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Mar 2014 In partnership with the travel agency "Ctrip.com", Ping An has launched the smog*-insurance aimed at travelers complaining about air pollution.
For an extra of 1.6 to 2.4 USD, this insurance is available to clients on Ctrip.com for any journey of 3 to 7 days in six touristic spots of the country.
Compensation, amounting to 8 USD per day, is attributed from a certain threshold of index of air quality (AIQ) and a minimum of 2 days of stay in the city. The AIQ is 200 to Beijing and Xi'an, Harbin and Chengdu 150 and finally 100 Shanghai and Guangzhou.
*smog: smoking fog