Good Neighbor Insurance, here in Gilbert Arizona – https://www.gninsurance.com/group-travel, provides over eight of the best international short-term group travel options since our founding in 1997. Just as individual travelers secure coverage to protect against unforeseen circumstances, group travelers, too, need the assurance of being covered, especially when venturing to foreign lands. Given the intricate dynamics and logistics of group travel, this insurance offers tailored solutions that can mitigate potential risks.
Traveling as a group, be it for business, leisure, academic, or mission-related purposes, brings its own set of challenges. The complexities of managing multiple individuals’ needs mean that there’s a higher probability of encountering disruptions or mishaps. Given this, having a single cohesive policy for the entire group ensures that everyone is uniformly covered. It eases administrative burdens, ensures seamless claims processing, and typically provides a cost benefit compared to acquiring individual insurances.
Each of GNI’s group travel insurance provides a variety of benefits as well as some extra benefits that each of our clients request from time to time.
- Medical Emergencies as well as medical evacuation cover is on all of our short-term team travel plans
- Trip Interruptions and Cancellations: We do have this option on a couple of our group travel insurance options. This set of short term team travel benefits covers costs if your trip gets cancelled or interrupted due to unforeseen events such as natural disasters, political unrest, or personal emergencies.
- Baggage and Personal Effects: Ensures that in case of theft, loss, or damage to baggage, the group is compensated. Some policies also cover high-value items like electronics and cameras.
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment: Provides a lump-sum benefit in the tragic event of an accidental death or serious injury.
- Personal Liability Protection and an upgrade to $100,000.
- And many other key global insurance benefits for you and your short-term team.
If you have any questions not answered by the articles and videos below, please feel free to hit that orange “chat with us” button to talk to any one of our professional global insurance agents or ask Doug himself by calling us at our Gilbert, Arizona office at 480-813-9100 or email us at [email protected].
- Recipe for a perfect short term team trip
- Global Insurance Protection for Young Travelers: Considering the Recommended Group Travel Insurance Plan for a Summer Trip to Peru
- Global Group Travel Protection: Will short term team insurance cover my team in multiple countries?
- Ensuring Smooth Short Term Team Travel: Managing Group Travel Insurance for Varied Arrival Times in Guatemala
- Adapting to Unforeseen Circumstances: Cancelling a Short-Term Team Member’s Travel Insurance Policy due to Illness
- Is political evacuation benefit included in the group travel medical insurance with Outreach Group Travel for our team traveling to Africa?
Recipe for a perfect short term team trip
Are you ready to plan your group volunteer trip and do some good in the world? Here at Good Neighbor Insurance, https://www.gninsurance.com, we’re passionate about protecting you so you can do good wherever you go throughout the world.
We know you and your team may be going overseas for projects like education, conservation, community building and construction, sustainability and agriculture, disaster relief, or medical volunteer work. We want to help you plan for your best short term team trip possible. Here are our top tips to planning a successful social-good team travel experience:
Research your destination. The most important first step is to gather all of the information you will need to organize your trip. This research can include geographic information about which airports to fly into, and how best to get around the area, as well as any official information such as travel restrictions or visa requirements to visit and volunteer in the area. Once you’ve set your destination and dates of travel, you can begin the more in-depth planning. Decide how best to spend your time. While some group trips include sightseeing and other tourist activities, most of the time spent on your trip will likely be spent working for your cause.
You can plan to volunteer with a specific organization that may have resources for your team, or by planning your own independent trip. Create a clear itinerary. When traveling with a group, it can be difficult to get everyone on the same page. A printed, or shared itinerary can help clear up any confusion about schedules or group activities. Be sure to include transportation instructions, clear call times, and addresses of where each activity is happening. Make the most of the short windows of spare time you may have by planning short activities near to your volunteer or work site.
Create a contact list. Make sure everyone traveling with you can be quickly and easily contacted by multiple different people in the group. Delegate roles and tasks. As a trip organizer, it can be tough to get every detail planned. It can be very helpful to coordinate different people in different roles. For instance, one person can be assigned to organize all of the hospitality needs, while another could be responsible for scheduling transportation or catering. This can lighten the load on the organizer and help others feel more engaged in creating their own experience.
Create a clear budget. Budgeting and fundraising is often the most difficult part of the trip to plan and organize. We recommend researching the best ways to fundraise in your area or for the type of project you want to work with. You may find organizations willing to donate, or ways to reach out to the local community to help support your trip. When budgeting, it’s important to include some flexibility. Sometimes it’s impossible to predict transportation costs, or extra fees that may come up.
