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Travel Insurance What You Need to Know

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Creator's Key Takeaways

why should I bother with traveling for insurance for some folks with Advanced Medical conditions as you can understand there's a reluctance because at the end of the day it's not cheap and greatly impacts their budget

what is your plan B because it's not the Resort's responsibility it's not the airline's responsibility to return your money you are responsible for yourself in your decisions

if you're in your 20s and 30s and you have little kids at home what are you gonna do when your little one that's four years old has a raging fever at three o'clock in the morning

weather related issues if you don't have trip insurance it's an act of God it's Mother Nature guess what folks it is not the responsibility of the airline to return your money

Creator's Tips & Advice

Add about 10% of your total trip cost for travel insurance
Call your credit card company to understand exact coverage terms
Be open and honest with your travel advisor about concerns to match the correct policy

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Cost of insurance impacting budgetIt needs to be part of the conversation and is about 10% of trip cost
Difficulty processing claimsIt takes time and documentation, but a good advisor can assist

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhy should I bother with travel insurance?
QWhat does travel insurance cover?
QHow do I process a claim?
QShould I rely on credit card travel insurance?
YouTube Video Description

Travel Insurance What You Need to Know Ken is joined by Melissa Feenstra, owner of Feenstra Travel, to discuss travel and trip insurance: why you should buy travel insurance, what happens if you have to make a claim, and what to expect for the overall cost of the protection. Melissa details the importance of protecting your vacation investment, highlights a few of the circumstances which a traveler may not consider when deciding whether of not to purchase travel insurance. Ken inquires about credit card travel and trip interruption coverage. Can your travel advisor file a claim for you? Melissa details what a travel agent can and can not do on behalf of a client and identifies who pays your claim. What is cancel for any reason coverage and is it any good? And finally, Melissa details both the importance of purchasing coverage that protects your entire trip and ensuring that you know the limitations of your policy and the terms of coverage Contact Real Travel Experts: questions@realtravelexperts.com https://realtravelexperts.com/​ https://www.facebook.com/RealTravelExperts/ https://www.instagram.com/realtravelexperts/ Contact Feenstra Travel melissa@feenstratravel.com Feenstra Travel Website:​ https://feenstratravel.com RTE Travel Talk does not endorse any of their guests' products or services. The opinions of the guests may or may not reflect those of the host and RTE Travel Talk. Image & Video Credits: 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Melissa Feenstra Intro 01:05 Overview Value of Travel Insurance 01:43 Why do you need it? 02:37 Should young folks buy travel insurance? 04:08 What about underlying medical conditions? 05:25 Waht is cancel for any reason insurance? 06:51 Vendor of travel insurance tip 08:01 What about Credit card travel insurance? 09:15 How difficult is it to process a claim? 10:30 Do travel advisors help with claims? 11:28 Horror stories 13:53 Contact Melissa 14:29 Melissa's upcoming travel