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Jul 27, 2006
A study conducted by UK insurance provider AXA projects that over 2 million people taking part in adventure holidays this year will not have travel insurance. Some typical adventure holidays include cycling, trekking/walking, canoeing/kayaking, water sports and sailing/yachting
AXA found that cycling is an adventure activity in which people are least likely to get cover for, with 19% of respondents who plan to do this on their holidays during the next 12 months are not expected to have cover as opposed to only 3% of those interviewed that plan to do some scuba diving. Similarly, the study predicts that only 5% of respondents who plan to go skiing or snow boarding won't have cover.
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Holiday activity |
% of respondents who plan to do this activity on holiday during the next 12 months but won't have travel insurance |
Estimated number of respondents who plan to do this activity on holiday during the next 12 months but won't have travel insurance |
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Cycling |
19% |
1,039,257 |
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Trekking/walking |
18% |
1,650,664 |
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Canoeing/kayaking |
10% |
245,643 |
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Water sports |
13% |
632,809 |
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Sailing/yachting |
12% |
287,868 |
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Horse riding/ranch holidays |
11% |
281,554 |
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Skiing/snow boarding |
5% |
113,711 |
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Scuba diving |
3% |
79,246 |
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