Travel Insurance for International Travels

[Dream24]

Question about international travel insurance. I am travelling to two Asian countries next year for about 3 weeks altogether. It is my first solo international travel and I want to make sure I have travel insurance but don't know who I should get it through or what to look for in policies.

Is it better to get cancellation with medical travel insurance through places like Expedia/Travelocity/airlines (when I book my flight) or else where (like TD/any bank insurance groups, CAA, TIC Travel Insurance, Kanetix, etc)? Right now I'm looking at booking my flights through Expedia and they offer Cancellation and Medical coverage for $138. The policy seems reasonable and fairly straightforward, but so does so many other policies offered by other companies.

[brunt]

I can't speak to cancellation insurance, but I always buy my travel medical insurance through CAA. We have no major health issues, and we purchase a year's worth of coverage for an unlimited number of 15 day trips throughout the year (no notice required) for a very reasonable price. Living close to the US border, it is very convenient to be able to hop in the van on a moment's notice to go.

You don't need to be a member (I'm not, it is not really worth it, but that's another story). As a non-member, I think that we pay about 5% more than members would.

[Poirot]

You could check out Blue Cross too.

[Shwa Girl]

Question about international travel insurance. I am travelling to two Asian countries next year for about 3 weeks altogether. It is my first solo international travel and I want to make sure I have travel insurance but don't know who I should get it through or what to look for in policies.

Is it better to get cancellation with medical travel insurance through places like Expedia/Travelocity/airlines (when I book my flight) or else where (like TD/any bank insurance groups, CAA, TIC Travel Insurance, Kanetix, etc)? Right now I'm looking at booking my flights through Expedia and they offer Cancellation and Medical coverage for $138. The policy seems reasonable and fairly straightforward, but so does so many other policies offered by other companies.

Does your work place offer any travel insurance as part of your benefits?

[chillys-willy]

What about your credit cards? Alot of credit cards have medical insurance. I just decided on getting an AMEX Gold which has Emergency Medical Travel Insurance.