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2009 Travel Insurance News



December

Read travel news for December 2009

31/12/2009 – Eurostar facing disruptions due to weather

24/12/2009 – Motorists hit the road to beat the Christmas rush

21/12/2009 – UK transport network affected as heavy snowfall hits country

19/12/2009 – Plot thickens on Northwest airline overshooting saga

17/12/2009 – Taj Mumbai gets a spicy new facelift

14/12/2009 – Level of policy cover tops Go Travel Insurance survey

10/12/2009 – Getting pissed can spell danger on the pist

07/12/2009 – UK readies to tackle drink-driving

03/12/2009 – Travellers receive financial failure cover with insurance

November

Read travel news for November 2009

26/11/2009 – Ryanair no family favourite

22/11/2009 – Major flooding disrupts UK

16/11/2009 – Marriot International to change its corporate structure

12/11/2009 – Insurance fraud couple fined £600,000

10/11/2009 – Early snow for European ski resorts

09/11/2009 – London records increasing fatalities among cyclists

05/11/2009 – X marks the spot at Oxford Circus

03/11/2009 – One in ten travellers go without insurance

October

Read travel news for October 2009

29/10/2009 – Brit holidaymakers looking for more activities

26/10/2009 – Swiss Airlines scoop top award

23/10/2009 – Independent travellers to be protected by BIBA cover

19/10/2009 – Manulife buys Pottruff & Smith travel insurance company

15/10/2009 – Brits forgetting travel essentials in last minute rushes

12/10/2009 – ABTA wants to protect independent travellers

08/10/2009 – EU motorist-fine treaty hits stumbling block

05/10/2009 – British backpackers see Australia as safe bet

01/10/2009 – British travellers among most adventurous tourists

September

Read travel news for September 2009

28/09/2009 – Stronger NZ dollar buys great travel deals

25/09/2009 – EASA orders air safety equipment check for Airbus jets

21/09/2009 – Coutts may rewrite gold-card travel policy

18/09/2009 – Glasgow Airport rail link scrapped

14/09/2009 – Coutts travel insurance-row pensioner takes cause online

10/09/2009 – Cruise passenger identified as virus cause

07/09/2009 – Britons head beyond eurozone on holiday

03/09/2009 – Travel industry readies for second H1N1 round

August

Read travel news for August 2009

31/08/2009 – Important to book holidays with bonded agent

27/08/2009 – Drug offences top cause of Brit arrests abroad

24/08/2009 – Returning Brits face fines for fake goods

20/08/2009 – French travellers may be billed for rescue

17/08/2009 – New global travel health guide published

13/08/2009 – Britons lack confidence in baggage handling

10/08/2009 – Holidaymakers take legal action over hellish hotel

06/08/2009 – Alaskan cruise passenger an apparent suicide

03/08/2009 – Free health cover for Mexico City tourists

July

Read travel news for July 2009

30/07/2009 – Possible new lost luggage laws for EU

27/07/2009 – Most travel insurers accepting H1N1 claims

23/07/2009 – Airline safety takes a plunge in 2009

20/07/2009 – Britons head abroad as school ends

16/07/2009 – Southwest plane forced into emergency landing

13/07/2009 – Passenger refunds after norovirus outbreak

09/07/2009 – Walt Disney World monorail in fatal crash

06/07/2009 – President Obama goes robotic

02/07/2009 – Airlines adding travel cover despite EU ban

June

Read travel news for June 2009

29/06/2009 – The falling cost of long distance travel

25/06/2009 – Travel insurance companies raise age restrictions

22/06/2009 – Holiday prices remain constant as pound strengthens

18/06/2009 – Brits heading back to the sunshine state

15/06/2009 – Business travellers essential for survival

11/06/2009 – Drunkenness can mean travel insurance is null and void

08/06/2009 – Travel insurance a priority for ferry travellers

04/06/2009 – Mums gone to Iceland….. and Dad, kids and granny!

01/06/2009 – Surprise winner of insurance awards

May

Read travel news for May 2009

28/05/2009 – Cattle take a bank holiday stroll on M25

28/05/2009 – cheaptravelinsurance.com listed in Which Best Buys

25/05/2009 – Budget travellers get great deals

21/05/2009 – Insurance companies slow to cover new adventure sports

18/05/2009 – Cutting business travel budgets is a bad idea

14/05/2009 – UK to Australia in three hours

11/05/2009 – Slippery surprise for customs offers

07/05/2009 – Holidays abroad without insurance can turn expensive

04/05/2009 – Beware of British women on planes

April

Read travel news for April 2009

30/04/2009 – Holidaymakers warned against travel to Mexico

28/04/2009 – Foreign Office advise against travel to Mexico

27/04/2009 – Travellers opt for different holiday durations

23/04/2009 – Tourism giant Stella at risk of collapse

20/04/2009 – Freedom Direct collapse affects thousands

16/04/2009 – Aurora returns to Britain after troubled cruise

13/04/2009 – Law firm sees rise in travel compensation claims

09/04/2009 – Earthquake hits central Italy with deadly force

06/04/2009 – New site combines maps with flight searches

02/04/2009 – Scottish man arrested after opening aircraft door

March

Read travel news for March 2009

30/03/2009 – Travel cover essential as airlines struggle

26/03/2009 – Mother abandons newborn in aircraft toilet

23/03/2009 – 3.3 million EHIC cards due to expire

23/03/2009 – Gap year travel operator in administration

19/03/2009 – Unpackaged Holidays in administration

16/03/2009 – Boeing 777s continue to fly despite concerns

12/03/2009 – Extended Auckland stopover for cruise passengers

09/03/2009 – Many airlines may not survive recession

05/03/2009 – New regulations could double travel cover costs

02/03/2009 – Reports that Turkish plane dropped from the sky

February

Read travel news for February 2009

26/02/2009 – Brits cutting back on insurance cover

23/02/2009 – Injuries on Northwest flight to Tokyo

19/02/2009 – Antarctic cruise ship trapped in ice

16/02/2009 – Britons joining first tour group to Iraq

12/02/2009 – Fee to protect holidaymakers could rise in 2010

09/02/2009 – Tim Best acquired by Original Travel

05/02/2009 – Some disruptions from winter storm continue

02/02/2009 – Girls Aloud singers plan Kilimanjaro ascent

January

Read travel news for January 2009

29/01/2009 – Window seat choice may lead to DVT

26/01/2009 – Womads returns to Taranaki

26/01/2009 – Drinking on the slopes increases

22/01/2009 – Czech Airlines offers customers travel insurance

19/01/2009 – Airplanes designed to survive water landings

15/01/2009 – Traveller survey reveals booking preferences

12/01/2009 – TUI predicting more travel operator collapses

08/01/2009 – Six million holiday bookings expected this month

05/01/2009 – ABTA concerned about rise in uninsured travellers

01/01/2009 – Australian tourism slows on global downturn

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