Guest Blog: Travel Insurance - Take a Moment & Think About it

We have asked a few select guest bloggers to join us on this blog as part of a seven week mini series on hot button aviation topics that effect you, the traveler. These guest bloggers will no doubt enrich your travel experience by bringing in their own various perspectives and experiences from different horizons. Today we would like to introduce Steven Frischling as the final guest blogger*.

Steven, aka: Fish, and founder of The Travel Strategist, is a globe trotting photographer and recognized airline travel expert who has a knack for making sense of detailed, complex travel scenarios and understanding the intricate nature of the commercial airline industry. In the interest of sharing his in-depth knowledge of travel logistics and the intricate workings of business travel, Frischling founded the popular travel blog Flying With Fish in 2006. Flying With Fish offers regular travel tips for "Those Who Fly & Those Who Want To Fly Smarter." You can follow Steven's daily aviation and travel-related tweets on Twitter.

Today Fish will be sharing his insights on traveler's insurance.

I bet you probably can’t count the number of times you have stared at the ‘travel options’ at the final moments of purchasing your airline tickets online. You probably barely glance over the option to purchase travel
insurance before clicking “Proceed To Booking” without nary a thought of “Nope, I don’t need the travel insurance.”

The next time you book your travel plans without even giving purchasing travel insurance a second thought I’d like to stop for a moment … during your brief pause while looking at the travel insurance option, assess if
the minor expense can save you a much larger expense.

Travel insurance is a safety net for the unforeseen, and when traveling there are many unforeseen factors, and factors outside of your control. Some travel delay and cancellation factors include the obvious cancellations due to weather, but don’t forget or the unforeseen such as labour disputes that airlines are experiencing at the moment, mechanical failures and even political disputes (yes it happens). Travel is expensive and you should be protected for events outside of your control.

There are various travel insurance plans for travelers, from the basic coverage, that includes protecting you against flight cancellation to the more extensive covering everything from lost or damaged luggage to medical
evacuation from remote locations. Travel insurance is generally offered from online travel booking sites and airlines, as well as third-party insurance providers. Before choosing your travel insurance, take a moment
to find out what is best for you.

Don’t let a bump in the road spoil your travel experience.

Happy Flying!

*The opinions expressed in this blog are not necessarily those of Harrisburg International Airport.