What did Russian tourists buy more during the pandemic?
During the pandemic, Russians began to buy insurance more often at higher rates, and not only for foreign trips, but throughout the country.
Insurance companies reported that the most common treatments are household injuries (including road accidents), ARI, bronchitis, otitis, slightly less - problems associated with intestinal disorders, cardiovascular diseases.
The most common insurance cases among tourists abroad Russians - colds and problems with the gastrointestinal tract - at least 80% of applications.
Meanwhile, she drew attention to the fact that the tariffs for insurance, in particular, with covid, the company did not increase. One of the reasons for this was the desire of tourists to buy more expensive travel insurance.
During the pandemic, Russians began to pay more attention to their health, trying to protect themselves from cases when money for a trip is burned from reasons beyond the control of the traveler.
We see that interest in insurance has grown, the coronavirus has taught that every tourist is unprotected. Therefore, there is a surge in claims for insurance against not leaving precisely because of the covid. For example, a tourist suffers COVID-19 asymptomatically, but a PCR test is such a sensitive marker that even without symptoms, it is a reason not to go. The demand for travel insurance is very high, sales increased five times compared to 2019, Alcheyeva explained.
According to insurers, most insurance policies were issued for travel to Turkey. Policies are also purchased for trips to Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt and Russia.
Source: tourism.interfax
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