2024-01-05 11:49:50
Touring received 3,391 calls over the Christmas period, an increase of 7% from last year, it said Friday. The calls mainly came from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Spain. The number of field interventions by the organization increased by 12% to reach 1,362.
The number of medical interventions also increased, from 285 to 310. Skiing accidents decreased slightly, from 44 to 41. These were mainly fractures, contusions, muscle tears and head injuries. .
The number of technical interventions for breakdowns and accidents also increased, from 928 to 1,052.
Europ Assistance, for its part, recorded the same number of “ski” medical files in the Alps this Christmas holiday as last year, it said on Friday.
Furthermore, the organization recorded a 2% increase in medical files opened in “sun destinations”. Most medical files in Europe were opened in Spain and its islands, including the Canaries (21%), France (11%) and Italy (3%). In distant destinations, 9% of medical files were opened in Thailand, 5% in Morocco and 3% in the United States.
In addition, between December 22, 2023 and January 4, the number of technical interventions by Europ Assistance abroad covering travel to and from ski resorts decreased by 4% compared to the same period of last year, while it increased by 3% towards “non-ski” destinations.
The VAB, for its part, recorded 10.3% more interventions than last year during the Christmas period. Most of them took place in Austria, Spain and France.
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