Book your transportation all together. When everything is booked at once it’s much easier to control all of the potential variables, and handle any surprises before they become a problem. Book your travel insurance at least 30 days in advance. In order to get the best group coverage at the lowest rate, it’s important to begin getting quotes for your group travel insurance at least 30 days before you travel. You can see the best plans, and get a customized quote now at www.gninsurance.com/group-travel. All of our group travel insurance options provide the very important emergency medical evacuation benefits. This is especially important for remote areas that may not have nearby healthcare.
You never know what might happen while volunteering overseas, and emergency evacuation alone could cost each participant over $25,000 USD at a minimum and we at GNI have seen as high as $100,000 USD and over. It’s always worth it to have peace of mind when traveling with a group.
Register with the state department before you go. It can be helpful to let your local embassy know you will be in the area in the event of an emergency. This way you’ll be notified of disasters or danger in the area, and the embassy will typically try to account for you and your group. Make sure everyone’s cell phones are unlocked for international use, and have International SIM cards or plans while overseas. If cell phones are locked, or even if unlocked, it would be good to add an international calling / SMS (texting) app on your smart phones such as the WhatsApp (WA) app. This way you all can communicate with each other, especially when there are only Wi-Fi signals and no phone service. It can also be helpful to have participants notify their financial institutions that they will be traveling, to prevent any interruptions in their service.
When packing, make sure to include basic supplies like first aid kits and over the counter medicines such as allergy pills or cough drops. Additionally, it’s important to make sure all of your participants pack appropriately for your trip. We always recommend creating a packing list that includes information like the terrain and climate of your destination, as well as details on the accommodations so you team knows what they’ll need, and what they won’t. Double Check your Documents. Make sure you have a copy or have verified every group participant’s travel documents including tickets, boarding passes, identification, and any other pre-travel requirements. Make sure your group travel insurance documentation is easy to access and you’ve saved any important numbers you may need to make use of your plan. Sometimes, it’s even easier to create a document database where you and any other organizers have access to everything on the go. Staying organized is key to a smooth and successful group trip. Take the extra few moments to make checklists or to-do lists to make sure you stay on track in both planning and while you’re abroad.
We hope these tips have given you some insight on how to create the best short term team trip experience. Remember, Good Neighbor Insurance, https://www.gninsurance.com, specializes in social-good and volunteer global trips, whether you’re traveling with a group, your family, or alone.
We are proud to offer group travel insurance plans that cost as little as 71 cents per day while protecting you overseas. If you want to learn more about your travel insurance options, visit our website at gninsurance.com/group-travel, or check out the links in the description below.
We wish you happy, healthy, and inspiring travels!
Change is always in the air! So please check our web page at https://www.gninsurance.com/group-travel for the most up-to-date information on your group travel medical insurance –
- or call us at 480-813-9100 here in Gilbert, Arizona, USA
- or email us at [email protected]
Your GNI team here in Gilbert, Arizona, wish you all safe and awe-inspiring group team travels!
Global Insurance Protection for Young Travelers: Considering the Recommended Group Travel Insurance Plan for a Summer Trip to Peru
Question: Hi Doug. As we prepare for an exciting summer expedition to Peru with a group of high schoolers, I’m in need of your expertise. Any suggestions on a suitable group travel insurance plan?”
Answer: That is a fabulous question, Hannah. The DayTripper Group Travel Insurance plan has emerged as a top pick among our clients, thanks to its impressive benefits and budget-friendly pricing. Especially tailored for travelers under 30, it also includes unique upgrades like personal liability and crisis response, setting it apart from our other short-term team insurance plans.
Change is always in the air! Please check out our group travel medical insurance options on our web page at https://www.gninsurance.com/group-travel for the most up-to-date information on your international insurance –
- or call one of our GNI International Insurance Advisors at 480-813-9100 or we can set up a video call.
- or email us at [email protected]
Your GNI team here in Gilbert, Arizona, wishes you and your high school team an incredible journey to Peru, Hannah, filled with amazing experiences and safety throughout.
Global Group Travel Protection: Will short term team insurance cover my team in multiple countries?
Question: Hi Doug, my team is traveling to Spain, Italy, and Greece. Will the short-term team insurance policies cover the team in multiple countries?
Answer:
Brilliant question, Charlie!
- All of our short-term team insurance plans will cover teams traveling to more than one destination. Although when you enroll your team in coverage you can only select one destination country, the plans will cover travelers in any country outside their country of residence.
