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Travel Insurance
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:15 pm
by Bilter
Just Curious, How many of you buy travel insurance when traveling during the hurricane season? We have been to St john twice before during late October and have not purchased the Insurance. This year we will be coming in late July early August. Should I buy travel insurance this time?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:27 pm
by DELETED
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:28 pm
by obsessedmuch
I always buy it, too. I think it was $14 for my next trip, which isn't much compared to thousands.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:40 pm
by California Girl
I got it. Like Jorge says, you just never know what will happen, either on vacation or before you go.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:33 pm
by chicagoans
For those of you who get trip insurance, do you go through your current insurance firm (home/auto), or do you go to a firm that specializes in travel insurance? If the latter, any recommendations?
Thanks!
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:44 pm
by mrsb
We get trip insurance and I have gone to the compare websites and determined what we need, who offers it and at what price. Some companies offer to insure just about anything (a la cart) and others do basic coverage. Just type in trip insurance and see what comes up.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:48 pm
by Xislandgirl
Look to the left. You can buy it through the link on this site and it helps support Anthony and the board!
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:51 pm
by California Girl
I got mine from Travelex (http://www.travelex-insurance.com), which was recommended to me by a travel agent friend of mine. It cost $263 for two 58 year olds and we're covered for just about anything you can think of that might happen before or during our vacation.
The way I see it, $263 is cheap, compared to losing the money I spent on plane tickets, villas, etc. 
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:58 am
by SoCaTraveler
Go to
www.insuremytrip.com and you can compare a lot of different policies side by side.
Make sure you read the fine print of the various policies (e.g., they often differ in the amount of time required between two connecting flights in order to make a claim for expenses incurred due to a missed connection).
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:51 am
by California Girl
SoCaTraveler - where in So. CA are you? 
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:02 am
by chicagoans
Thanks for the information! Travel insurance is an excellent idea -- cheap compared to the cost of travel. On our last trip (Maui) we rented a car through Costco travel, so we got our insurance through them too. I never stopped to compare options. It's great to get some recommendations for other sources!
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:06 am
by SoCaTraveler
Hi California Girl ~
I'm not too far south of you... I live in Carlsbad. Isn't the weather we are having fabulous?!?
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:09 am
by genipgirl
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:49 pm
by beachluvers
Only $14.00???? Are you only covering your flight cost, obsessedmuch? We have our tickets with skymiles, and because I'm platinum, I can redeposit the tickets should something go wrong. So we were only thinking we'd need to cover the cost of the villa. Like Bilter, we'll be there over huricanne season. Am I missing something?
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:57 pm
by Bluwater
I've used
www.TravelGuard.com.
No problems - but, then again, I had no problems for them.