Can I Afford Travel Insurance?
“Do I need travel insurance?” shouldn’t be the million dollar question you should be asking yourself when you are planning a trip or holiday – whether its seven days away in the country you live in, or three and a half months away travelling around the world. Rather, “Can I afford travel insurance?” is the question you should instead be asking yourself. If your answer to “Can I afford travel insurance?” is “no”, then quite simply you can’t afford to go on a trip or holiday. You wouldn’t own a house without having home and contents insurance, and you wouldn’t own a car without having car insurance. Likewise, you wouldn’t travel without travel insurance. It’s not only a case of your luggage getting lost. What if you fell off an elephant in Chiang Mai? Medical treatment costs abroad are very high, and you are personally responsible for paying for the costs. Unfortunate incidents can happen without warning at any time, and at any place where ever you happen to be in the world. Taking out