TRAVEL ARTICLES
Friday, 31 August 2007
Stag do revelers are forgetting insurance
It seems British revelers are increasingly inclined to take their stag and hen do's further and further a field. The trend of the moment appears to be Eastern Europe where cheap flights and booze are making cities like Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, not too long ago obscured behind the iron curtain, the party capitals of Europe for Brits after a hedonistic pre-marriage knees up.
Indeed, it's estimated that as many as 2.25 million Brits take their stag and hen celebrations abroad which, according to research by Go Travel Insurance, means that over a million of them aren't taking out the correct travel insurance.
Go Travel Insurance chief executive Christian Young commented: "Groups of friends going away together to celebrate a friend getting married are more likely to take more time deciding which bars and restaurants to hit than whether they have travel insurance.
"But the truth of it is if they go uninsured and something goes wrong, there's a chance they'll wreck the trip for everyone, not just themselves."
Not to suggest for a moment that stag or hen party related hi-jinks is in any way likely to end in disaster but if an uninsured member of such a party were to get injured, for example, treatment costs would more than likely be pretty steep.
Given that recent reports reveal that the Czech Republic, the capital of which, Prague just happens to be our number one stag and hen do destination, tops the list of places where Brits are disproportionately likely to need consular assistance for problems like lost passports and hospitalization, travel insurance is probably not something you want to forget.
Go Travel Insurance offers groups of five people or more traveling together a 5% discount and ten people or more a 10% discount. Go Travel Insurance's policies start from £3.95 for single trip and £31.95 for annual cover.
For further reference for booking a stag or hen do in Europe, we recommend UK Travel Zoo for bargain holidays. This website pools many of the best bargains on the internet all in one place, making it an easy place to find a great deal. It can also offer cheap flights to a number of Eastern European destinations, including Tallinn, Vilnius and Riga.
Redseven offer stag and hen party packages to destinations across Europe including Prague.
Indeed, it's estimated that as many as 2.25 million Brits take their stag and hen celebrations abroad which, according to research by Go Travel Insurance, means that over a million of them aren't taking out the correct travel insurance.
Go Travel Insurance chief executive Christian Young commented: "Groups of friends going away together to celebrate a friend getting married are more likely to take more time deciding which bars and restaurants to hit than whether they have travel insurance.
"But the truth of it is if they go uninsured and something goes wrong, there's a chance they'll wreck the trip for everyone, not just themselves."
Not to suggest for a moment that stag or hen party related hi-jinks is in any way likely to end in disaster but if an uninsured member of such a party were to get injured, for example, treatment costs would more than likely be pretty steep.
Given that recent reports reveal that the Czech Republic, the capital of which, Prague just happens to be our number one stag and hen do destination, tops the list of places where Brits are disproportionately likely to need consular assistance for problems like lost passports and hospitalization, travel insurance is probably not something you want to forget.
Go Travel Insurance offers groups of five people or more traveling together a 5% discount and ten people or more a 10% discount. Go Travel Insurance's policies start from £3.95 for single trip and £31.95 for annual cover.
For further reference for booking a stag or hen do in Europe, we recommend UK Travel Zoo for bargain holidays. This website pools many of the best bargains on the internet all in one place, making it an easy place to find a great deal. It can also offer cheap flights to a number of Eastern European destinations, including Tallinn, Vilnius and Riga.
Redseven offer stag and hen party packages to destinations across Europe including Prague.
