What is travel insurance?

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  1. Dr. Mehmet Oz
     
    Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:

    Travel insurance offers you financial protection against cancellation, injury, unforeseen emergencies, and medical or dental needs associated with national and global travel. For example, travel insurance can cover missed flights, travel cancellation, missed cruise connections, missed side excursions on cruise ships, and trip interruptions. In addition, travel insurance may cover airline flights to return you to the U.S. if you have a medical emergency or if a family member has an emergency.

    If you are traveling abroad, you can get Visitors Travel Medical Insurance for the duration of your trip. These types of plans provide insurance coverage for accident and health expenses during travel and stays abroad. Visitors Travel Insurance plans can be purchased for periods of 5 days to 3 years and provide different medical coverage with varying deductibles. The costs vary depending on the type of health insurance plan.

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  2. UnitedHealthcare
     
    UnitedHealthcare answered:
    Travel insurance offers you financial protection against cancellation, injury, unforeseen emergencies, and medical or dental needs. If you are flying an inexpensive airlines to another state, you may not need travel insurance. However, if you are planning that trip of a lifetime, travel insurance may give you some peace of mind in case your trip is interrupted for different reasons. Travel insurance covers many items associated with national and global travel.   As an example, travel insurance can cover missed flights, travel cancellation, missed cruise connections, missed side excursions on cruise ships, and trip interruptions. In addition, travel insurance may cover airline flights to return you to the US if you have a medical emergency or if a family member has an emergency. Some travel insurance offers medical and dental coverage, which is especially important if you are overseas or if you have a higher risk for health or dental problems. In addition, travel insurance can give you luggage protection and reimburse you if your suitcases become lost or damaged or if the items in the luggage are damaged.  Travel insurance can give you peace of mind as it reimburses you if there is natural disaster that ruins your trip plans or if your travel agency goes bankrupt.
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