- Also, if you are needing a visa letter to show proof of medical coverage for a specific country, let us at GNI know and we can always update the destination country after you have enrolled your team.
Change is always in the air! Please check out our group travel medical insurance options on our web page at https://www.gninsurance.com/group-travel for the most up-to-date information on your international insurance –
- or call us at 480-813-9100 or we can set up a video call.
- or email us at [email protected]
Your GNI Team here in Gilbert Arizona wish you and your team, Charlie, an amazing and safe travels to Europe and back home!
Ensuring Smooth Short Term Team Travel: Managing Group Travel Insurance for Varied Arrival Times in Guatemala
Question:
- Doug, I have a question.
- I have a team of 10 traveling to Guatemala. Two of our team members will be traveling to Guatemala four days earlier than the rest of the team.
- May they all be enrolled on the same group travel insurance policy?
Answer:
- Adelina, that is a great question and one we get quite often.
- Absolutely! The great thing about group travel plans is that travelers may have different start and/or end dates.
- As long as the dates overlap, the team can be enrolled on the same group travel insurance policy.
Change is always in the air! Please check out our group travel medical insurance options on our web page at https://www.gninsurance.com/group-travel for the most up-to-date information on your international insurance –
- or call us at 480-813-9100 or we can set up a video call.
- or email us at [email protected]
Your GNI Team here in Gilbert Arizona wish you and your team, Adelina, an amazing and safe travels to Guatemala and back home!
Adapting to Unforeseen Circumstances: Cancelling a Short-Term Team Member’s Travel Insurance Policy due to Illness
Question – Hi there, Doug. We are headed on our trip in a few days. One of my colleagues on the team has fallen ill and won’t be able to accompany us to India. May we cancel their group travel insurance policy?
Answer – Great question, Mateo!
I’m sorry to hear one of your team members is sick, Mateo. Yes, as long as a cancellation request is received via email before the policy effective date, the international insurance company can cancel an insured team member and issue a full refund.
Mateo, we’re here to make things easy for you! Let’s get your team member’s insurance policy canceled for a full refund. Simply send us an email with their name, and within 3-5 business days of receiving your email, we’ll confirm the successful cancellation.
Change is always in the air! Please check out our group travel medical insurance options on our web page at https://www.gninsurance.com/group-travel for the most up-to-date information on your international insurance –
- or call us at 480-813-9100 or we can set up a video call.
- or email us at [email protected]
Your GNI Team in Gilbert, Arizona, extends their warmest wishes for you and your team, Mateo, as you embark on an incredible and safe journey to India and back home!
Is political evacuation benefit included in the group travel medical insurance with Outreach Group Travel for our team traveling to Africa?
Question – Hello Doug, I was wondering if our Outreach Group Travel plan includes a political evacuation benefit for our team traveling overseas to Africa?
Answer – Great question, Jim!
- Yes, your OGT group travel policy has the political evacuation up to $10,000 per person (as of this video recording) included for countries that are not already at Level 3 or 4 on the State Department Travel Warning list.
- But please connect with our GNI global insurance advisers so they may provide you more up-to-date information on your political evacuation benefit.
- If the U.S. State Department orders the evacuation of your destination country due to political unrest during your trip, the Outreach Group Travel plan will reimburse your travel.
- Call the emergency number on your ID card. Political evacuation must be approved by the insurance company.
Jim, I also have included the most reliable links to the U.S. State Department’s travel warning list (Please note that these links since this video recording may have changed or may no longer be in service).
Here is the official website of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/
- This website provides the most up-to-date information on travel advisories, including any warnings or alerts issued by the U.S. government. It also offers additional resources, such as information on obtaining passports and visas, and tips for traveling abroad.
Here is the official Twitter account of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs: https://twitter.com/TravelGov
- This account provides real-time updates on travel advisories, as well as helpful tips for traveling safely and efficiently. You can also message the account directly with any questions or concerns you may have about traveling abroad.
Here is the official Facebook page of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs: https://www.facebook.com/travelgov
- This page provides updates on travel advisories, as well as informative articles and videos about traveling abroad. You can also interact with other travelers and ask questions to the Bureau of Consular Affairs directly through Facebook Messenger.
Change is always in the air! Please check out our group travel medical insurance options on our web page at https://www.gninsurance.com/group-travel for the most up-to-date information on your international insurance –
- or call us at 480-813-9100 or we can set up a video call.
- or email us at [email protected]
Your GNI Team here in Gilbert Arizona wish you and your team, Jim, an amazing and safe travels to Africa and back home!