News that a schoolboy is being held by police in connection with a
hit-and-run ski death at an Italian resort, shows how inherent the
dangers are on the slopes.
This is a very tragic accident that, though still a rare occurrence,
is not an isolated event and resorts in Switzerland and Austria now
have speed patrols to take action against the ‘boy racers’ and
‘speed merchants’ who endanger others by their actions.
Other countries will follow suit as this trend increases. But alarm
bells should be ringing here, not just against the rise in the accident
rate on the slopes, but that recent surveys still show a high number of
people going abroad without any travel insurance at all. Whether this is just forgetfulness or a desire to live dangerously, it is shows that many people view travel insurance as an extra expense which can be added or deleted depending on the holiday budget.
But with price of travel insurance
premiums, particularly on the internet, being relatively cheap – you
can find a week’s Winter Sports cover to Europe for under £10, it
does seem to be an unnecessary risk to take. It is not necessary to pay
through the nose these days and if you are prepared to surf the net
then there some excellent deals to be had.
Keith McGregor is
a partner of Strawberrysoup, a web design agency with offices in Chichester
and Bournemouth. Strawberrysoup specialise in creative web design, content
managed websites, search engine optimisation, search engine marketing and
graphic design
