Woman’s Weekly UK – 23 July 2019

Healthcover

Q

What’sthebest

travelinsurance

if you’vea long-

standingmedicalcondition?

A

Arecentsurvey

bymedicaltravel

compared.co.uk

(MTC)foundthatfourfifths

ofusareunawareof

whatpre-existingmedical

conditionstheyneedto

declarewhenbuyingtravel

insurance.And,withalmost

a thirdofussufferingwith

a pre-existingcondition,it’s

imperativetoknowwhat

youmustdeclarewhen

buyingtravelinsuranceto

makesureyouhavethe

correctlevelofcover.

Medicalspecialistssuch

asAllClear(0800 640

4856;allcleartravel.co.uk)

andMTCletsyoucompare

dozensofdifferentpolicies

sothatyoucanchoosethe

mostcomprehensive cover

at the best price.

Your TR AVEL

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Thinkabout

how you travel

3 WAYS TO...

Withsummerunderway,travelexpertLaura Millar

answers your holiday-related queries

Cruisecash

Q

I’mgoingon

a cruisewhich

willvisitseveral

differentCaribbeanislands

andMexico.Howcan

I managethevariety

ofcurrenciesI’llneed?

Q

I’mstartingtoworry

aboutmycarbon

footprint– howcan

I travelmoreethically?

A

You’renotalone;

recentresearchshows

thataroundtwothirds

of usareactivelythinking

aboutwhatwecandoto help

theplanet*– butasa nation,

wetake 70 millionflights

ayear(workoutyourown

contributionto climatechange

oncarbonfootprint.com).

Themostobviouswayis to

stopflying,or,ifimpractical,

cutdown.Considermaking

short-haultripsbytrain,

which can use 50% less

fuelperpassengerthana

plane.Bustravelis aneven

eco-friendlieralternative.

If driving,ensurethat

yourcaris full;if you’re

thesoleoccupant,your

emissionsarenearlytwice

thatofa trainpassenger,

andthreetimesthatof

a buspassenger.

Whenflying,aimto

godirect;themajorityof

fueluseoccursontake

offandlanding.Andyou

couldpayforcarbon-

offsetting;airlinessuch

asAirNewZealand,

QantasandBritish Airways

offer this.

Book plane

tickets for less

1

Searchforcashback

dealsonlinewhen

booking;QuoteGoat

(quotegoat.com)offersup

to5%cashbackforholidays

andflightsfrommany of the

leadingproviders.

2

Seta pricealertfor

yourdestinationona

comparisonsitelikekayak.

co.ukorholidaypirates.

com.They’llinformyou

whena fareisatitscheapest.

3

Forlong-haulflights,

booktwotofourmonths

ahead,whileforshorter

trips,lookclosertothe

travellingdate.Midweek

flightsareusuallycheaper

thanweekends,andearly

morningandlateevening

flightscheaperthanones

at more sociable hours!

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Reduce your carbon footprint

A

Youdon’tneedto

worryaboutthis

onboardasonlya

singlecurrency(£,$ or€)

is used,andyou’llsettle

yourbillforanyextrason

departure.If youplanto

makepurchasesduring

xcursions,consider

pre-paidcard;usea

omparisonsitelike

nder.comtoworkout

hebestoneforyou.

s CEOJohnOstler

ecommendsRevolut,

whosecardallows

reecashwithdrawals

p to£200while

roadandspending

t theinterbankrate

withnochargesin

50 countries,or

Monzo,whichtells

ouwhatyou’re

pending.Travelexis

top-upcardwith

0 currencies;you

can‘lockin’exchange

ates on this one.

Considera

pre-paid card