| When booking a holiday, timing is everything. People | | | | often not thought of as a proper holiday as such. |
| may have anything between 22 and 35 holiday days | | | | This also means it can be easy to forget to pack |
| per year with their work, but throw weekends and | | | | certain things, procure some local currency or even |
| bank holidays into the equation then the actual | | | | travel insurance. |
| number 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, |
| Good Friday off at Easter time, that's actually a good | | | | the introduction of the European Health Insurance |
| time to book some annual leave at work too, tacking | | | | Card (EHIC) means that some people forego |
| it on either before Good Friday, or after Easter | | | | insurance on any trip to a European Economic Area |
| Monday, making the most of the bank holidays and | | | | (EEA) country – but it's important to note that |
| the weekend to extend a holiday by four days. | | | | whilst it does provide some protection in the event |
| The same applies throughout the year too at other | | | | of a medical emergency, it isn't designed as a |
| bank holiday times across the country such as May | | | | substitute or replacement for 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 |
| the rush hour traffic and heading to the coast for a | | | | healthcare 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 | | | | cover you wherever you go for a whole year, |
| in 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. |
| all the difference to those seeking to get away from | | | | Plus, it can also cover you in the UK should your |
| it all. | | | | domestic travels plans suffer due to unforeseen |
| Of course, with long weekends away, a lot of the | | | | circumstances. |
| travel arrangements are often last minute as it's | | | | |