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Family Travel Insurance: Let the Kids Run Riot

 
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Patrick Chong

Family holidays are sometimes the highlight of a child’s year, and months of excitement lead up to the actual event. But for many parents, over-excited children going on theme park rides, bobsleighing in the snow and careering down waterslides simply beg for family travel insurance.

Family holidays are always full of excitement, as school breaks up and the children are simply exhilarated by the prospect of a couple of weeks of freedom. And whether you’re planning a trip to Disney World, Lapland for Christmas or Sunway Lagoon (the biggest waterpark in Malaysia), your children are certain to be hyperactive and prone to running riot on your trip. And whilst one should never expect the worse, it’s always better to be prepared, and purchasing family travel insurance before you go is a wise idea, to say the least.

Dazzled by Disneyland

Being one the biggest stereotypes for family holidays in the world, you can be sure Disneyland will cause your children to become wild with excitement. From the moment they see the larger-than-life Mickey Mouse dancing around and waving at them, they’re sure to become simply overcome with excitement. And a band of excited children congregated in one place demands extra caution, and family holiday insurance may just come in handy to deal with the odd minor accident.

If your children aren’t wild enough already, a ride on the infamous Space Mountain should do the trick and send them over the edge. Or a visit to the Haunted Mansion will terrify them and excite them all at once with wild cries of fear and glee adding to your somewhat shattered nerves and worry. But at least you can feel reasonably safe in the knowledge that your annual family travel insurance will keep you safe. And even if its not an accident you’re concerned about, problems with flights and bookings could lead to disaster as any hitches to the holiday, if left unsolved for any lengthy period, will ultimately result in enormous disappointed and begrudging children.

Christmas in Lapland

Visiting Father Christmas in Lapland is every child’s fantasy, and the mere thought of such an expedition is sure to evoke extreme excitement. On Christmas Eve children in Lapland will think they have reached the pinnacle of their lives, as Father Christmas himself, accompanied by a full fleet of reindeer, comes ho-ho-ho-ing along as he embarks on his trip around the world to distribute presents. And the combination of the snow, the reindeer and Father Christmas will result in whoops and cries of delight, a combination causing children to be at their most accident prone. And to prepare for any Christmas mishaps, ensuring you have your annual family travel insurance is key.

Sliding Around Sunway Lagoon

Sure to delight any child, a trip to Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia’s biggest water park could prove to be the family holiday of a lifetime; or, depending on how you look at it, the family nightmare of a lifetime. With three enormous areas of waterslides, (World of Adventure, Waters of Africa and Wild Wild West), the park ensures an absolutely exhilarating and fun-filled experience. But the wild names of the different areas say it all, and wild, over-excited children running to get on the next slide as soon as possible will likely set the scene. And for concerned parents, investing in some family holiday insurance for a bit of piece of mind is absolutely essential.

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Patrick Chong is the Managing Director of Journey’s Travel. Their commercial travel insurance website, Insuremore, offers family holiday insurance with a quick and easy online claims feature.

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