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Nationalized healthcare will not pay for tourists medical care

We hear many travelers say, “It’s okay, if I get injured on my trip, ____ (fill in the destination country) has nationalized healthcare, so I don’t need travel medical insurance.” The truth is, nationalized healthcare will not pay for tourists medical care. Countries like England, Canada, and others issue travel advisories that clearly state: “YOU […]

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Chikungunya virus – What you need to know

Travel update: Chikungunya. It’s landed in America from the Caribbean. And it’s spread by local varieties of mosquito. And while it won’t kill you like the ebola virus spreading all over West Africa, the chikungunya virus can cause such extreme joint pain that you can’t even sit up for weeks. And there is no cure. […]

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Ebola Travel Warning – What You Need To Know

This is a general Ebola travel warning for travelers to Africa, as well as specific instructions for air travel staff and flight crews: We have added a blog post on the current ebola crisis in West Africa at www.healthinsuranceinternational.biz as well as updates, maps, and information regarding travel and links to U.S. State Department travel […]

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Ebola reappears in West Africa: UPDATED

The deadly ebola virus has reappeared in West Africa with more than 60 outbreak hotspots. And it’s getting worse: UPDATED July 1,2014. According to Doctors Without Borders and other aid workers, “The scale of the current Ebola epidemic is unprecedented in terms of geographical distribution, people infected and deaths,” MSF said in a statement. The World […]

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Are you traveling safe?

Are you traveling safe? Do you even know the TOP risks travelers face? If you don’t know the most common dangers, how can you protect yourself or those you are traveling with? Did you know that it’s not terrorists, or your plane going down over the ocean? You are more likely to get struck on […]

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A footnote to this travel blog:

We hope this travel insurance blog helps you and encourages you to give back. Because if you are able to travel (and aren’t being forced to travel as a refugee or displaced due to war) you have much to be grateful for….And YOU have something to give.

Whether it’s a day or two while on vacation, or maybe the rest of your life by starting an orphanage, or school for “at-risk” kids (or like some of our friends did – A new business creating bikes in Zambia from bamboo to offer cheap alternative transportation to villagers in Africa so they can get to work and to the hospital). Yes, even a bike can be taken for granted. And so can your health. If this blog helps you with answers to common travel insurance questions, inspires you, helps you live a long, healthy life, and protects your family from the unexpected – We have achieved our goal. “Travel smarter. Travel safer!”