Travel Insurance: Caveat Emptor
By Wendy Perrin
The most accurate and useful article I've ever read on the topic of travel insurance--and believe me, I've read plenty of misleading ones--was published in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday: The Exclusions and Illusions of Travel Insurance, by Scott McCartney. Travel insurance can protect you from losing any non-refundable payments you've made, should you need to cancel a trip or leave in the middle. It can also cover your expenses should you suffer a medical emergency overseas and require a doctor's care and evacuation to a decent hospital. Travelers needing such insurance tend to be those taking expensive trips that must be paid in advance--cruises, tours, safaris, vacation packages--and those heading to remote, exotic parts of the world where medical care is not reliable. Before buying travel insurance, do yourself a favor and read this article!
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Are there any particular travel insurance companies you recommend over others?
What does travel insurance cost?
Posted by: carmeld1 | August 24, 2006 at 06:54 PM
Hello Wendy,
20 years ago on a train in Italy an architecture student told me about a most unique hotel in Paris where the rooms had Gothic stone flying buttresses going through the guest rooms. Does this hotel still exist? The name I recall was the "Abbey" or "Abbaye?" in French. Is there a web site, with photos and rates? I'd LOVE to know....Thanks, MMLaronge Jupiter, FL
Posted by: mmlaronge | August 24, 2006 at 07:48 PM
You should look at http://www.buyamericaninsurance.com/travel/tripcancellationinsurance.jsp
It is a travel insurance comparison web site. You can get instant quotes, compare them side by side and make an instant purchase online. And if you have any questions, you can call toll-free at (866) INSU-BUY.
Posted by: nick2 | March 06, 2008 at 03:54 PM