Flying to the World Cup in Qatar?

The insurance companies are already prepared

Qatar is not a country that Israeli tourists come to, but thousands are expected to land in Doha to watch the World Cup.

Which companies will insure you?

The answer is inside

David Rosenthal

08/15/2022

Monday, August 15, 2022, 12:40 p.m

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The World Cup in Qatar is approaching, and thousands of Israelis are expected to fly to Doha to watch it.

Since this is a country that does not have relations with Israel, to put it mildly, Israelis who have flown so far have done so at their own risk and without insurance coverage.

Now the insurance companies issue coverage.

The airport in Doha is renovated, Israelis will also pass through its gates (Photo: ShutterStock)

At Passportcard they made sure to prepare the area months in advance.

"We sent a team to Qatar to close agreements and collaborations with the best hospitals and medical centers in the country, in order to ensure that our customers receive the assistance they need when needed," says CEO Ronit Segal, "in addition, we made sure that customers could use the Passport Card to pay for The medical service without the need to keep receipts, wait for refunds and any other bureaucracy.

Passportcard knows Qatar very well from its international activities for German and Australian tourists, and it is still important to strengthen the infrastructure and adapt it to the Israeli tourist."

The company says that they took care of mapping the main hotels spread out in the tourist centers.

Segal adds: "Passportcard has established the necessary infrastructure to respond when there is a need for ground or air medical evacuation, a need for isolation or even filing a complaint with the police if required in light of a robbery/theft. Thus thousands, if not thousands, of Israelis who have already purchased tickets to participate in the World Cup and will be in Qatar during the games , know that there is a proven infrastructure and connections with reliable and safe places. It is also important that the insured find out before the flight who the body or person they are supposed to contact in case of an emergency and the procedures and rules of the place in this regard. In addition, passengers whose flight is delayed by an hour and a half can continue the wait in the lounge of The airport is free of charge at 650 airports around the world and in Qatar in particular (subject to registration on the website). We of course work to be prepared for any scenario in terms of the insurance envelope and assist as much as is required."

Prepared for any scenario.

Ronit Segal (Photo: Eric Sultan)

AIG (Photo: PR)

The insurance company AIG also offers participants the opportunity to purchase travel insurance policies for the World Cup in a country from the Persian Gulf. AIG offers travelers full travel insurance that includes medical and baggage coverage, trip cancellation/shortening, designated corona coverages, as well as the innovative Safe Travel app, which gives travelers abroad the feeling The security that they are so interested in during their vacation abroad.

Using the application, you can easily and quickly locate the doctors, hospitals and pharmacies that are near where you are, if God forbid you need medical treatment while staying abroad. The application also allows you to receive medical advice online in Hebrew and submit a claim for a refund, where the refund is received directly to the card The credit in just 15 seconds.

Assaf Michaeli, Vice President of Life Insurance, Health and Travel Abroad at AIG: "Even in the World Cup - we do it better, and are happy to accompany the soccer fans in Israel who fly to the World Cup games in Qatar with our travel insurance policy. Our policy provides protection for scenarios various medical benefits, including the possibility of purchasing unique compensation protection for each day of isolation due to Corona. Although Israelis cannot enter Qatar on normal days, the Israelis who come to Qatar to watch the World Cup games will be able to do so with a sense of security because they will have AIG's insurance."

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