Mark Twain “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
Buddha It is better to travel well than to arrive.
With the Canadian currency appreciating against the euro, slightly, this should be a good summer to visit Europe, and all official predictions are that more of you will be visiting the “old countries” this year than ever before. That’s great, but be careful. It’s not only the hotel owners, and chefs, and tour planners, and [...]
How often do people ask me if it’s OK to cross the border into the U.S. with a drivers license (enhanced or not), or a birth certificate, or a provincial health card? Too often, and it’s irritating—because it shows a lack of responsibility. When you leave the country, you automatically become a visitor in someone [...]
Planning summer travel? Placing deposits on hotels, tour packages, cruises, golf fees? All of these are subject to some loss if you have to cancel, but some of your vacation dollars may still be salvaged if you take out trip cancellation insurance. But be careful what you buy. Trip cancellation is available from any vendors [...]
If you’re planning a cruise this winter, make sure you are properly covered by travel health and trip cancellation insurance. But also make sure the coverage you buy is from an independent, third party company, not from the cruise company. Most cruise sellers will try to sell you a built-in package as a ticket add-on—forget it. [...]
Though most Canadians are aware of the need for travel insurance when visiting the United States, travellers to Europe need supplemental health care just as much and should be just as careful in getting the right coverage as when heading south of the border. There is no free health care in Europe. Moreover, many European [...]
Canadians are urged to make sure their out-of-country summer visitors are covered by travel insurance to protect them from unexpected accident or medical emergency costs during their stay. “Provincial health insurance does not cover non-resident visitors, even if they are family; and the costs of medical care in Canada are higher than people may anticipate,” [...]
Buying travel insurance is an important financial step ahead. This helps securing yourself and your family while traveling. However, it can become challenging for you to get the best policy for yourself with regards to the travel insurance. It can even become difficult for you to decide which travel insurance quote you should actually opt [...]
Finding price deals for travel insurance is not easy: that’s because it’s getting almost impossible to compare one policy to another. They don’t use common language, their benefits and exclusions differ, it’s hard to know where they differ and where they are similar. But you need to find the right cover. How do you do [...]
Many insurers actively promote travel insurance within Canada for customers who travel to other provinces. They say that because of disparities between provincial government coverage limits, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Others say it’s a waste of money, that Canada’s medicare will cover you no matter where you are in the country. The [...]
Rumours that he U.S. government will soon allow you to visit for longer than six months are only rumours, and though they are increasing in frequency, there is little substance to them. And even if it were true, your own provincial rules will still keep you at home. We are hardly ever out of earshot [...]