China ’s enfeeble smog problem is n’t anything unexampled at this point — at least for its residents . Tourists to Beijing , however , are still strugglingwith the fact that the quite a little they came for can often be virtually invisible . To appease this growing mathematical group of wild travelers , China ’s biggest online travel agency now offers smog indemnity .
https://gizmodo.com/chinas-smog-is-so-bad-that-hotels-now-give-guests-gas-1498515402
The agency , Ctrip.com , collaborated with Ping An , one of China ’s chair insurance companies , on the various smog precaution software . For just about $ 1 - 2 , anyone inflict Xian , Harbin , Chengdu , Shanghai , Guangzhou , or — the spoilt offender of all — Beijing is undertake a monetary return . There is a arrest , though ; you ’ll need to suffer at least two days of opaque defilement in a row to see any of that cash make its way back to your pocket .
Still , believe how amazing China ’s smog problem has been of former , it ’s not a big investment at all . You ’ll only be getting about $ 10 ( 50 Chinese yuan ) back per day , but unfortunately , the chances of consecutive foggy skies ( at least in Beijing ) is a virtual guaranty . [ China DailyviaThe Daily Mail ]
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-beijings-air-pollution-is-like-being-in-nu-1531535212
Updated 3/25/14 , 5:26 pm EDT :
Apparently , after having been up and running for scantily a hebdomad , Ping An has decided to call of the indemnity scheme altogether due to its “ lottery - esque ” terms . grant to Hao Yansu , fountainhead of Central University of Finance and Economics ’ School of Insurance :
Insurance is all about probability … the current unavailability of scientific datum on smogginess weather condition and smog - related disease make the mathematical product mistrustful , [ such as ] whether its premium is set too gamy . It does look like a lottery to some extent , especially considering its humiliated charge .
[ South China Morning PostviaSlate ]
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