One in five Brits travelling aboard are failing to purchase the correct holiday insurance, according to a new study.
The 2010 ABTA Consumer Trends survey has revealed that 19 per cent of UK holidaymakers travel abroad without insurance, while 17 per cent believe it is not important to purchase insurance and 16 per cent expect that the government would pick up the cost of any unexpected medical assistance while they are overseas, which is completely false.
Mike Monk, ABTA’s head of finance, said the results show that as well as not being covered for medical treatment, uninsured travellers may face other expenses when taking flights to Dubai and other overseas destinations.
He explained: “Well over half of UK holidaymakers are in danger of not being covered for cancellation charges due to illness or redundancy . In the current economic climate saving the cost of travel insurance could prove a very false economy.”