Additional Travel Expenses
These can be for things like if you become sick during your trip and can’t leave your hotel or get to the airport. Extra costs for accommodation, delayed travel expenses, a cash allowance if you are hospitalised, etc. You would be amazed how handy this little paragraph in your insurance policy will be should something go wrong.
Medical Evacuation
Sometimes you are injured in a country or city where there isn’t the best hospital care available. If you have a serious injury or need surgery, your travel insurance company will fly you to your home country for the proper hospital treatment you need. Do you need travel insurance when you are sitting in an aged rural hospital in Peru with no idea what is going on? The peace of mind is worth it. Asking yourself, “should I buy travel insurance?” Take these two examples from two of our good friends, who have used this exact protection in the past: One for a broken leg in France, and the other for needing knee surgery in Vietnam. Both were flown back to Australia for their surgery, and then flown back when they were healed.