October 25th, 2007
Hawaii Travel Insurance / Terms and Conditions/ Cancellations
I recently had someone ask me how does travel insurance work for Hawaii Vacations and would I reccomend it?
The simple answer to that is, I would highly reccomend travel insurance and I always offer it to all my customers. It can, in the event of an unforseen circumstance, medical illness, death in the family etc, help you to save hundreds to thousands of dollars. With that being said, most travel companies offer insurance but not all of them work the same.
Some of them you’re able to cancel for any reason, some only medical reasons. Some offer where you’re able to make changes to your itinerary pre-departure and post-departure. All in all, it is wise to take insurance into consideration when planning a trip. At the time of your reservation you may be hesitant to add it on because it’ll bring the cost of your trip higher, but if you think about it, you may pay more out of pocket if you had to cancel or change something and you don’t have insurance. Always make sure you understand how your insurance works ahead of time, in the event you need to use it. Also, if you not take the insurance be advised that without the insurance there are ALWAYS, ALWAYS cancellation fees to be considered, whether its an airline fee, hotel fee and a cancellation fee in addition to it as well. Frequent Hawaii travellers are well aware of these fees associated with traveling and canceling so most of them will normally get the added the insurance to there package. Whether you book your trip through an agency, online or directly, there is always a fee if you should decide to cancel, or change your itinerary and don’t have any travel protection. So be aware of your insurance and/or terms and conditions.
I am reachable by phone and email if you should need any travel help with your Hawaii Vacation.
Tisha, Hawaii Travel Specialist,
1-800-843-8771 x41
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