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40% of travel refunds can be handled instantly in the specific situation, shows analysis from SOS International across the company’s customers, a range of Nordic insurance companies.

A week on the slopes is tough for an untrained body. Many skiing injuries can be avoided with the right training in the months leading up to your skiing holiday. If you are going on skiing holiday in February, you should start training now.

The Canary Islands offers sunshine and beaches during the cold winter months in Northen Europe, and because of that, the islands become a popular travel destination the next couple of months. Read more about how you can have a safe and relaxing holiday.

SOS International’s roadside assistance has been named one of the best in Europe.

Jan Sigurdur Christensen will take up the position as CEO of SOS International. Amund Skarholt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, is very pleased that SOS International has managed to attract such a strong profile.

SOS International is now the exclusive partner of the Swedish insurance company ICA Försäkringar within alarm centre services and the provision of roadside assistance. On 1 July 2021, the parties renewed their agreement which extends and strengthens their collaboration.

Fewer than expected travelled abroad in the summer of 2021, and Danes and Swedes travelled significantly more than Norwegians and Finns. This is what appears from the statistics for the summer from the SOS International alarm centre for travel assistance.

The SOS International Transport Centre arranges repatriation of sick and injured Nordic travellers and, in this area, usual procedures have been challenged by the corona pandemic. As the world opens up, the Transport Centres handles cases like detectives to ensure a safe repatriation of patients.

At the SOS International travel assistance alarm centre, we look back on a summer season when the number of cases was below normal - but where each case was complicated by local restrictions on tests and corona hotels.

Press release

New research indicates that the pandemic has led to lifestyle changes for many of us - and unfortunately not for the better. These lifestyle changes lead to declining mental health.