Editorials from our staff traveling through the world. We share our best travel tips, and how to get a better value out of your travel insurance.
The spring college semester is only a few months away and many college students are finalizing plans to study abroad. Smart parents also are making plans to protect their traveling student while he or she is out of the country.
I saw an article last weekend by noted travel columnist Ed Perkins where he tells the story of an Arkansas couple who lost the cost of their $8,000 Alaskan cruise because they missed their initial flight to the cruise. He
Tropical Storm Isaac is bearing down on Haiti and the Dominican Republic and may elevate to hurricane status. They are expecting it to spread across much of Florida in the next few days. Are you covered under travel insurance if Isaac becomes a hurricane? Are you covered after a storm has been named?
I am sure you have all experienced some kind of flight delay in your travels, but a 72-hour flight delay is more than an inconvenience. That was the fate of 225 United Airlines passengers stranded in Shanghai for three days
If you are planning to travel to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics, be sure to insure your trip so you’re covered if you miss your favorite event.
It was just two years ago that the Eyjafjallajökull-Fimmvörduháls volcano in Iceland erupted, disrupting air travel throughout the northern hemisphere. Now Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano has been spewing molten rock up to a mile from its crater. How good is your travel insurance coverage in the event of a natural disaster, such as a volcanic eruption?
Cruise lines and carriers offer booking incentives, but if you put cash down for your next trip is that considered a booking? Do you have to buy trip insurance right away?
Having travel medical insurance is usually a good idea, especially when traveling abroad. But understand the rules covering pre-existing conditions is crucial.
Also remember that trip cancellation, trip interruption, and travel delay insurance may only offer partial protection. There are specific covered reasons, and limits to the actual coverage.
Often younger individuals and families assume that travel insurance is not for them. Older persons better understand the need to purchase travel insurance. As we age we are more likely to suffer illness or injury, it’s statistically a fact of life! But there are still many risks that younger families need to cover with travel insurance.
When is the best time to buy travel insurance? For a variety of reasons, it is prudent to purchase travel insurance when you first book your trip (i.e. make your first payment for travel arrangements). Why? Most travel insurance policies contain one or more time sensitive provisions that broaden coverage.
