Archive for February, 2012

Insurance warning for off-piste skiers

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Off-piste skiers and snowboarders have been warned they could face medical bills of £16,000 if they are hurt on the slopes and haven’t purchased suitable travel insurance.  That is the average cost of calling out a search and rescue team in a European ski resort, according to research by Complete Ski, the insurer.

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Royal wedding leads to tourism boom

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According to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 30.6 million overseas residents visited the UK last year, an increase of 800,000 on 2010. Almost half of the increase was accounted for by people from Asia, South America and Africa. Visits from Brazil rose by over 50 per cent, while Chinese visitors rose [...]

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