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Andalusia launches International Travel Insurance

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Andalusia – International Travel Insurance

As part of the measures being put in place by the Andalusian Government, we would like to highlight the launch of the International Travel Insurance for Andalusia. This insurance will be an important turning point in terms of safety and possibilities offered to international tourists who come to Andalusia in times of Covid-19.

Some of the most important features of the International Travel Insurance for Andalusia are:

· Valid from 1 January to 31 December 2021

· Available to all international travellers who are non-residents in Spain

· Free insurance with Covid-19 cover for stays in any type of official accommodation in Andalusia

Medical, surgical and hospitalisation expenses up to EUR 4000

The insurer will cover the following:

· Medical and surgical cost and fees

· Pharmaceutical costs related to recovery from COVID

· Hospitalisation costs

Persons covered: patient and companions. “Patient” refers to the person diagnosed with COVID-19. “Companion” refers to the insured’s spouse or cohabiting partner, as well as ascendants (parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren) of both members of the couple. “Quarantine” refers to the isolation of people for a time to avoid or limit the risk of spreading a disease.

Medical costs of transportation and repatriation

The insurer will cover the following:

· Ambulance costs or transportation of the patient from the place of first diagnosis to the hospital prescribed by the attending doctor.

· Costs of returning to the holiday destination from the hospital where the patient has been treated.

· Repatriation by air ambulance if warranted by the emergency or seriousness of the case (Europe and Mediterranean Rim countries only). A scheduled medical flight will be used for passengers from other countries.

Transportation and repatriation

· If a patient with COVID-19 needs to be transported or repatriated, their insured companions will also be covered by this insurance. Accordingly, the insurer will cover the costs of their transportation or repatriation, either to their habitual residence or to the place where the repatriated patient is hospitalised. The rights of the insureds’ return tickets will be exercised by the insurer.

· If the insureds are minors or disabled and have no trusted companion, a responsible person will accompany them to the patient’s place of residence or hospitalisation.

Transportation and repatriation in the event of death due to COVID-19:

· The insurance covers the necessary arrangements in the place of the customer’s death.

· The costs of the companions’ transportation to the place of burial are covered, and the rights of the return tickets will be exercised by the insurer.

· If the insureds are minors or disabled and have no trusted companion, a responsible person will accompany them to the patient’s place of residence or hospitalisation.

Costs for the extended stay at a hotel by the insured and companions (including quarantine)

· The insured’s stay at a hotel following hospitalisation or under medical quarantine prescription is covered.

Source: IAGTO – The Global Golf Tourism Organization

Last chance for Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Vítor Lopes in a Ballesteros golf course

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Last chance for Ricardo Melo Gouveia in a Ballesteros golf course

Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz starts Wednesday and Portuguese have high goals

Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Vítor Lopes already have just one more opportunity to achieve the high goals they took to Cadiz a week ago.

The Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz, of 200 thousand euros in monetary prizes, started this Wednesday and is the last chance for Ricardo Melo Gouveia to join the top 45 of the Race to Majorca and qualify for the Grand Final of the Challenge Tour, which will compete on that balearic island, at T-Golf & Country Club.

The Portuguese national champion is the current 50th place, having risen only 1 place after finishing last Sunday the Andalucía Challenge de España in the group of 22nd places, with 286 strokes, 2 under par Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, after rounds of 72, 74, 70 and 70.

The other Portuguese who starts tomorrow for the Andalucía Challenge in Cádiz is Vítor Lopes. For him, the presence in the Grand Final of the Challenge Tour in Mallorca is not an objective, as he is not (yet) a member of the second European division, but he does not stop dreaming big.

A title would give him the qualification for the Challenge Tour in 2021 and when in September he led the first three rounds of the Portuguese Open at Royal Óbidos, he showed that he has the level to challenge the best on this circuit.

Vítor Lopes ended the 2020 season in 16th place on the Order of Merit of the Alps Tour Golf, one of the third European divisions, and managed to get invitations to play these two tournaments in Andalusia by drawing attention with his top-10 at the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos.

Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Vítor Lopes had never played at the Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, a course designed by the legendary Severiano Ballesteros, considered by many analysts as the best Spanish course with the signature of the mythical Seve.

But after reaching two top-30s at the Andalucía Challenge de España, played on the same Andalusian stage, they already know their ways better and hope to be able to rectify what has adversely affected their games. They go to the Andalucía Challenge in Cádiz much more confident. «I didn’t know the golf course. There are two courses with nine very different holes. The Sea loop, as the name implies, is closer to the beach. It has more open and slightly easier holes. The Piños trail is a kind of pine forest, with many trees and narrower holes », analyzed Ricardo Melo Gouveia.

«I didn’t know the course, but we did two good training rounds. This golf course is very demanding from the tee to the green. It is narrow, with small and fast greens. It was a good test. Of course, my game is suitable for this golf course, although it is not long enough for me to enjoy my entire game. But I like the course and it’s a Seve Design, ”added Vítor Lopes. Also according to Vítor Lopes, «the course is in excellent condition. There was some rain during the night, but during the four days of the tournament we never got rain. Yes, there was a lot of wind in the first two days, which I like, which is why the overall results were so bad on those days. In the last two days the wind has calmed down and the results have improved ».

Hugo Ribeiro / Tee Times Golf (teetimesgolf.pt) para Record.