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.
Recently, we posted 5 tips to consider so you don embarrass yourself when traveling abroad. We found this such a rich subject, we wrote a follow-up post with 6 additional tips…
So, what are some tips for connecting more deeply with our destinations—for increasing our chances of getting that “emotional lift” we all hope to find when we travel? Keeping in mind that this is a subject large enough for entire books, here are 6 thoughts to mull over.
If you think you are having problems with your airline regarding lost luggage, see the kind of problems Rhod Gilbert has with his luggage.
With a little patience and creativity, you’ll find that communicating with non-English speakers when you’re traveling can be easier than you think. Here are 6 helpful tips.
If you’re ever booked for a cruise that’s cancelled because of a mechanical breakdown, here are a few cruise insurance tips to keep in mind.
Will travel insurance cover you for extra costs–such as additional airline or hotel fees–incurred if you want to change your trip dates?
This is a very sensible question, of course. But, it’s probably best to break it into 2 more specific questions: “When does my trip cancellation coverage go into effect?” and “When are the other coverage features of the policy in effect?”
In the interest of fairness, we thought we would divide our choices for 10 trips to take in your 30s into 3 categories: romantic escapes, getaways for singles, and family vacations.
Here are 5 tips we thought would be helpful to anyone preparing for a first trip overseas — tips to help assure that you’re a little more in sync with the local customs and preferences.
Many people we talk to haven’t fully thought through which type of travel insurance medical coverage to choose: “primary” or “excess.” First, what do these terms mean here? And second, which makes the most sense for you and the trip you are taking?
What are 10 trips to take in your 20s that are both affordable and fun? We came up with a diverse list that includes some intriguing surprises.
We’re often asked this question, and the answer has several facets. Here is some helpful information…along with some valuable tips.
Free through TripInsurance.com, whether you’re a customer or not, e-Travel Alerts is an extremely valuable online information service that posts security updates several times each day for travelers worldwide.
While you can wait until just before you leave for your trip to buy travel insurance, there are major benefits to buying within 2 weeks of your initial trip deposit.
This is all about GoGirl, a product designed to make life much more pleasant for women who enjoy travel and the outdoors and who don’t enjoy unsanitary public restrooms.
This is also the last of our 3-part blog series discussing helpful travel products many travelers don’t know about. To learn about the first 2 products, check out the next 2 blogs down. They talk about the Fitbit family of digital health awareness products and the TravelSmith Cashsafe Belt.
Health is the theme of the second entry in our 3-part travel product post series. (If you missed our security-oriented first entry, TravelSmith’s Safecash Belt, check out the next blog down.)
The product we’re featuring today is a fascinating family of compact digital accessories called Fitbit, tools that help you measure physical activity, eating, sleeping, and managing your weight better on trips and at home.
This month we’d like to do something a little different and fun! We’re going to highlight 3 products that members of our staff absolutely love when traveling and regularly recommend to others. As part of this series, we hope you’ll find a new product that will make your next travel adventure that much better. Today, in part 1 of our series, we will introduce you to an excellent way to keep your money safe while traveling.
Don’t forget to check back Friday for the second product we’re highlighting this month. It’ll add a great new digital pleasure to your travels.
If a cruise line returns the entire trip deposit to customers, can these people also get full or partial refunds on cruise insurance?
Do you get a little nervous each time you check your luggage when flying? Here are tips for insuring checked luggage and even avoiding the checking process.
Here are 3 questions we consider critical to ask when buying travel insurance and our thoughts on these equally critical subjects.
What kinds of questions do we encourage you to ask when buying travel insurance? Here is Part 1 of a brief overview of this process.
