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Financial Default Grounds Travelers
in this issue
true stories of trouble from the open road
Travel Guard Gets Kimberly Home For The Holidays
Despite a raging snowstorm in St. Louis, MO, Kimberly M. trekked out into the cold to catch a flight that would take her from St. Louis, MO to Arcata, CA to spend Christmas with her family. Thoughts of home soon vanished when the airport announced that her flight was cancelled due to severe winter weather plaguing the Midwest. Kimberly immediately called Travel Guard for help.
with Travel Guard.
For many travel agents, this Wave Season marks the beginning of a challenging journey in which the state of the market begs the question: Will I sink or will I swim? Travel Guard wants to help you weather this wave season and current economy. Find out how you can make more money.
and we've delivered
Travel Guard's eProduct Solutions team has been busy conducting installations of the new ezTIPS 2.0 with ProfitPlus+ since it was released on July 20. Last year we asked agents for their input on how we could improve the software to make quoting and selling travel insurance plans even easier. Find out how we've delivered.
is it in your plan?
During the past year we've witnessed the financial default of many suppliers. In just the aftermath of the ATA and Aloha shut-downs, more than 9,000 visitors to Hawaii were stranded, spending three days or longer just trying to get home.1 Learn More.
3,653 days, 87,672 hours, 5,260,320 minutes, 315,619,200 seconds. Whether you count in days, hours, minutes or seconds, the answer is the same: 10 years of Astonishing Travel Guard Assist Service. The celebration.
According to the Travel Industry Association of America, one in four Americans is interested in faith-based travel* and the size of the faith-based travel industry is estimated at $18 billion**! This month, Travel Guard announced the launch of a new travel insurance offering — the Faith Travel Plan — developed to appeal to this growing market.
true stories of trouble from the open road
a caribbean calamity
For Carolyn of Forest City, Iowa, her 10-day Caribbean cruise came to an early end when her friend and travel companion, Wanda, was hospitalized with pneumonia in Mexico during a stop in Cozumel. Read more
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Insurance is underwritten by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., a Pennsylvania Insurance Company (NAIC #19445) and a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., with their principal place of business at 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270, currently authorized to transact business in all states and the District of Columbia. The Policy will contain reductions, limitations, exclusions and termination provisions. All coverages may not be available in all states. *Assistance services provided by Travel Assist. **The scenario summarized in this newsletter is offered only as an example. Coverage depends on the actual facts of each case and the terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy. Anyone interested in travel insurance plans available through Travel Guard should request a copy of the description of coverage for a description of the scope and limitations of coverage.
Insurance is underwritten by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., a Pennsylvania Insurance Company (NAIC #19445) and a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., with their principal place of business at 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270, currently authorized to transact business in all states and the District of Columbia. The Policy will contain reductions, limitations, exclusions and termination provisions. All coverages may not be available in all states. *Assistance services provided by Travel Assist. **The scenario summarized in this newsletter is offered only as an example. Coverage depends on the actual facts of each case and the terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy. Anyone interested in travel insurance plans available through Travel Guard should request a copy of the description of coverage for a description of the scope and limitations of coverage.
