Lost luggage tops holiday worry list ahead of health concerns
(Source: dreamstreetmarketingblog.com)
Check Safety First has been trying to educate people on the importance of holiday health and safety for over 20 years, but it doesn’t appear to be sinking in. According to research by Bupa Travel, the biggest holiday worry for people is losing their luggage. Contracting an illness only came fourth:
1. Your airline losing your luggage
2. Losing your wallet or purse
3. Being robbed
4. Becoming ill
5. Poor hotels
6. Terrorist attacks
7. Getting injured
8. Having to be treated at a foreign hospital
9. Bad weather
10. Not being able to speak the local language
I can’t believe that people value their possessions over their own wellbeing. The fact is that people are more likely to become ill or pick up an injury on holiday than they are to lose a suitcase, wallet or purse. Contracting food poisoning can ruin the whole holiday, whereas losing a bag can only spoil a couple of days.
People have to be more aware of the potential problems that can arise on holiday, such as food poisoning. Given the choice, I’d take losing my luggage over getting ill and having my holiday spoilt any day.
Tags: Bupa Travel, Check Safety First, food poisoning, holiday, illnesss, luggage
