Increasing Opportunities to coordinate events, research and publications
BANGKOK, Thailand - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce Travel Guard, a Chartis company and worldwide leader in travel insurance and assistance, as a new PATA ...
Indian travel insurance premiums increase
MUMBAI, India - Travelers may have to shell out more for their outbound travel expenses as travel insurance bills may rise due to the sliding rupee.
Mario DiLuzio Passed On
Mario DiLuzio, retired travel executive, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the age of 79 in Tustin, California.
Traveling Without Insurance
By Andrew Hough
A bride, Carrie-Anne Freeland, stranded in Corfu after being paralyzed following a 30-foot hotel balcony plunge, will be able to return home for treatment after generous strangers helped meet the ...
20 Percent Increase
UK travelers are still taking their annual main holiday, but they are also booking more short overseas breaks – 20 percent more in the past year.
Advice For Bargain Hunters
Recent research shows that the number of overseas holidays taken by UK residents in 2009 fell by 14.5 percent as UK holidaymakers sought ways to cut back holiday costs by either taking a ...
Expatriate Healthcare, Travel Insurance and Global Health Insurance Conference
As more and more businesses globalize, increasing the size and scope of their international or multinational operations, demand fires up for more robust expatriate healthcare benefit options and ...
travel insurance industry paying out millions
The travel insurance industry is paying millions of dollars in claims to travellers stranded in Europe and elsewhere by the drifting Icelandic volcanic ash.
Travel Insurance
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
Snowstorms, hurricanes, missed flights or a case of the flu all ruin countless vacations each year. To protect against such unexpected disasters, many travelers have turned to travel ...
Bogus Travel Insurance
By Diane Lade
Florida regulators have charged six travel agencies, including one in Boynton Beach, with using unlicensed agents to sell bogus trip insurance policies through a company never authorized to do ...
Travel Industry Scams
Ever buy travel insurance you didn't want? Unintended purchases are yet another of the traps the travel industry sets for you. A recent reader's experience shows how it works:
Swine Flu in Australia
By David Beirman, eTN crisis expert
Since my last eTN article on this issue a few short weeks ago, there have been some worrying developments in Australia.
Travel Insurance
By eTN
From outer space to the bottom of the sea, adventure travel has become an affordable alternative to traditional resort holidays.