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Travel insurance is a specialist area. Always seek professional advice.This is certainly an insurance age and it is as necessary to have travel insurance, as it is to have house, car, life or medical insurance to protect you when you are away from home. What if you get sick aboard the plane and need emergency evacuation? What if you lose you luggage? What if you miss your flight? Things like this can be out of our hands but with travel insurance it can ease your mind. Here are some plans that you can purchase through a travel agent, airlines or through many online reservation systems. There are also some tips on how to decide what travel insurance you need. TRAVEL INSURANCE PLANS Travel or Holiday insurance is used to cover you from the time you leave your home state or country during your trip and until you return home. This is applies for short trips or long ones. There are different plans that cover baggage loss and damage, ticket cancellation, emergency evacuation, medical, dental, air flight coverage, accidental death, dismemberment and terrorism. Evaluate what your Travel insurance needs are. For example, it might be wise to get a standard Travel Insurance plan for a trip, costing perhaps $25.00 to $35.00 for a basic medical, dental, baggage loss, damage, delay, air flight insurance and trip delay for a single person. Family plans cost more but may be worthwhile for vacations and short trips. If you want a more comprehensive package, it will cost up to $250.00 for a single person. Semi-annual: If you travel a lot then then purchasing a semi-annual or annual plan is more cost effective and it will provide you with cover for the year you are travelling until you arrive back home. If you are going to be travelling for months it is worth the research to see if you should invest in a semi annual or annual plan. If you are going to be travelling for about six months, it is more cost effective to get a semi-annual plan. It is better to go with an annual plan if you plan to be away for longer than six months. If you are in good health it might be best to invest in a standard plan because it gives basic cover at an affordable price and the longer that you are away the more likely it that something could happen. It is always wise to be prepared and protected than not covered as no one can tell what might happen however careful you might be. If you have medical cover that can be used in other states or countries then it may not be necessary to pay for a comprehensive plan. Choose only what you need. If you have adequate Accidental Death and Dismemberment, or Life insurance then it may not be necessary to cover these again with comprehensive insurance. Remember that if you are travelling with a family, insurance costs more. Travel insurance is a specialist area. Always seek professional advice. |