Check your holiday insurance details
Tue, 16 Aug 2005
Travellers are being urged to double check their holiday insurance details before jetting off to sunnier climes.
Research by American Express Travel Insurance shows that Brits like to ensure they have a few home comforts packed into their suitcase including tea bags, chocolate and Marmite.
However, whilst holiday makers double check their luggage before leaving home they often forget to double check the small print on their holiday insurance cover, meaning they could find themselves stranded if something goes wrong.
Around a third of travellers don't look at their policy documents before going away and 38 per cent take more than £250 in cash – the maximum sum that is covered by standard insurance.
"Travellers should make sure their insurance will cover them for every country they are visiting, for every activity they are undertaking and for every possession they plan to pack before they leave for their holiday," said Joanne Field, marketing manager at American Express Insurance Services.
She added: "Holidaymakers will have better protection from credit cards, travellers' cheques or travellers cheque prepaid cards rather than take large sums of cash that are simply not covered by insurance in the event of loss or theft." 
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