One of the most responsible things any traveller intending on foreign destinations can do is to ensure they have travel insurance in place before departing. However, not knowing the ins and outs of a policy, or disregarding the necessity of cover can mean costly mistakes. Here are 5 simple mistakes South African travellers make with […]
Buying travel insurance for South Africans is a relatively new concept. Since purchasing flights is expensive most people buy their airline tickets using their credit card and benefit from the credit card providers’ built in medical cover or they utilize their medical aid to cover them when they are overseas. What most people don’t realise […]
When travelling overseas it is recommended to purchase a travel insurance policy to ensure you are covered if you are involved in a medical emergency. Many of my customers want the cheapest policy and I don’t blame them, it is expensive enough having to pay for expensive flights, visas, hotels and the South African Rand […]
Adventure and natural beauty are two words synonymous with a holiday trip to South Africa. Road trips offer the ultimate intimate experience of the undiluted majestic beauty of diverse landscapes that is South Africa. Foreign visitors will be pleasantly surprised to find a well-maintained national road infrastructure. This together with the wide availability of geo […]
Today’s modern traveller has access to almost any spot on the planet, and there are already plans in place for the future of travel to include space travel. Travel destinations have become all the more exciting. But the world we live in has grown dangerous too, with travel advisories in place for some countries around […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nobody plans on getting sick or injured while on holiday abroad. These are unplanned for situations, and the only way travellers can plan for these travel frustrations is with a travel insurance policy with emergency medical cover that includes evacuation and repatriation. Many tourists who have found themselves at the mercy of medical facilities abroad […]
‘Medical expenses in a foreign country can be exorbitant: tens of millions of Rands in an emergency situation. Often, cover offered by credit card and medical aid companies falls short and doesn’t include benefits such as loss of baggage, flight cancellation or extreme personal liability,’ says Ryan Smethurst of Easy Travel Insurance.
The easy access to booking flights at the click of a mouse without leaving the comforts of your own home, and not having to waste precious time standing in queues has simplified the way in which we make travel arrangements. This convenience also brings with it another benefit that is of great interest to travellers […]
The golden rule to a stress-free happy holiday is to ensure that you buy travel insurance early. The worst mistake a traveller can make is to relegate sorting out travel insurance to just before departure. There are a number of travel emergencies that can arise between the time of booking travel arrangements and the time […]
Travelling abroad in a group offer holidaymakers many advantages, the most valuable of all is the purchasing power of a large group of people travelling together. The buying power of a group of holidaymakers means savings in money when booking flight tickets, hotel accommodation, tours as well as travel insurance policies. Group travel insurance policies […]