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Tour Operator Bankruptcy
What an awful thing to happen to people: they are booked and paid up and the tour company goes bankrupt. If paid by credit card, and not stranded overseas, most people get their $$ back.
I have just booked a trip with my husband’s college and the college requires payment by personal check. So how do I protect my money?
Some travel insurance policies do protect against bankruptcy. But here is what consumers do not know: they do not cover all tour companies and airlines.…
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Traveling in 2013 vs 2006 When Our Club was Sold
We are all 7 years older, which means packing more ibuprofen and comfier shoes. We have more time to travel, but less patience. We are wiser, more money conscious and probably bargain hunt with more gusto. We are more reluctant to get up early for tours. But for travel at 7 years older, here are a few rules:
Don’t race on your first day; give yourself time to adjust, even if no jet lag as in our Argentina trip in August.…
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Phyllis on Women and Travel with Stephanie Abrams
This is the link to hear Phyllis on the radio with travel expert, Stephanie Abrams, on the topic of women and travel.
Here is the full link, just in case the above does not work: http://www.sabrams.com/onAir/chanels/twsa/audioArchive/2013/02/2013_02_17a_twsa_32k.mp3
Just back from Ethiopia with a group, and lots to share later.…
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Wake Up at Midnight and Forgot to Buy Insurance
You can buy our insurance 24/7 with the link we provided. If you do need to call the company for more info, you need to wait for office hours at Travel Guard. But for those sleepless nights: here it is again.
Just click here and off you go.A few more facts: you can buy insurance in installments, say you decide to upgrade your flight, just call Travel Guard, quote our reference: 33585786 (ECPS Consulting, our formal name). and increase your coverage.…
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Travel Tips for Women for a Snowy Vacation
Whether or not you have bought Travel Insurance from us, here are five reminders before you travel during snowy weather.
1. Shower cap to wear under your knitted hat.
2. Clip Chip to hang wet socks up, hopefully above the hotel heater.
3. Plastic bags to hold wet shoes and sturdy shoes are a must.
4. Big (not wool) scarf to lend a second cover over your shoulders and coat. Wool dries slowly and smells too sheepy.
5. An alarm clock set extra early so you do not rush.… -
Snow Delay Travel Tips
Weather is responsible for 40% of all plane cancellations. Although airlines prepare ahead of a storm, they do not cancel flights until same day. An annoying practice for us. One trick is to look at flight tracker sites to see which flights are arriving and which arrivals are cancelled. Airlines will begin to cancel arrivals before departures which gives you a vague heads up.
Travel insurance will cover costs associated with weather messes.…
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Peter Greenberg Posts Our Tips for Travel for Women 50+
We are delighted that travel guru, Peter Greenberg, has posted our Top Ten Tips for 50+ Women Traveling on his excellent site: www.petergreenberg.com. We collected these from several of our travelers and appreciate their input. When, or if, you need to know if a trip is good for you, we are happy to go over it in-depth on the phone or by email.
Happy and Healthy Traveling to China, Argentina, India and stay tuned for more.
The Tips are on This Link and listed below also.…
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Installment Plan Travel Insurance
Did you know you could pay for insurance gradually as you pay for your trip? This is a service offered by us to accommodate new budgets. We always suggest travel insurance.
Our site has a full page on Mysteries of Travel Insurance!…
