Published on Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Ten years ago, Congress passed the Real ID act, which requires enhanced security for identification such as drivers’ licenses. The requirements of this act have been implemented in a phased approach, and 2016 will mark the deadline for the last phase: airline travel. Are your travelers ready?
Published on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
With the increase in end-of-the-year travel, there’s also a increase in buzz in the travel industry. Here are some headlines that have caught our attention in the past few weeks.
Published on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
In an uncertain world, travelers purchase travel insurance to have peace of mind that they are covered financially and/or medically when they travel. In this series we will review different scenarios that may challenge your insurance knowledge, and in so doing sharpen your skills for assisting your travelers and determining the best coverage choices.
Published on Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Imagine you have a client who decided to give his mom a birthday
surprise with a vacation to Italy! The whole family is excited and the
trip has been going exactly as planned. Then something happens that
you’ll never forget: The mom has a stroke and is hospitalized. What
would you do?
Published on Tuesday, October 20, 2015
For many travel agents and tour operators, it seems like offering travel insurance is a postscript – it’s presented as an add-on once the trip is booked. In the same way someone may say: Would you like fries with that?, you can hear it being said: Would you like travel insurance with that?
Trust us – this is not the most effective way to sell travel insurance.