Unfortunately, like many other natural disasters, a flu pandemic is impossible to accurately predict although there are some warning signs we can all pay attention to – including the fact that the WHO and others are closely watching the H5N1 flu virus strain for its potential to mutate into a human-to-human transmissible disease. Travelers who […]
Top 10 Items Stolen from Rental Cars
Getting robbed while you’re traveling is not only a hassle, it can leave a traveler feeling jittery, suspicious, and apprehensive. Whether you’re on a business trip or a vacation, having to stop and make a police report, call the rental car company and your travel insurance provider, then replace the items that were stolen from […]
Visitors to Yosemite Warned after 2 Hantavirus Deaths
The Yosemite National Park recently confirmed the deaths of two park visitors as a result of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). Park officials are now warning visitors of the risks of hantavirus, which is a rodent-borne virus. HPS is contracted through contact with the urine, droppings or saliva of infected rodents, particularly deer mice. Most infections […]
Stranded and abroad? 4 Tips to Getting Home Safe
If there’s any certainty to travel it’s this: travel is uncertain. Every year, travelers around the world are stranded by disasters abroad. It can be difficult if not downright impossible to predict what events you may encounter when you travel. There are, however, some common sense strategies that travelers can use to avoid a worst-case […]
What Determines My Total Trip Cost?
Travel insurance is designed to reimburse travelers for unexpected losses, and travel insurance plans with trip cancellation or ‘cancel for any reason’ benefits ensure that a traveler who has to cancel their trip doesn’t also have to forfeit their trip investment (provided they cancel their trip for a covered reason). Most travel insurance plans require […]
Coping with a Car Crash Abroad
Motor vehicle accidents – not crime, not terrorism, and certainly not natural disasters – are the highest cause of American deaths in foreign countries. As worldwide economics change, many more people in many more countries are gaining the ability to drive, crowding roads even further and causing road safety issues around the globe. While local […]
4 Unexpected Ways Travel Can Kill You
The media is full of stories that can put nervous people off traveling, but the statistics still show you’re more likely to die crossing the street than in a plane crash. Unfortunately for today’s traveler, losing your life in a plane crash, a civil riot, or a sinking cruise ship is the least of your […]
5 Reasons to Purchase Travel Insurance Early
While many travelers have learned the value of travel insurance, for some it’s still not on the radar. Until something happens, that is. At that point, travelers begin scrambling to find coverage for their upcoming trips. Unfortunately, it’s often too late for them to get adequate coverage or protect the financial investment they’ve already made. […]
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