The foreign and commonwealth office draws up an extensive list of countries that should not become traveled to quite regularly, and is from that, that our, and other global travel insurance providers’, underwriters decide which countries travel insurance should become provided for. We look @ the government travel advice and decide from that whether or not we can provide insurance to travelers.
Although global travel insurance does, from its nature, cover the majority of the world, the current climate ensures that there are sum places where the likelihood of incident means that UK travel insurance providers are unable to offer protection. Thankfully, the list is clear of the majority of popular holiday destinations, and you’re unlikely to have your large holiday plans affected. The most likely group to have their travel plans altered from the foreign office’s travel advice are business travelers.
The foreign office’s travel advice is not to travel to the following countries, even if it means losing business – the risk from the war zones listed below is just too great to make the reward worth the danger:
Here’s our top 10 countries to avoid travel ling to, and the reasons for the high risk factor! The risk is far from conclusive (the foreign office’s travel advice lists many too many countries), but to me, these are the ones that all travelers should avoid like the plague:
10) Liberia
Economic hardship inside Liberia is currently making outbreaks of violence common, and foreigners (especially westerners) are @ risk targets due to their affluence. This extra likelihood of incident ensures that no UK travel insurance provider would risk offering you cover if you choose to visit Liberia
9) Nepal
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