Travel Insurance Protects Student Travelers Against Lost Baggage, Illness or Injury, and Lost or Stolen Travel Documents When Studying Abroad
STEVENS POINT, Wis.--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Oct 22, 2004--Studying abroad can be an eye-opening experience � new languages, exciting cuisine, and ''cultural exchanges'' with students of the opposite sex � but a little planning before the trip can be invaluable. Students are already preparing for the upcoming spring semester abroad � flights, housing, classes and more � and one thing that shouldn`t ''fall off the radar screen'' is travel insurance. To protect against a broad range of travel mishaps � from a stolen backpack at a dubious hostel to an injury from a fall to a lost passport � Travel Guard(R) International, a pioneer in student travel insurance protection, offers International Travel and International Travel Plus. The insurance plans � part of a complete line of travel insurance products for the student traveler � are available online at Travel Guard`s dedicated Student Travel Guard website (www.studenttravelguard.com).
Not to be forgotten is major medical coverage in case something unthinkable happens � not all US medical insurance plans cover student travelers when overseas. International Travel provides up to $1 million in major medical coverage for trips up to six months, and International Travel Plus covers trips from six months to one year � just right for students studying abroad for a semester, or a year. Both plans protect against lost, stolen or damaged baggage and travel documents and provide access to LiveTravel, Travel Guards `round-the-clock emergency travel hotline, giving peace of mind to student travelers even when confronted with a ''perfect storm'' of travel problems � being stranded in a foreign country with no passport, no clothes and no ticket home.
Since the needs of every student � and every trip � are different, Travel Guard provides a comprehensive suite of products that, in effect, leaves no student traveler behind in the all-important area of travel insurance protection. Student Travel Guard also provides coverage for other student travel adventures, with products such as Quick Break (for trips up to 14 days, such as Spring Break or ski trips), Protect-for-Less (comprehensive secondary protection, including trip cancellation coverage), Smart Flier (protection against airline ticket change fees), and Citizen Abroad (an annually renewable, major medical and term life insurance plan).
More than just a source of travel insurance, the Student Travel Guard web site also serves as a one-stop-shop for the savvy student traveler`s trip preparations, with links to the U.S. State Department`s Student Travel Tips site, a currency converter, ATM and hostel locators, weather information and the Center for Disease Control�s Travelers` Health Information site.
For more information about Student Travel Guard`s complete line of travel insurance and assistance products, travelers can visit www.studenttravelguard.com, call Travel Guard`s World Service Center at 1-800-826-4117 or see their travel agent.
Travel Guard International is America�s leading travel insurance provider, covering more than six million travelers each year. Student Travel Guard`s travel insurance protection plans include coverage for trip cancellation penalties, travel interruptions and delays, emergency medical expenses, medical evacuation expenses and lost or delayed baggage. Coverage also includes 24-hour travel emergency service for emergency medical assistance, last minute or emergency travel changes, lost luggage tracking, pre-trip travel advice and more. Student Travel Guard�s Quick Break, Smart Flier and Protect-for-Less programs are underwritten by American Home Assurance Company, with its principal place of business in New York, NY. Student Travel Guard`s International Travel, International Travel Plus and Citizen Abroad are provided by MultiNational Underwriters, a division of Travel Guard International. Non-insurance services are provided by Travel Guard International.
This is only a brief description of the coverage available. The policy will contain limitations, reductions, exclusions, and termination provisions.
# # #
|
