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Briton, 26, paralysed and 95 per cent blinded in Thai road accident needs £35,000 to fly back to UK

September 3rd, 2010
Tom Moss is unable to move from the neck down but because he did not have travel insurance, he is now stuck in hospital in the capital, Bangkok.

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Insurers to fly heart victim home

September 3rd, 2010
A travel insurance firm has agreed to pay for a critically-ill man from Yorkshire to be flown back to the UK from a Prague hospital after nearly a month of being stranded away

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Travelocity thinks outside ‘box’ to refund fee

August 30th, 2010
Dear Greg: On July 12, I purchased roundtrip tickets from Orlando to Oakland, Calif., through Travelocity. Apparently, an automatic charge of $19.95 was placed on the fare for travel insurance. With airline fees for baggage, taxes and security taxes, the fee for insurance went unnoticed by myself or my wife. I have never purchased travel insurance for domestic airline travel in my life. When I ...

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Camera insurance cover lacks five-star focus

August 25th, 2010
Highly rated travel insurance cover for photographic equipment fails to deliver on its claimed potential My camera was stolen from my partner's backpack in Barcelona airport when we were on our way home. I had insurance with easyJet (underwritten by Mondial Assistance) that covered us both, and when I spoke to the insurance company on the phone I was told my claim would be accepted. However ...

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How to protect yourself against travel operators going bust

August 20th, 2010
Buy insurance when you book. This will ensure you are covered for unexpected cancellation from the off, even if your holiday is months away. Should anything happen between b

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