Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Hi travel friends! If you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you may recall our post from late last summer, when Joe described how he ran out of gas…
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Read MoreWritten by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Express Gold and Platinum cards in select markets come with travel insurance that kicks in when a certain percentage of travel expenses have been paid using them. Some countries now require arriving passengers to have proof of insurance in a case of Covid-19 infections, and some airlines such as Emirates and Air Canada have […]
Written by NomadicMatt @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site
Posted: 9/28/20 | September 28th, 2020 The coronavirus has given us all a wake-up call about what travel insurance does — and does not — cover. A lot of people assumed that travel insurance covered everything and, at the drop of a hat, would fly you home in an emergency. That incorrect assumption came as […]
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Read MoreWritten by MightyTravels @ Mighty Travels
COVID-19 has changed the travel landscape aplenty the last six months. IATA maintains a handy guide to current immigration (and quarantine) rules here. The information is updated every day and rather authoritative (through consulates often have more detailed information). What’s missing is the information on a per-state basis (i.e. Hawaii or Alaska in the US). […]
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Read MoreWritten by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
With more countries now opening up for tourism again and many if not most requiring to show proof of health insurance coverage (including Covid-19 treatment) it’s recommended to contact your health insurance and ask them to provide certification. Most travelers have either a regular health insurance or a travel insurance that could issue such a […]
Written by From the Newsroom @ Mighty Travels
Following the news and updates around the COVID-19 pandemic, many airlines were forced to suspend or reduce their daily operations. We have the latest information from airlines and hotels all around the world. We first saw almost all airlines cutting back on flights or completely stopping all service two months ago. As the pandemic started […]
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Read MoreWritten by Charlotte Dow @ Jessie on a Journey | Solo Female Travel Blog
How will the current pandemic impact travel insurance? Will travel insurance cover coronavirus? This post answers both questions!
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Just a few months ago I was able to review Swiss Business Class from Zurich to San Francisco and thought it was a decent product (with a good number of flaws). However, I consider the Swiss airline ‘Premium’ brand in Economy and was looking forward to my flight. San Francisco International Terminal is connected to […]
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On January 30, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. Hilton joins Best Western, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG, and Wyndham in closing down certain branches in China. With the Wuhan coronavirus, outbreak airlines also took steps to improve the safety of the passengers and their employees. Several airlines canceled […]
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Read MorePosted: 12/28/2019 | December 28th, 2019 Travel insurance is one of the most important things you can get for your trip. As I’ve come to learn — and as any traveler will tell you — things don’t always go as planned. You just never know what will happen. Sure, nine times out of ten you’ll […]
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Emirates Airline President Tim Clark will retire in June 2020, after 35-years at the airline, the company revealed Tuesday in an internal memo. Dubai International Airport has been the world’s busiest for international passengers since 2014 when it took the spot from London’s Heathrow airport. Emirates is also the biggest buyer of Airbus A380, the […]
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Posted: 8/29/19 | August 29th, 2019 While most budget travelers are content with a standard travel insurance package, today I wanted to talk about one specific aspect that I get asked about a lot: buying extra medical evacuation insurance. When I first started roaming the world, I assumed that standard travel insurance would cover the […]
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Read MoreWritten by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
AXA Insuance in the UK got into hot water for suggesting people to avoid travel related injuries by letting cabin crew lift their heavy bags for them [into the overhead bin]. This advertisement has drawn criticism from cabin crew employees and random individuals as the insurance apparently thinks it’s ok if others get injured, just […]
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Posted: 7/12/2019 | July 12th, 2019 Travel insurance is probably the most boring topic when it comes to planning a trip. Nobody wants to focus on the worst-case scenario before they even leave home. Plus, researching insurance is just plain tedious. There is a lot of fine print to scour, requiring you to read over […]
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Read MoreWritten by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
I originally wrote this post in 2017, as a part of series summarizing and comparing travel insurance offered by some of the most popular travel rewards cards. In light of big changes coming to Citi cards soon, am updating it. As of September 22, 2019, the Citi Prestige and ThankYou Premier cards will lose all […]
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Our Compensation Clinic case this week is about an insurance case I filed with the Chase Hyatt Visa Card assistance for a lost suitcase during a Lufthansa domestic flight. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & […]
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Posted: 6/16/2019 | June 17th, 2019 I’m a backpacker at heart. Even after traveling the world for over a decade, I still love to travel cheap, prioritizing experiences over fancy accommodation and transportation. I still love staying at hostels, meeting locals, and sampling as many local delicacies as I can. Contrary to popular belief, being […]
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Read MoreWritten by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Thailand is once again mulling the idea of charging foreigners a mandatory health insurance premium to cover alleged bad debt left behind by destitute foreign travelers who can’t pay their medical bills. While the government has already implemented such a law for retirees (expats 50+ on the long-stay non-immigrant O-A visa) they now discuss another […]
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Posted: 05/18/2019 | May 18th, 2019 Travel insurance is probably the most boring topic to discuss when it comes to planning a trip. Dreaming up the perfect itinerary, finding cheap flights, buying gear — all of these things all much more glamorous! For that reason, many budget travelers actually skip buying travel insurance. Unlike a […]
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Read MoreWritten by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Thai Airways has published a press release today claiming that they were able to clear most of the backlog of passengers which accumulated during the last week at Bangkok Airport after Pakistan limited it’s airspace following military altercation with India. Pakistani Airspace was first closed entirely due to military restrictions and later re-opened, however with […]
