Unless you’re lucky enough to already live in a tropical vacation hotspot, chances are you’re sick of winter and are thinking warm thoughts about spring vacation. Actually, you should be more than just thinking about it. Now’s the time to nail down your destination and activities because doing so now will save headaches and money down the road.
According to Elliott Confidential, this spring break may be one of the most affordable ones in years, provided you plan ahead. Organizing your trip now can help you avoid things like airfare hikes, or “no vacancy” signs regarding hotel availability. In his recent article, Christopher Elliott, the author of Elliott Confidential mentioned even more tips and tricks to saving money and stress during your spring vacation planning.
One additional thing the above-mentioned article touts is the importance of travel insurance, and Dan Drennen, Director of Sales and Marketing at Travel Insurance Center® couldn’t agree more. “Travel insurance gives travelers, peace of mind,” says Drennen. “If you travel without it, you’re taking an unnecessary risk with your travel budget.”
In other words, travel insurance acts as a hedge against the risk of losing your travel investment. For example, if you need to evacuate your travel destination because of sudden dangerous political instability, then travel insurance protects the money invested in your trip and covers cost of evacuation. Likewise, if a hurricane ravages your vacation resort, travel insurance helps get you home and safeguards the money you have invested in the trip.
Travel insurance does more than just protect your financial investment, it protects you as well. Consider the cost involved in getting treatment as a result of a medical emergency while out of the country. Travel insurance can cover for medical bills, or even flights back to your resident country if needed.
The value of travel insurance is clear. But, where do you go to get it? You could call various insurance carriers and research the options yourself, but that is labor intensive and time consuming. Instead, Dan recommends using a qualified travel insurance expert like the ones at Travel Insurance Center. “A good travel insurance agent is licensed and qualified to help you find suitable travel insurance. They put your needs first, giving you confidence that any coverage purchased is in your best interest and based on your specific needs and budget.”
Some of Travel Insurance Center’s travel insurance solutions include:*
Coronavirus-Friendly Plans: Coronavirus-friendly travel insurance can provide a way to hedge against financial risk related to travel during the pandemic. Coverage may include costs connected with travel delays, emergency medical and evacuation, trip cancelation and interruption, and the like. Despite these uncertain times, you can schedule trips with confidence because of the financial protection available through these plans.
Trip Cancellation / Comprehensive Packaged Plans: Comprehensive travel protection plans including Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption, Emergency Medical, Emergency Evacuation, Travel Delay, Baggage Protection, Baggage Delay, and more.
Travel Medical/International Medical Insurance: Travel Medical Insurance reimburses you for emergency medical expenses incurred when you are traveling or living in a foreign country.
Emergency Medical Evacuation: Not all medical facilities were created equal. Depending on the plan, emergency medical evacuation covers the cost of transporting a seriously injured or ill person.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance: Flight accident insurance, common carrier accident insurance, and/or 24-hour accidental death insurance pays you or your beneficiary a lump sum benefit (for example, $1 million) when an accident results in your death, the loss of a limb or the loss of your eyesight.
Global Risk Insurance: Global risk insurance is available for a variety of worldwide risks that are excluded in most travel insurance and international health insurance plans.
Annual Multi-Trip Insurance: Designed for year-round peace of mind for people who love to travel, annual multi-trip travel Insurance plans provide coverage for all of your trips throughout the year, subject to a maximum trip length of 30 to 45 days per trip depending on the plan selected.
Group Insurance: Group Travel Insurance protection plans are designed to cover groups of people traveling on the same trip itinerary.
Your Next Step
Start planning your spring vacation now! And regarding travel insurance, do consider Travel Insurance Center. Call 1.866.979.6753 to get a no-cost, no obligation quote.
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