Planning Your Long-Awaited Trip?

With many parts of the United States and the world opening up as vaccination numbers rise, the number of people making travel plans is mounting too. As we emerge from our homes, there’s a pent up demand to travel and a clear appreciation for the benefits travel can provide. The number of people who feel like they need to make up for lost vacation time has grown from 42% to 63%.¹

Regardless of your intended destination, travel insurance is a must. Luxury travel providers report that 90% of bookings since June 2020 have included travel insurance, compared to 58% in 2019.² With risks like Covid-19, global warming, and security concerns, travel protection is more important than ever.

As you’re planning your next trip, be sure to consider your options.

Trip protection provides reimbursement if you must to delay or cancel your trip for a covered reason such as an injury or illness (yours or that of a family member), including Covid-19, or when your luggage is stolen or misplaced. Some trip protection plans reimburse for cancellations for any reason, including uncertainty about an upcoming trip.

Travel Medical offers short term medical coverage for those traveling outside their home country. It covers medical expenses that your health insurance may not cover when traveling abroad. Travel medical plans are available for individuals, families, students and faculty studying or working abroad, and foreign nationals.

Global Medical Transport offers an added layer of protection for travelers worried about illness or accidents while traveling by providing transportation home for medical treatment or to escape a natural disaster. International travelers may be covered by travel medical insurance and domestic travelers by their health insurance policies, but neither type of insurance covers transportation home. Global Medical Transport provides comprehensive medical transportation to your hospital of choice in your home country, including transports for Covid-19-related hospitalization globally and domestically. Learn how a medical transport membership could literally save your life.

¹American Express Travel 2021 Global Travel Trends Report, https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/travel/fine-hotels-resorts/get-inspired/global-travel-trends.

²Travel predictions 2022, Booking.com. https://www.booking.com/c/trends/travelpredictions2022.html

³Summer 2021 Travel Trends Emerging Amid COVID-19’s Second Year.

⁴“Understanding Travel Insurance in the Covid-19 Era,” TravelandLeisure.com, https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/understanding-travel-insurance-in-the-covid-19-era.