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British travellers abroad are reportedly making more ‘dodgy’ claims for food poisoning, upsetting resort managers and unsettling the package holiday market.

If you are heading for the mountains and a season in the snow, possibly with some work thrown in, welcome to the ranks of the seasonaires!

Following the recent terrorist attacks in Barcelona, MPI has been receiving questions about insurance cover:

A mid-year heatwave seems an unlikely time to think about the coming winter and the thousands of young Brits planning to spend the ski season working in the Alps.

A basic understanding of insurance is an essential life skill that should be shared with all young people as they near the end of their school days.

Travel insurance is an important part of holiday planning, whether you intend to laze away a week or two on a remote beach or join the many millions of holidaymakers who want something a bit more strenuous.

AMT is the travel insurance acronym for an Annual Multi Trip policy, which is a convenient solution for people who make two or more trips overseas in a 12 month period.

With the welcome arrival – at last – of substantial snowfalls at lower as well as higher levels, thousands of British skiers will be keen to get on their skis as often as possible in the rest of the season.

You may be one of the many for whom the only thing that spoils a ski trip is the hassle of taking baggage and equipment to and from airports.

Recent comments on an online skiing forum suggest some skiers are unsure about how much time they can spend on the slopes without breaching the conditions of their insurance policies – and possibly losing out if they have to make a claim.

Policy conditions vary, so it's important to understand the cover before you buy a policy – and certainly before you travel.

MPI's Annual Multi Trip policies place no limit on the number of days you actually ski. However, we do limit the duration of a ski trip to 17 days – and that’s counted from departure to arrival back in the UK.

The 17-day limit is is a widely accepted standard for a typical two-week stay in-resort, plus outward and return travel.

MPI's AMT policies also allow non-ski trips of up to 30 days, UK-UK.

These periods can be extended.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Association of British Travel Agents have warned young British travellers about the importance of Travel Insurance.