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Manx visitors facing health bills
Isle of Man residents admitted to hospital while visiting the UK will soon face health bills - unless they take out travel insurance.
2008-10-03 11:00:00
'Goa most expensive tourist destination in India'
BUS12Business/Tourism'Goa most expensive tourist destination in India'Panaji, Oct 2 IANS Goa, one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, is also becoming the most expensive destination in the country, say tour operators. Rising inflation, hike in aviation fuel prices and increase in insurance premiums have led to an escalation in the rates of tour packages, offered by charter and scheduled tour operators to up to 100 percent.Bush Miranda, a representative of scheduled flight operator Condor told IANS that tickets which cost $700 last year, have now shot up to $1,300. "The season this year will be expensive, but the number of travellers to Goa hasn't shrunk much," Miranda said. Condor is scheduled to fly 52 flights to Goa this season. Goa will attract a total of 700 chartered and scheduled flights this season, which ranges from October to March. "There is hope that the number may grow. Last year, the count was 758," he said. Goa, according to Miranda, has not only been treated as the fifth best destination by tour organisers worldwide, but also the costliest one this year. Condor's first flight from Frankfurt to Goa, scheduled for Oct 9, will be carrying over 300 passengers.Martin Joseph, who represents Goa-based charter operator Freedom Holidays, said adverse advisories published by several countries about others, have resulted in a steep hike in insurance premiums. "The moment a country makes an adverse remark about another on its travel advisory, insurance companies hike their premiums to tourists travelling there," Joseph said, adding that European tourists invariably insured themselves before travelling to India. Although Goa continues to be one of the favourite destinations for European travellers, it now has competition on the European continent itself. "Countries like Romania and Bulgaria are opening up and have realised their tourism potential. Obviously, a European traveller would save a lot of money in air fare as well as in-flight time if he chooses to travel to these new tourism havens," Joseph said. Subhash Hegde of Thomson charters said Goa would see a spurt in the number of tourists from Russia this year also. "Almost 40 percent of the charter tourists received by Goa are from the UK," he said, adding that while the Russian market was unpredictable, the flow of tourist from UK has been stable for the last several years. While the population of Goa is pegged at 1.3 million, the state attracts more than 1.5 million tourists in its five-month tourism season from October to March. Roughly 12 percent of the tourists are foreigners. --Indo-Asian News Servicemaya/sj/dg473 Words02101546
2008-10-02 07:00:00
NIIT Tech eyes travel, insurance sectors for growth
MUMBAI: Software services provider NIIT Technologies Ltd is eyeing the travel and insurance sectors for growth, Arvind Thakur, chief executive officer, told a private TV news channel on Friday. ...
2008-09-06 18:00:00
Aman Insurance opens DNRD outlets
Aman Insurance has started issuing insurance certificates from the premises of the DNRD in compliance with the government regulations requiring visa applicants to provide proof of medical insurance coverage during the visitors' stay in the UAE. Aman has issued thousands of insurance certificates to hotels, tour operators, travel agents and major corporate clients since the health insurance became mandatory for visitors.
2008-08-26 00:35:27
Lifecare offers new health insurance policy
Lifecare International is offering a new travel health insurance policy in response to new UAE visa rules which now require medical health insurance for a visa application. The new policy caters to citizens from countries requiring medical insurance as a visa pre-requisite, and to those Western visitors from exempt countries who arrive in the UAE without any insurance, but can still purchase the insurance on arrival, according to a statement.
2008-08-22 00:28:18
Competitive travel insurance quotes
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2008-08-21 12:02:22
Health insurance taps UAE visitors
Lifecare International has launched a premium travel health insurance, responding to the significant increase in demand for travel health insurance products after the new visa rules for visitors took place in the UAE. The travel health insurance caters to both citizens from countries requiring medical insurance as a visa pre-requisite, and to visitors from exempt countries who arrive in the UAE without any insurance, but can still purchase the insurance on arrival.
2008-08-19 00:33:19

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