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What's next for Travel Insurance Guide?
Hi everyone, As a follow on from Paul’s blog helping you find the best Travel Insurance, I thought I would introduce myself and tell you all a bit about the work I have been doing on our newly re-launched Travel Insurance Guide.
My name’s Jennie and I work on the usability and content side of things for Fubra’s network of websites. Most recently I have been putting my efforts into improving the Travel Insurance Guide by coming up with new features, re-designing the layout and researching content to enhance the information we provide to visitors. One of the developers, Matt Ward, has been working on getting the new features ready and they are now live on the site! However, there are lots more to come and so I wanted to explain a bit about the work we have done so far and what’s left to come!
How to find a travel insurance policy
Our developers stayed late on Friday night to get our new and improved Travel Insurance Guide launched. The aim of the site is pretty simple: to help people find the best travel insurance cover for them.
When looking for their holiday insurance, some people will just want the cheapest deal, others will want the most comprehensive cover, but most will want good value with a combination of both. Our site will help them achieve that.
To do this we knew that we needed to cover the whole market rather than aligning ourselves with a specific provider. At the time of writing, we have 68 providers featured on the site and our researchers have been busy comparing each of these to find out who offers the best price and level of cover.
Right now the site offers an editorial comparison system, a providers directory, travel insurance help and advice and a guide to policy basics. In the coming months we will also be launching a forum where users can share their tips and experiences with the rest of the world.
If you are a travel insurance company who is not featured on the site, then please get in touch.
Calais Guide and the kind of calls we want!
I have to admit that I only very rarely answer the central Fubra phone line these days. No offence to the sales people and recruitment companies out there that make up 90% of the calls we get to that number, but I just find that most of the time what they have to offer is not of interest (and we do all our recruitment in house). Whereas Brendan will happily spend half an hour winding them up before ditching the call, I’m not as cruel!
However, a few months ago, on one of the rare occasions that I did answer the phone, a lady called Sharron Livingston was calling and the conversation I then had with her has ultimately led to the development of a new network of travel sites for Fubra, starting with a guide to Calais.
When was the last time you went camping?
Posted Wednesday 7th September 2005 by paul
I went camping with my girlfriend for the first time in years a few weeks ago, and it struck me how fun it was. OK, so I got a bit stressed when we took a wrong turn off the M3 and had to backtrack 20 miles, and then again when we were putting the tent up, but overall it is a peaceful and relaxing experience.
It’s quite surreal seeing cows and ponys wander freely around the New Forest, but is a welcome distraction from the hustle and bustle of living in a city or town.
Unfortunately for me, I had to learn as I went, but next time I will be sure to check out our camping guide which has tips and advice for anyone thinking of going on a camping trip.
Tags: Camping, Holiday, New Forest, Tent
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