Lost luggage

Its infuriating when you lose your luggage. It’s even worse when the airline responsible only offers you the amount that they have to under the Montreal convention (currently £972.80), rather than covering the full cost of the case and its contents. The United Nations International Civil Aviation Organisation has proposed increasing the maximum level of compensation, currently £972.80, to £1060.48 next year. Well if you are one of the 33,000 people that has to make a claim from their airline annually, the additional £87.68 proposed probably does not even cover one of the items in the luggage!

Not to worry however as any good travel insurance policy on the market will also have cover for such an event and will cover the shortfall up to the section limit. Another reason not to forget to buy travel insurance. Holidaysafe.co.uk can offer policies that include such cover, for two weeks in Europe for a family of two adults and two children from just £16.01.