To think it's important to leave info with someone trusted when you go abroad?

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I've just come back from Spain and I looking at the news reports from Rhodes in horror........ such a terrible situation for everyone.
I always leave insurance/ itinerary/ copies of passports/ EHIC cards with a relative and copy it all to a webmail account that me and Dh can both access. My brother just leaves and we are lucky if he tells us when he is due back. If he was in Rhodes now I would be worried sick.

Do you just jump on a plane without a second thought or do you share your itinerary with someone?

Very irresponsible. You at one of those that people have to crowdfund for to pay medical bills abroad.

That's just plain stupidity 🙄

I have always printed a copy of booking details, emailed to my mother and sister and left another spare copy on my dining table. Had never considered the passport or insurance details being needed but will now include those in the email. May be OTT but who knows what can happen

I do also print copies of everything and take them with us, leave them in the safe with passports in case one of us was injured etc abroad with no phone access.

I think a lot of people don't realise how bills can mount up if they get ill or injured abroad.

Government cards eg EHIC will give emergency treatment cover in participating countries. But this doesn't cover extra hotel bills while waiting to be fit to travel. In many countries it doesn't cover personal care costs while in hospital so that's a family member's costs to cover.

The emergency treatment costs can be eye-watering but so can the other costs.

It really is stupid, you never know what is going to happen. I went on a relatively 'safe' holiday to Spain , one road traffic accident, 10 days in hospital, hotel stays , emergency travel back to the UK and a bill of over £40,000 later and I'm very grateful for my travel insurance.

I recently needed emergency hospital treatment abroad. It isn't just the treatment, it is all the extra costs such as the room and food, medication, changing flights, extra time in your holiday accommodation, it all mounts up. Even if you are in Europe, the EHIC only covers emergency treatment, none of the rest of it.
It is worth mentioning here that when you buy your travel insurance you must declare every single health issue and prescribed medication that they will find in your GP record if you have to make a claim. If you don't, and they find something, your whole policy is invalidated. Insurers look for reasons NOT to pay out, so be scrupulously honest. The very first thing they do is check your medical records.

@endofthelinefinally totally agree with all of that. I have specialist travel insurance because I have a few conditions. It costs a little more than a standard insurance policy but not a lot.