2001 Volume 38 Pages 11-23
Since the “Liberalization of travel abroad” came into Japan, there have been many travellers who have met with accidents such as sickness, injury and accidental death; some have suffered from robberies. The number of such accidents has been growing because of the increasing number of people enjoying travel abroad. In this essay, I try to consider the effect of the above according to the report “Statistics of support of Japanese in foreign countries” by MOFA (The Ministry of Foreign Affairs). This essay, consequently, examines and considers the following issues: ① How much is covered by the “Special compensation scheme” of travel agencies. ② The “Accident Insurance for travelling abroad” with regard to supplementary “Credit card”. ③ The voluntary coverage by insurance companies for “Accident Insurance” while travelling abroad. as well as the rescue system in case of accidents. Furthermore, this essay proposes to device “IC cards which have multiple functions” in order to improve security for travellers abroad among the industries involved (ie. travel agencies, credit card companies and Insurance companies). Consequently, I try to show how the industries whose business is connected with each other can improve their relationships. I also try to raise travellers, awareness of “Crisis Management” and protection of themselves and their property.