Do I Really Need Travel Insurance? More Reasons To Consider...

For unexpected events like these, smart travelers purchase travel insurance coverage.

• If your parent gets hurt and you must cancel your trip, how will you recover your non-refundable deposits or payments?
  
• If you become ill and must cancel your trip, will the money you invested in your trip be lost?
  
• It's 2:00 p.m. and you and your traveling companion arrive at the airport for a connecting flight, only to find that your flight has been cancelled. Who will you turn to schedule new flights or to catch up with your cruise? Will you be subject to hotel cancellation penalties?
  
• Three weeks before your scheduled arrival, a terrorist incident occurs in a city you are scheduled to visit. How will you recover your non-refundable deposits or payments if you decide not to go?
  
• You are in an accident and adequate medical treatment is not available where you are. Who will help arrange for medical emergency evacuation and who will pay, when your own health plan does not provide this benefit? In a medical emergency, would you want to choose your hospital?
  
• You arrive on time, but your luggage doesn't. If it's lost, who will help you find it? If it's delayed, who will reimburse you for the necessities you have to purchase until it arrives? If it's stolen, who will pay to replace it?
  
• You slip and fall and twist your knee while on Safari in Kenya. Who can help you find an orthopedic doctor that specializes in knee injuries and also speaks your language?
  
• Your bag was lost with your insulin inside. You need help to locate your bag as soon as possible and have an emergency prescription filled. Who do you call?
  
• After arriving in Italy, your passport and wallet are stolen. Where do you turn for emergency cash, and who will help you get your travel documents and credit cards replaced?

For information on purchasing travel insurance protection for your trip, contact your TravelStore expert or select either the Premier Gold, suitable for most vacations, or the Premier Platinum plan, with stronger coverage.