Archive for February, 2008

REASONS TO BUY TRAVEL INSURANCE (2)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

3.jpg4. You got into an accident and you don’t have enough cash with you for medical treatment.
5. You got ill and you need to cancel your trip.
6. The cruise line, airline or tour operator that you bought your ticket to got bankrupt. You need to get your non-refundable expenses covered to reach your destination.
7. You need to cancel your trip due to a terrorist attack that recently happened to the country/place that you were planning to visit.
8. A natural disaster causes you to evacuate the hotel that you are into.

Reading the following scenarios above gave you the urge to purchase a travel insurance, didn’t it?

Trip Cancellation Program– Part II

Friday, February 8th, 2008

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  • Adverse weather or natural disasters resulting in the complete cessation of travel services;
  • Labor strikes that affect public transportation;
  • Your home or accommodation at your destination is made uninhabitable due to fire, flood, volcano, earthquake, hurricane or other natural disaster;
  • You are subpoenaed, required to serve on a jury, hijacked or quarantined;
  • You have been called into active military service to provide aid or relief in the event of a natural disaster;
  • There has been a mandatory evacuation due to hurricanes, adverse weather or natural disaster;
  • A transfer of employment of 250 miles or more;
  • Your involuntary termination of employment or layoff

 When you purchase a trip cancellation program, you automatically become a member of National Small Business Travel & Health Association (NSBTHA). Through this association, members have access to non-insurance emergency travel assistance services and information about events, legislation, and other matters that affect travel.