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Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest information on new travel health insurance plans, product developments and scheme changes.

Kids go free with Tesco Travel insurance
	Tesco is offering free travel insurance for children holidaying with their parents. The offer applies to customers buying family travel insurance policies in-store or online before the 5th...

Affordable travel insurance for those with existing illness
	MIA (Medical Information Anywhere) have joined forces with Master Travel Insurance Consultants to produce an effective travel insurance for people with existing illnesses that won’t break the...

One in three holidaymakers fail to take out travel insurance
	According to a recent study by Nationwide, many people are going on holiday without taking out adequate travel insurance. One in three do not always take out travel insurance when they go...

Ski Club of Great Britain issues insurance tips
	The Ski Club of Great Britain has issued holidaymakers with tips for taking out insurance for ski holidays this winter. The top tip on the list includes ensuring that the travel insurance...

Skiers and snowboarders should beware of the slopes
	Skiers and snowboarders on the slopes should take care this winter – an estimated 1.26m skiing and snowboarding UK adults did not receive any training on how to undertake their winter sport the...

Foreign Office relaxes Kenya travel advice
	The Foreign Office has relaxed its advice on travel to Kenya but is still warning travellers to stay away from certain parts of the country. The Foreign Office no longer advises against all but...

Snowboarders are twice as likely to break their bones on the pistes as skiers
	Those heading to the pistes with boards strapped to their feet are most likely to fall foul of a Fall Onto an Out-Stretched Hand, or Foosh as emergency staff dub the injury. "Snowboarding...

New travel insurance price comparison site
	Travel insurer Drakefield Insurance Services has launched a new travel price comparison site; whichpolicy.co.uk. Drakefield, part of the AA Group, says whichpolicy.co.uk is a comparison website...

Nearly 12 million people to book a holiday before the end of February 2008
	Nearly 12 million people intend to book a holiday by the end of February 2008, with almost a quarter of these being purchased during the first week after Christmas. The findings are from new...

British citizens warned against travelling to kenya
	British High Commission officials continue to monitor the situation and travel advice will be updated at regular intervals. They advise against all but essential travel to Kisumu, Kakamega, Kericho,...

Winter sports enthusiasts should read small print
	According to Moneysupermarket.com, one-quarter of the three million UK holidaymakers that will be headed for a skiing break this year will not be insured properly. Some will not have read the...

Tesco offers free winter sports cover
	For a limited time only, Tesco is offering free winter sports cover when you purchase any policy of 8 days and over, including annual policies. The offer is valid until the 6th February 2008....

IHI launches unlimited medical cover on travel insurance
	For the first time, anyone taking out travel insurance with international health insurer, IHI Danmark, will have complete peace of mind knowing that they will receive unlimited medical cover through...

Gap breaks allowed with new gap cover
	Gap travellers need not resign themselves to missing out on special family occasions in the UK as gap travel insurance is entering a new more flexible era. A unique "Gap" policy which...

American Express creates an essential deal
	Annual insurance cover now available from just £29. American Express Insurance Services has launched “Essential” - a flexible, new European annual travel insurance product...