28 Dec 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
With flight delays and cancellations having been a major bug-bear for holiday-goers in 2018, recent findings suggest that Irish people are finding themselves spending significant lengths of time stuck in airports across the globe. According to a recent survey undertaken by AA Travel Insurance, over...
Read more → 09 Aug 2018
Posted by Arwen Foley 
A talent is (air)borne There are good and bad things about long distance relationships. Well, I’ve found at least one good thing; I can now fit everything plus the kitchen sink into a single piece of hand luggage. It all started when my boyfriend, now husband, decided to become a pilot. Never marry...
Read more → 25 Mar 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
For the third successive year Spain is the favourite destination of Irish holiday-goers, a recent survey from AA Travel Insurance has found. An AA Travel Insurance survey of over 4,000 people found that 1 in 5 respondents (20.42%) intend on spending their main holiday in Spain this year,...
Read more → 11 Mar 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth
Almost 1 in 3 travel insurance claims made by Irish customers are lodged before the holiday has even begun, recent research has found. In an analysis of its own claims data since 2012, AA Travel Insurance found that on average 30% of claims made each year are lodged as a result of the holiday-goer...
Read more → 29 Dec 2017
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
Just under 1 in 7 Irish holiday-goers have arrived at an airport only to realise they forgot their passport, recent research has found. In response to a survey of over 5,000 Irish people undertaken by AA Travel Insurance, 13.08% of respondents stated that they had arrived at an airport only to realise...
Read more → 17 Sep 2017
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
Almost one in four Irish people have required medical attention while abroad due to an unexpected illness or injury, recent research has found. In response to an AA Travel Insurance survey of over 5,000 Irish holiday-goers, 24.21% of respondents stated that they had required medical attention while...
Read more → 10 Sep 2017
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
Over half of Irish holiday-goers have come close to missing a flight as a result of poor time management according to a recent AA survey. An AA Travel Insurance survey of almost 4,000 AA customers and members found that 50.07% of respondents admitted that in the past they had lost track of time while...
Read more → 29 Apr 2016
Posted by Aoife O'Connor 
The Irish Independent's Sinead Ryan has advised holiday-goers to keep travel insurance top of their list - without paying an arm and a leg for it. She gives her top tips on how to get the most out of your policy, including how to make a claim should the worst happen. You can read her piece here. To...
Read more → 25 Apr 2016
Posted by Aoife O'Connor 
Scores of Irish people are set to take their main summer holiday abroad this year with a further 30 percent planning to splash more cash on travelling than in 2015, a new AA Travel Insurance survey reveals. A survey of over 5,700 people indicates that nearly three in four are looking to take an overseas...
Read more → 26 May 2015
Posted by Orla O'Callaghan 
Press Release: AA Travel Insurance has revealed that parents are using technology to make flights ‘easier’ when their kids are in tow, with 30% giving them a handheld tablet or iPad to avoid boredom or tantrums. A number of parents also admitted they relied on medication to get though a long-haul...
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