Travelers might ask, "Why do I even need travel insurance?". Well, the chances are, you probably won't. But when you do, you will be very glad you have it. The Traveling Professor has taken over a thousand travelers on his small group tours to Europe and South America. In the vast majority of cases, there are no delays, cancellations, lost luggage, lost passports, or medical emergencies. But we have had the occasion on our small group tours where people are delayed by weather, they get ill and need to cancel a trip, they lose a passport, luggage gets lost or delayed. Why not have travel insurance for these situations, and on top of it, why not get it for free? Today's blog post discusses the best deal a traveler can get in travel insurance.
Bad weather, especially in the winter, is a primary cause of flights being cancelled or delayed. This weekend we saw a good percentage of flights get cancelled due to snow and cold weather. If you flight is cancelled or delayed, don't count on the airlines to help out. They might provide some food vouchers or they might provide a hotel, but don't count on it. However, there are some steps you can take to minimize the chance you will be on a cancelled flight and there are steps to be taken in case a flight is cancelled or delayed.
Travelers are always flooded with tips on how to save money on a trip. Most of the tips I see online are kind of obvious or are unrealistic. The Traveling Professor writes about six of his best travel tips. All of these tips will easily save money and on top of it, many of them will also add to your comfort and increase the enjoyability factor of your next international trip.
The Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card is a great deal. A lot of websites will tell you why, but they are probably receiving a commission for telling you so. The Traveling Professor receives NO compensation for telling you why this is such a great travel card and why everyone should have it. The Professor owns less than 5 credit cards and the Chase Sapphire Reserve is one of them and he will tell you why this card, over any other, should be in every traveler's wallet.
If you read my blog posts on a regular basis, you know I am a big fan of the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card. When I signed up for and paid my $450 fee, I immediately got $300 back on my first travel purchase. Once I spent $4,000 on the card, I received 100,000 bonus points which I immediately used to purchase over $1,300 in travel (which by the way, I received frequent flyer miles on the airline tickets I purchased with my points) with those points. On top of it, I now enjoy lounge access for me and my travel companions with my Priority Pass. I've used it in Dublin, Puerto Maldonado (Peru), Lima, Naples, and Lisbon. But wait! There are more reasons to use the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. I'll explain in today's The Traveling Professor blog post.