travel tips that affect everyone, no matter what their condition. If you’re in a hot country, make sure that you keep your fluid intake up and keep body parts out of direct contact with the sun. These two things alone will ensure that you have the energy to keep going throughout the day.
Obviously meals help too! Take advantage of resting when you can and make sure that you have had any jabs necessary for specific continental diseases that are prevalent in your chosen destination.
Traveller insurance – peace of mind
Traveller insurance is designed to give you peace of mind if anything happens to go wrong. Your travel agent might have helped with all the flights, hotel bookings and excursions, but you might want to think again about the agent’s offer to arrange travel insurance:
- the travel agent seems to have done a good job arranging all the nuts and bolts of your travel plans and the travel insurance quote – as just one extra add-on – appears to be a reasonable incidental expense;
- it’s a convenient offer, since you’re already dealing with the agent and might save yourself another trip to the high street to arrange insurance;
- but given all the things that might go wrong during your travels, you might consider traveller insurance to be rather more than just another incidental expense;
- instead, therefore, you might prefer to buy it from a provider dedicated specifically to the travel insurance industry and a finger on the pulse of the whole market;
- you might then take reassurance from the fact that your traveller insurance comes from a provider with particular experience and expertise in the insurance business alone;
- you might also take comfort from the fact that an independent travel insurance agent or broker typically has far wider access than your travel agent to the whole of the market and may, therefore, be able to identify especially attractive and competitively priced policies that suit your particular needs;
- you don’t have to stop there, of course. Your travel agent might have offered you one travel insurance quote and an independent broker another. If you want a still wider basis for comparison, you may wish to request additional quotes;
- thanks to the ease, speed and convenience of the internet, it is not difficult to request a travel insurance quote from any number of specialist online travel insurance providers;
- when you come to compare those quotes, of course, your criteria for selection are likely to be shaped by the insurance cover you need, in the light of the travel you propose and your personal circumstances;
- if you are travelling on a budget, with little in the way of baggage and in rude good health, you might consider that basic cover, at a discounted insurance premium, is the cover that suits you, otherwise, you might want to pay somewhat more for greater protection and peace of mind;
- in either event, of course, it is important that you compare like with like – and cover for cover – before finally deciding on the travellers insurance that is most suitable for you.
5 Major types of travel insurance policy
Traveling is a passion which is cherished by many of you. It provides you the much needed break from the monotony of day to day life and makes you refreshed and energetic so that you can start new initiatives with much vigor. And not to mention, all of you want to make your traveling experience free from all hazards and free from risks. Ere lies the importune of having the necessary travel insurance policy in place. Anyways, here we concentrate upon the different types of travel insurance policies available at the market place.
Single trip travel insurance
Single trip travel insurance policy provides coverage to you and your family members for a single trip that you want to make. This provides protection for trip cancellation or interruption, medical coverage only for the period of the trip. Single trip travel insurance policy offered by some travel insurers also includes some additional coverages.
Multi trip or annual travel insurance policy
This travel insurance policy is targeted to the frequent travelers. If you go on holidays for more than once in a year, this type of travel insurance policy is suitable for you. The number of trips and the total number of days are specified by the insurers. If you purchase this policy, you can avail good discounts and other benefits such as golf cover, business cover, sports packages, winter holidaying and many more.
Business travel insurance
If you are a business traveler, you can opt for this travel insurance policy. In majority of the cases, the costs of business travel insurance policy are borne by your employers. Coverages include flight cancellations, delays in departure, medical costs and many other things that may happen during the travel.
Long stay travel insurance policy
Long stay travel insurance policies are sold by many insurers for a long duration of 3 to 18 months. This policy is usually purchased by those who go for long vacation and travel extensively. Generally, all the basic travel insurance coverages are offered by these policies. Long stay travel insurance policy offered by some insurers also includes some additional benefits.
Group travel insurance policy
Visiting to a place in a group is indeed a great fun. While you are on such a trip, then you can opt for group travel insurance policy. Instead of providing travel insurance policy to the members of the group individually, it provides protection to the entire group.
Before taking out a travel insurance policy, first decide in which category you actually belong and then purchase the relevant travel insurance policy.
The typical benefits of travel cover insurance
It may be tempting to jet away on holiday without opting to take out travel cover insurance. None of us likes to think of the worst possible scenario happening whilst on holiday, after all, you go on holiday to relax and have a great time. However if you do not take out protection then your time away may be anything but relaxing – if the worst happens it may become very stressful as well as potentially financially devastating.
Travel insurance typically covers a wide range of events of circumstances depending on the policy and the provider offering it. There are numerous factors to think about and possibilities that may go wrong during your trip. For example, have you considered the following?
- the sudden collapse of your holiday company before or after you leave;
- the loss of your baggage which includes it being stolen or items stolen from it;
- legal expenses which may arise;
- the possibility of you being taken ill whilst on holiday;
- the cost of suffering an illness or injury that meant you had to be brought back to the UK by air ambulance;
- the costs of Doctors or Nurses who have to accompany you back;
- the cost of medical treatments whilst on holiday.
Any of the above may affect you whilst you are in a different country and in some cases, the costs may be astronomical. If you risk travelling without travel cover insurance and you were to suffer from any mishap or event then you may have to pay out to cover the costs out of your own pocket.
In the event of the worst case scenario, and you ended up badly injured in hospital and had to be airlifted back, it typically costs many thousands of pounds. Insurance does not have to be expensive and it may be a Godsend as it will usually pay to have you brought home.
The different types of travel insurance
There are different types of travel insurance that you may want to consider, depending on the type of holiday you are taking.
Winter travel insurance
For instance if you are taking a winter holiday or travelling somewhere cold to take part in winter sports such as skiing then you may want to take a look at insurance which covers this. Winter sports insurance typically includes insurance for emergency medical costs, such as breaking a limb. You may find that your equipment is covered in the policy, up to so much. The policy may also protect against the possibility of you not being able to go on holiday due to redundancy.
UK travel insurance
Accidents of course do not just happen abroad. They may just as easily occur when you are on holiday in the UK. With this in mind you may wish to take out UK travel insurance. A policy may typically cover the possibility of you having to cancel the holiday due to falling ill or being made involuntarily redundant. It may provide protection in the event that there are delays in travel and you have to stay in alternative accommodation. Stolen or delayed luggage may also come under the policy. Any of these are typical benefits that may be found in travel cover insurance when holidaying in the UK. However, it is important to check the summary of any policy you are considering so you know what is and is not included.