{"id":10377,"date":"2019-01-24T13:45:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T13:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/face\/?p=10377"},"modified":"2023-01-03T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T12:46:33","slug":"the-benefits-of-travel-medical-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-travel-medical-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"10 reasons why you don\u2019t need travel medical insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"Approx read: <\/span> 2<\/span> mins<\/span><\/span>

Travel medical insurance is overrated, a hassle and a waste of money. Right?<\/h2>\n

10. I’ve got 9 perfectly good other fingers.<\/h4>\n

Small injuries can get nasty quickly on the road. Biohazards: you’re exposed to mass transit, water of differing quality, and public lodging. Health regimen: you may have a more active lifestyle on holiday, might skip changing a bandage or giving that sore knee a rest. Result: something minor can turn into something major. This usually happens in the middle of the night and the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n

9. A helicopter ride! Cool!<\/h4>\n

Yup, a cool 40 grand or more.<\/p>\n

If you need a helicopter evac, you’ll be looking up the nostrils of the people taking care of you, not out the window.<\/p>\n

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8. I can talk to the doctors myself, I speak the language.<\/h4>\n

Wonderful! Now say the words for ‘blood type’ and ‘allergic to’ in your destination language. Now do it whilst unconscious.<\/p>\n

7. Hey, it’s stable, and I’m in a safe place.<\/h4>\n

Really? Talk to folks in Paris, Berlin and that luxury resort hotel in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

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6. It’s too expensive.<\/h4>\n

An investment of a few bucks a day gets you covered in most parts of the world.<\/p>\n

5. I’m perfectly healthy.<\/h4>\n

For now. But mosquitoes bite the wimpy and the healthy alike, a dodgy shrimp egg roll can take down the sturdiest of travellers, and traffic accidents can happen to anyone.<\/p>\n

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4. *Shudder* All those forms<\/h4>\n

That’s a myth from 1986. For most policies, answer a few questions and buy online.<\/p>\n

3. It’s not required.<\/h4>\n

If you need a visa for your destination, you’ll also need proof of required immunisation and proof of travel medical insurance.<\/p>\n

2. My credit cards have travel insurance.<\/h4>\n

Sure they do. But most of that covers lost toothbrushes and luggage, not limbs.<\/p>\n

1. I’ll never use it.<\/h4>\n

It’s one of those things you don’t miss until you need it. Three words: Third. World. Dentistry.<\/p>\n

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