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TRAVEL INSURANCE

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Does your credit card offer enough travel insurance?

February 1, 2024September 4, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Is Dan Kriser overdoing it? “I know that as long as you have a major credit card you don’t need to buy additional insurance when you rent a car,” says Kriser, an investment manager from Highland Park, Ill.. “But how about trip insurance when you travel?”

Categories Commentary
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I lost my vacation. Can I get a refund from Travelocity?

February 1, 2024August 9, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When Beth Langston faints at the airport and is taken to the hospital, her nonrefundable trip to London is the first casualty. Is her refund DOA?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Travel insurance can save the day.

Why travel insurance can save the day

October 5, 2023June 26, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When Katie Kubitskey made plans to attend a friend’s destination wedding in Izmir, Turkey, last summer, she never imagined she’d need travel insurance.

Categories Commentary, On Travel
Travel insurance doesn't always work. There, I said it. Sometimes, travel insurance is worthless. I wrote a about how travel insurance.

5 things you must do before you file your travel insurance claim

February 1, 2024June 20, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Peter Kuhmerker was set for the vacation of a lifetime — a nine-day Ireland tour from Dublin to Killarney booked through Great Value Vacations. As a precaution, he even purchased a “cancel for any reason” travel insurance policy through the company.

Categories Commentary
When it comes to travel insurance, details matter. Just ask Shannon Carr.

5 things you should never do when you’re filing a travel insurance claim

September 26, 2025June 6, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When it comes to travel insurance, details matter. Just ask Shannon Carr.

Categories On Travel

Help! Travelex won’t cover my hotel problem

February 2, 2024November 16, 2016 by Christopher Elliott

Alexander Petlyarsky’s hotel reservation is not valid, even though he paid for it. Will his travel insurance cover the loss?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Arthur Ruffino's travel insurance claim is a real heartbreaker. He did everything he could to make sure he was covered.

Insurance claim denied because of … air traffic?

January 22, 2024November 29, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Arthur Ruffino’s travel insurance claim is a real heartbreaker, for several reasons.

Categories Case Dismissed
I'm writing on behalf of friends who booked a trip to Italy recently. They also purchased trip insurance through Access America.

Is this fair? They saved $74, but they lost $10,074

January 22, 2024May 25, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Jennifer Chilton is outraged because her friends have been denied travel insurance coverage on a technicality. Will they really lose $10,074 because of a clause in the fine print? Find out.

Categories Commentary, The Travel Troubleshooter
When it comes to travel insurance claims, Hannah Yun was about as sure as anyone that hers would be successful.

Travel insurance claims can hinge on the tiniest details

January 22, 2024May 19, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

When it comes to travel insurance claims, Hannah Yun was about as sure as anyone that hers would be successful. She was wrong.

Categories Commentary, The Navigator
I am hoping you can help me get a refund for a cruise that my husband and I booked last June with Princess Cruises.

Travel insurance didn’t cover her Princess cruise after husband’s death

January 22, 2024May 18, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

When Christine Rehak cancels her cruise after her husband’s death, she assumes her travel insurance will reimburse her vacation. But she’s wrong. Is she going to be stuck with a credit voucher she’ll never use?

Categories Commentary, The Travel Troubleshooter
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