| When booking a holiday, timing is everything. People | | | | travel arrangements are often last minute as it's often |
| may have anything between 22 and 35 holiday days | | | | not thought of as a proper holiday as such. This also |
| per year with their work, but throw weekends and | | | | means it can be easy to forget to pack certain things, |
| bank holidays into the equation then the actual number | | | | procure some local currency or even travel insurance. |
| of days off work is substantially more. | | | | Indeed, on a short trip to Paris or Barcelona, it can be |
| Given that many people have Easter Monday and | | | | all too easy to overlook travel insurance. Moreover, the |
| Good Friday off at Easter time, that's actually a good | | | | introduction of the European Health Insurance Card |
| time to book some annual leave at work too, tacking it | | | | (EHIC) means that some people forego insurance on |
| on either before Good Friday, or after Easter Monday, | | | | any trip to a European Economic Area (EEA) country |
| making the most of the bank holidays and the | | | | – but it's important to note that whilst it does provide |
| weekend to extend a holiday by four days. | | | | some protection in the event of a medical emergency, |
| The same applies throughout the year too at other | | | | it isn't designed as a substitute or replacement for |
| bank holiday times across the country such as May | | | | private travel insurance. |
| and August. Bank holidays are loved on their own | | | | The EHIC doesn't cover services that aren't part of |
| merit too and having the occasional Monday off work | | | | the country's state healthcare system and it doesn't |
| always goes down well. | | | | cover repatriation costs either. Plus, if you happen to |
| Getting away from work early on the Friday to miss | | | | venture into a remote region with no state healthcare |
| the rush hour traffic and heading to the coast for a | | | | available nearby, you won't be covered. |
| weekend of fun and games in a cosy cottage: who | | | | The case for investing in multi trip travel insurance is |
| wouldn't love that? Even those who want to travel | | | | quite a simple one really. A one-off purchase can |
| farther afield to the continent can enjoy a few nights in | | | | cover you wherever you go for a whole year, |
| a top European city such as Paris, Rome or Vienna. | | | | meaning any last minute bank holiday breaks this year |
| That extra day off on a bank holiday Monday makes | | | | won't end in disaster due to a ‘minor' oversight. Plus, |
| all the difference to those seeking to get away from it | | | | it can also cover you in the UK should your domestic |
| all. | | | | travels plans suffer due to unforeseen circumstances. |
| Of course, with long weekends away, a lot of the | | | | |