Get the most out of your Travels
Editorials from our staff traveling through the world. We share our best travel tips, and how to get a better value out of your travel insurance.
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See Glacier National Park Before the Glaciers Melt
If you saw our recent blog post about the winners of our Facebook My Travel Adventures photo contest, you will recall the winning photo was entitled “Global Warming,” and showed the melting…
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Tips to Ease Holiday Travel
Most of you have already made your travel plans for the holidays. This year promises to be one of the busiest travel seasons in the last six years according to a report…
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Traveling to China? Watch Out for Air Traffic Delays and “Air Rage”
If you are a regular reader of our Travel Tips, you will recall a blog post back in July about the passengers of United Flight 87 who were trapped in Shanghai for…
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Our Google Plus Fans Learn How to Conquer the World for Less
Do you use Gmail? If so, you have a Google Plus account as well, and that means you get another chance to enter our “Conquer the World” sweepstakes and a chance to…
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How to Buy Travel Insurance for Trips That Use Frequent Flyer Miles
We had an interesting question come to us this week – how do you calculate travel insurance costs when you are using frequent flyer miles, and are you covered for trip interruptions?…
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Insuring your Student for a Semester Abroad
The spring college semester is only a few months away and many college students are finalizing plans to study abroad. Smart parents also are making plans to protect their traveling student while…
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Join Us on Google Plus and Learn How to Save on International Travel
The more active we are on Facebook and Twitter, the more we find that our followers like what we have to share about your favorite travel destinations. We decided that we wanted…
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How to Pack for a Long Trip (Without the Kitchen Sink)
We are frequently asked about insurance for luggage and things you take on your trip. Trip insurance does protect your luggage, assuming you aren’t carrying the crown jewels, but the first step…
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Travel Insurance Isn’t Just for Tourists: It’s for Business Travelers, Too
Travel insurance doesn’t just benefit vacation travelers. With the rising cost of travel, more business travelers are relying on travel insurance to reduce their costs and minimize risks from last-minute changes in…
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Cruise Radio: Insuring Portable Electronics
There are so many reasons to get travel insurance for your portable electronics. Did you know: Your iPhone is worth more to thieves than what you carry in your wallet. You can…
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“Hurricane Sandy Cancelled My Trip”
The recent news surrounding Hurricane Sandy, the Frankenstorm, has everyone one edge, especially travelers. Transportation services in New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Boston have been closed by the storm, leaving thousands…
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Broken iPhone or Stolen Laptop? We’ve Got You Covered!
TripInsurance.com is very pleased to announce that we now offer something that is unique to the travel insurance industry: coverage for stolen, or broken portable electronics. We know that travelers are taking…
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How the Batwa Turn to Tourism to Preserve Their Way of Life
Our livelihood is largely dependent on tourism (although we also play an important role insuring business travelers), which may be why we were so interested in a story we heard on NPR…
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Conquer the World, and Share Your Dream Vacation
We have expanded our latest Conquer the World sweepstakes. Between now and November 30, you can enter for a chance to win a $5,000 on either Facebook or Google Plus with a…
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Giving Back through Tourism Cares
Not all aspects of the travel industry are glamorous. Those vacation destinations that you long to see take a lot of care and maintenance, and many of the public and historic sites…
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No Insurance Rewards for High Risk Travel
Not all travel risks are created equal in the eyes of insurance underwriters. There are a number of high-risk activities that will not be covered by most travel insurance policies, and those…
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When You Travel, It’s More than The Water That Can Kill You
When you are traveling in foreign places, you never know what might happen. Take the recent case reported by CNN of two young women backpacking in Vietnam who died under mysterious circumstances.…
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Hurricane Cruising – Are You Covered?
It’s amazing how many people choose to take a cruise during hurricane season. If you are willing to take a gamble on your vacation and risk getting caught in port, or having…
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Travel Insurance Can’t Cover Carelessness
I saw an article last weekend by noted travel columnist Ed Perkins where he tells the story of an Arkansas couple who lost the cost of their $8,000 Alaskan cruise because they…
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Is that iPad Covered? Electronics and Travel Insurance
With the Internet boom, it’s harder to break the office umbilical. Professionals travel with laptops, iPads, and smart phones to stay in contact with their office and their clients, and, let’s face…
