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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Your 2013 Travel Resolutions? Here Are 5 to Mull Over.
Making New Year’s resolutions for travel can be transformational. Here are several suggested by travel writer Maureen Jenkins and our thoughts about them.
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The Splendid Solitude of Alaska’s “Alps”
Only 90 Air-Minutes from Anchorage, Lake Clark Could Be America’s Most Under-Appreciated National Park
As a frequent visitor to America’s national parks, I learned long ago to accept crowds and congestion as part of the price of admission. I’ll grumble when I find myself eating the dust of a dozen noisy hikers just ahead of me on a trail. But I have to concede that it’s their place to enjoy too. When it comes to the parks, I’ve learned, finding true solitude in the midst of great natural beauty without spending days of precious travel time to get there can be a serious challenge.
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Best Time to Ski the Alps Before they Are Gone
Who would have believed that a mountain range could actually be endangered? However, according to researchers, the Alps as we know them will be gone in less than 40 years due to…
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Safety Tips When Renting a Car
When you are traveling, a lot of your risk isn’t just getting to and from your destination. If you rent a car when you arrive, then you have the added risk of…
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Give the Gift of Security – Insure Those Electronic Toys
This holiday season, consumers are expected to spend an average of $252 per person on electronic devices as gifts according to the Consumer Electronics Association. The hot consumer electronics categories this year…
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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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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…
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…
