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Is the benefit of travel insurance worth the cost of travel insurance?  Knowing you are traveling to see family over the holidays, the last thing you want to worry about is an accident or illness.  You have saved both time and money for this holiday vacation.  The time you will be spending is frequently worth more than the money you are spending.  The experience of seeing family or going to a destination to do the things you have dreamed of doing should not be wasted or marred by accident or illness.  But sometime bad things happen to good people,usually at the worst time. Read more… Travel 101: Should I buy travel insurance?

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Every time  I work up an itinerary for a client, I include the cost of travel insurance.  If someone declines said insurance, I make them sign a waiver that I offered it and they declined it.  I have been fortunate that most clients have either taken the insurance or had no serious situations arise when they declined it.  I was just reading an article in the New York Times Travel section (I follow this on Twitter) and decided the article was worth a permalink here:  Stuck in Paradise, Needing Medical Help

This story only reiterates in my mind that accidents happen, usually when one can least afford them.  So no matter where you are going, especially if you are traveling outside the boundries of the country you live in, consider travel insurance.  Make sure you check existing coverage with your health insurance provider, the charge card company you book your travel through (you may want to use only one credit card so you can take advantage of the travel insurance they offer, however minimal it may be), and consider purchasing the travel insurance your travel consultant offers you.  It may be the best investment you make on your travels