Posted in Uncategorized on May 27th, 2008 No Comments »
You have probably saved all year for that special travel holiday this summer abroad. You may be going to a place in the third world where sanitation may not be up to first world norms. That is why travelers should be take steps to avoid food poisoning and other related ailments. There several steps you [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
The American Automobile Association (AAA) has reported that travel will be slightly up this Memorial Day holiday despite high gas prices and increasing vacation costs. AAA believes that 38.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this weekend, which is a 1.7% increase from last year. In fact, almost 32 million travelers [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
With travel costs rising because of oil prices increases, International Medical Group has announced that they have reduced the online rates for many of their Patriot plan travel insurance plans. IMG stated that their client’s trips and planning should be an enjoyable experience. Worrying about whether or not they can afford the medical security needed when [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
The government of Finland introduced in 2007 legislation that required all international students to have a set level of insurance cover depending on how long they would be staying and studying in Finland. Students who stay less than 2 years have to have a health insurance plan which covers treatment and medical costs up to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
If you have a friend or relative visiting Canada, make sure that they get Visitors to Canada medical insurance or international travel medical insurance. This is because in Canada visitors are 100% responsible for their own medical bills. While Canada has a socialized government medical system for its own citizens, the Canadian government does not pay for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
It has been reported by the Cruise Lines International Association that more than 12.8 million passengers will go on cruises this year. The cruise fleet will grow by eight new vessels and 2 redeployed ships. The US cruise industry is preparing to go to destinations in Cuba should US lawmakers allow Americans to visit the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21st, 2008 No Comments »
It has been reported by Power breakfast/CNBC-TV18 that more and more Indians are traveling overseas and insurance companies are cashing in on this relatively untapped market. This includes travel insurance for domestic travel. The domestic travel sector is growing at approximately 30 to 40% and travelers are getting travel insurance. Much of the growth is comming from popular Indian travel portals [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Legoland California has opened a new ride based on the Indiana Jones movie franchise. The new attraction is called the Lost Kingdom Adventure and is based on the ancient temple ruins from the first Indian Jones movie. The ride puts you in a desert jeep and takes you on a journey to recover stolen treasure [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21st, 2008 No Comments »
ITV1 in the UK did a special program on travel insurance on May 16th, 2008. The program In Holidays Uncovered talked about the millions of UK citizens who flock to foreign beaches each year and enjoy their trips, but are also unaware that some of their holiday activities are not covered by their travel insurance [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15th, 2008 No Comments »
An American based cruise company recently offloaded a sick older man in his late 80s in Honduras. This illustrates the need for obtaining travel insurance. The man was put ashore in the middle of a Caribbean cruise after the ship’s MD decided that the man had serious internal bleeding and required medical treatment that the [...]