what kind of insurance would be good for you if going to a trip for while?
By clorissa123
@clorissa123 (4926)
United States
June 12, 2009 3:21pm CST
A friend of mine is going on a trip to a foreign country for while. She will get a job on South American, along Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. She will be working there for a year or so, and she has the opportunity to travel too. Isn't that great? I wish that I had that kind of opportunity too. She just want to know if she want to get traveling insurance, what is the best place to look for? I heard about insuredmytrip.com is a great place to get one. There were many options that she can look through. Is there any other places to search for?
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun 09
For my trip to South Africa I got travel insurance that would have covered me in they case of airline failure. At the moment some airlines are ceasing trading so I wanted my money to be safe. I also made sure that my son and I had excellent medical coverage just in case. I found the travel insurance by doing an Internet search. For a long trip backpacker cover can be great and fairly economical. I hope that your friend will have an excellent time in South America.
@marguicha (223809)
• Chile
14 Jun 09
Maybe the people at her job in South America will know what is best in her case. When I travel, I take a medical insurance along with the kind that pays you is you llose your bags. But that can be done in your travel agency and it´s just for a few days. If she wants to be insured all the time she has her job, the ones to know are the people who are hiring her. I´m sure they will be most helpful. We, southamericans, are
@constaanta (571)
• Germany
13 Jun 09
When I travelled to South America I took a general travel insurance from ADAC, Germany's club of car drivers. They asked for about 70€ for 1 year and they covered the risk of health and transport to bring me home in case of emergency. But when I needed a doctor they first check out if the normal public health insurance wouldn't have to pay for it.
More important to me was, when travelling in Amazonia, to bring tablets for Malaria. They made my blood thin enough for the Anopheles moscito not to infect me. But on the other hand normal wounds healed very very slowly.
@nympha687 (940)
• United States
12 Jun 09
I think a group travel insurance could be fine. Some travel companies offer this and it would be a lot cheaper.