{"id":26660,"date":"2021-10-28T13:12:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.battleface.com\/media\/25-of-skiers-and-boarders-did-not-take-out-specific-winter-sports-cover-on-their-last-trip\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:12:56","slug":"25-of-skiers-and-boarders-did-not-take-out-specific-winter-sports-cover-on-their-last-trip","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/rebrand2.bfstagesite.com\/en-us\/media\/25-of-skiers-and-boarders-did-not-take-out-specific-winter-sports-cover-on-their-last-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"25% Of Skiers And Boarders Did Not Take Out Specific Winter Sports Cover On Their Last Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00ef\u201a\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New data shows\u00c2\u00a0that\u00c2\u00a025%\u00c2\u00a0of skiers and boarders\u00c2\u00a0did not take out specific winter sports cover on their last trip.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00ef\u201a\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">71% of regular skiers and boarders\u00c2\u00a0are\u00c2\u00a0feeling out of practice with similar levels (70%) wanting\u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0try a new sport.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">New data* shows that 25% of skiers and boarders did not take out specific winter sports cover on their last trip despite 91% stating that ski insurance is important to them.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The research &#8211; commissioned\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by travel insurance provider\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">battleface<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201c\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0found\u00c2\u00a0that\u00c2\u00a0amongst those who did not take out specific winter sports cover, 29% did not take out another form of travel insurance.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00c2\u00a0research also found that\u00c2\u00a0that the pandemic has had a significant impact on skiers and boarders\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0confidence.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a071% of regular skiers and boarders\u00c2\u00a0surveyed said that they were now\u00c2\u00a0feeling out of practice. A\u00c2\u00a0similar proportion\u00c2\u00a0are\u00c2\u00a0feeling more adventurous\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">than before,\u00c2\u00a0with 70% stating that they would like to try a different snow sport,\u00c2\u00a0on their next trip.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The data also showed that the cost of being airlifted off\u00c2\u00a0a mountain is more\u00c2\u00a0expensive\u00c2\u00a0than people\u00c2\u00a0think. The\u00c2\u00a0data showed that the\u00c2\u00a0general public\u00c2\u00a0estimate\u00c2\u00a0this cost\u00c2\u00a0to be\u00c2\u00a0around\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a33,000, when the reality\u00c2\u00a0is closer to \u00c2\u00a310,000.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katie Crowe,\u00c2\u00a0Director of Communications,\u00c2\u00a0battleface\u00c2\u00a0comments:\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Given that\u00c2\u00a0many\u00c2\u00a0Brits\u00c2\u00a0are\u00c2\u00a0feeling out of practice\u00c2\u00a0on the slopes\u00c2\u00a0but are still keen to try\u00c2\u00a0out\u00c2\u00a0new winter sports,\u00c2\u00a0we\u00c2\u00a0would hope that\u00c2\u00a0holidaymakers\u00c2\u00a0ensure they have the right kind of protection in place\u00c2\u00a0before setting off on their next\u00c2\u00a0winter sports\u00c2\u00a0holiday. Unfortunately, we do deal with\u00c2\u00a0a number of\u00c2\u00a0winter\u00c2\u00a0sports\u00c2\u00a0accidents that\u00c2\u00a0do\u00c2\u00a0require\u00c2\u00a0airlifting off the slopes and the cost of this is vastly underestimated by the general public.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">battleface\u00c2\u00a0travel insurance policies cover\u00c2\u00a0cancellation,\u00c2\u00a0medical and emergency expenses, hospital benefit, personal accident, baggage, personal money and passport and personal liability.\u00c2\u00a0Cover includes emergency medical expenses caused by or resulting from COVID-19 for travellers up to a maximum age of 59.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">battleface\u00c2\u00a0winter sports\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 cover\u00c2\u00a0includes:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00ef\u201a\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Winter Sports equipment up to \u00c2\u00a3750 (\u00c2\u00a3500 per single article, set or\u00c2\u00a0pair)*<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00ef\u201a\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hired equipment is also covered (\u00c2\u00a3300 per single article, set or\u00c2\u00a0pair)*<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*subject\u00c2\u00a0to the policy excess<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*The study of 1,003 UK adults was carried out between 9 and 17 September by Opinium Research on behalf of travel insurance provider battleface to find out opinions on winter sports holidays.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","press-release-category":[552],"press-release-tag":[564],"class_list":["post-26660","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry","press-release-category-press-release-usa","press-release-tag-2021-2"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rebrand2.bfstagesite.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-releases\/26660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rebrand2.bfstagesite.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rebrand2.bfstagesite.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rebrand2.bfstagesite.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"press-release-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rebrand2.bfstagesite.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release-category?post=26660"},{"taxonomy":"press-release-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rebrand2.bfstagesite.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release-tag?post=26660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}