Category: Buying Travel Insurance

Expert guidance on when to buy travel insurance, what to look for in a policy, and how to get the best coverage for your trip. Learn how to compare plans, understand policy terms, and make confident purchasing decisions.

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5 Ways to Save Money on Travel Insurance 7 October 2011

5 Ways to Save Money on Travel Insurance

Travel costs can add up, so you should save money on travel insurance if you can....

4 Steps to 100% confidence in your travel insurance plan 29 August 2011

4 Steps to 100% confidence in your travel insurance plan

How can you be absolutely certain you've chosen the right travel insurance plan? Travelers buy travel...

Trip Cost of $0 is too risky 1 June 2011

Trip Cost of $0 is too risky

What do we mean by ‘trip cost of $0?’  It means purchasing a comprehensive package travel...

Seniors Beware: Medicare doesn’t cover you outside the U.S. 1 June 2011

Seniors Beware: Medicare doesn’t cover you outside the U.S.

Original Medicare is a fee-for-service health insurance plan managed by the U.S. Federal government. On top of...

What is the difference between travel assistance and travel insurance? 5 May 2011

What is the difference between travel assistance and travel insurance?

While these terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they are actually very different types of coverage. Travel...

Buying Travel Insurance from a 3rd party company vs. through a Travel Agent 31 March 2011

Buying Travel Insurance from a 3rd party company vs. through a Travel Agent

Many travelers like the idea of purchasing their travel and travel protection as a single purchase...

Do not shop for Travel Insurance based on Price Alone 31 March 2011

Do not shop for Travel Insurance based on Price Alone

Every traveler is looking for the best deal and no one likes to feel they’ve paid...

Why buying Travel Insurance from a 3rd party company is better than buying from a Cruise Line 31 March 2011

Why buying Travel Insurance from a 3rd party company is better than buying from a Cruise Line

Cruise travelers are usually offered a host of protection plans and waiver plans by the cruise...

Buying Travel Insurance Directly from the Company vs. Using a Comparison Site 31 March 2011

Buying Travel Insurance Directly from the Company vs. Using a Comparison Site

Travel insurance companies offer their products for purchase on their own websites to make it easy...

How much does travel insurance cost? 23 February 2011

How much does travel insurance cost?

Answer: Travel insurance vacation plans cost between 4-10% of the total trip cost. Here’s an example: If your cruise costs...