London 2012 'will be best connected Games ever'

Anyone who may be taking out travel insurance and heading to London for the Olympic Games in 2012 might be happy to learn that the organisers of the event are confident that traffic delays and other logistical problems will not be an issue.

Nick Mercer, commercial director at Eurostar, said that plans are already in place to ensure that both the capital and visitors to the city are able to keep moving, despite the massive influx of people that are expected.

He commented: "We have millions of tourists in London every year and in the summer there are almost as many tourists in London as there will be during the Olympic Games. In this city, we are used to moving an enormous number of people around and it is logistically doable."

According to figures from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, 49.1 per cent of business travel arrangements have been downgraded since the onset of recession, which could include visits to the capital.

Furthermore, 67.9 per cent of firms have cut back on the number of trips being approved.

People thinking of taking a trip to see a major UK sporting event in the future might want to take out travel insurance with InsureandGo.