{"id":5940,"date":"2010-09-11T06:01:21","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T23:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/travel-insurance-do-you-really-need-it-for-a-european-holiday\/"},"modified":"2016-02-26T13:24:33","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T06:24:33","slug":"travel-insurance-do-you-really-need-it-for-a-european-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/travel-insurance-do-you-really-need-it-for-a-european-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel insurance: do you really need it for a European holiday?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIs the European health insurance card enough when travelling abroad or is full medical insurance an essential?Figures out this week on the rising cost of hospital treatment in foreign countries should put the wind up anyone planning to holiday abroad without a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and\/or travel insurance.If you fall seriously ill abroad and need hospital treatment, the average cost is now \u00a32,040, up 6.25% year on year, according to research by Sainsbury’s Finance. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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