You know the problem – most major credit cards provide excellent collision damage waiver when renting a car. The coverage applies whenever you rent a vehicle and you decline the insurance at the counter. It also applies to car sharing rentals such as Getaround or Zipcar. If you have an existing auto insurance policy (for […]
We all know the scenario – two separate tickets on different airlines are set up for the day of travel – often because its cheaper that way but other times because there simply are no tickets provided for the airport pair by one single airline. In my personal experience I try to keep at least […]
Since my robbery in Kampala, Uganda last month I have re-equipped myself with a shiny new Macbook Air. Once expects some lost or stolen items when traveling but it only happened to me twice – once in Monterrey and in Uganda. All the countries I have been to I never had an issue and never […]
Several countries in Europe have had that for some time now – and finally Berkshire Hathaway launched it too – Trip Cancellation and Missed Connection Insurance! It's priced at $25 and you can buy insurance up to 1 hour before the departure of your first flight! If a flight in your itinerary is delayed beyond […]
I'm in the process of changing my medical insurance and while talking to the broker she was asking what kind of medical insurance I would need internationally. I replied with 'full coverage' and she started laughing. I always just blindly assumed that Kaisers, Blue Cross & Co. would cover me for medical costs when traveling, […]