Determine if You Need Travel Insurance
With increasing airport delays and the consolidation of the airline industry in general, many now realize that it may be helpful to obtain travel insurance. Policies are usually available through third party insurance firms, and some booking companies offer travel protection plans.
BusinessTravelDestinations.com offers booking services that include travel insurance options through its partnership with Travelocity. You may compare your policy plan against this Travel Protection Plan. Standard criteria for protection for U.S. residents only may be purchased on a per person basis. This travel insurance policy is available as follows:
- Purchase must be made at the time of booking.
- The option to purchase travel protection will be offered on the "Review Trip" page, after selecting your hotel accommodations.
- Once purchased, the travel protection policy is not refundable except in occurrences provided for under the description of coverage.
The Travel Protection Plan offers the following:
- Trip Cancellation/Interruption - Reimburses cancellation penalties or unused arrangements up to your total trip cost maximum of $2,000 per person should you need to cancel or interrupt because of illness, injury, or death to yourself, a family member, or traveling companion; jury duty; subpoena; or a documented traffic accident in which you are directly involved on the way to the airport.
- Travel Delay - Covers up to $500 for missed travel arrangements and/or out-of-pocket costs incurred to catch up to the trip.
- Emergency Evacuation/Repatriation of Remains - Prepays up to $25,000 for necessary emergency medical transportation costs.
- Medical Expense - Reimburses up to $10,000 in the event you become ill or injured while traveling.
- Baggage Protection - In the event your luggage or personal property is lost, stolen, or damaged, the plan reimburses up to $1500.
- Baggage Delay - Reimburses the purchase of necessary personal effects, up to $500, while waiting for misrouted luggage to arrive.
- Flight Accident - Insurance of $50,000 in the event of accidental death during your flight.
- 24-Hour Worldwide Emergency Assistance - Services available 24/7 to help with travel-related emergencies ranging from cash transfer, legal, dental, or medical referral and lost travel documents assistance, as well as medical consultation and monitoring.
