As more than 2 million Britons troop out to see the world this weekend, the insurance agencies cannot stop rattling on about the importance of having a travel insurance while on vacation, especially if you’re over 65. And rightly so!

A large number of Brits have started ignoring travel insurance. Many claim that it’s more of a luxury than serious travel cover, while many have deliberately pushed aside cheap travel insurance due to the weak economical situation prevailing worldwide. However, most authorities have advised against the idea – as an alarming rate of Britons (10% to be precise) continue to turn a blind eye to travel insurance. They are innocently playing with danger by travelling overseas without proper travel cover.

Direct Travel Insurance (DTI) has featured a shocking list of facts that detail the rising trend of travelling even without cheap travel insurance these days. It includes claims of:

• £747 in cancellation of travel trips
• £210 in lost or stolen luggage
• A whopping £1923 in legal costs
• £675 for insect bites and temporary illnesses

While about half of those who travelled without insurance cover confessed that they didn’t give much thought to it – the insurance agencies and authorities are concerned over such misplaced attempts at savings.

While many tend to think that skipping an travel insurance  is a simple way to save money, we will ask you to think again! Even as little as an appointment with the dentist overseas can burn a hole into your pocket – and keep burning deep, if you don’t have good travel cover.

So, the next time  you want to omit cheap travel insurance on a trip to Venice, discourage it firmly with facts. After all, without proper travel insurance, even a lost passport can be very costly!