Travel Insurance
While traveling this year I was flying with US Airways. They lost my luggage for a couple of days, and when they delivered my luggage it looked like it had went through World War III.
I had items missing from the inside although I had a lock on the luggage, and shampoo bottles burst and bled all over my clothes.
When trying to get help at the lost baggage counter at the airport I was treated as if I was bothering the representative and he just printed a slip and told me to call the 800 number. No matter what I wanted to say, he referred me to the 800 number.
So that number must be the place to call to get answers right? HAH!
I called the number and got someone who did not have proper mastery of the english language. No matter what I asked , she had a script she read and it went something like" we're unable to locate your luggage sir, if you do not receive your luggage within four days please return to the lost luggage counter at the airport to access more information"
I asked what was I supposed to do in the meantime, and that I needed to get reimbursed for the cost of having to buy clothes and personal items. The answer was
" we're unable to locate your luggage sir, if you do not receive your luggage within four days please return to the lost luggage counter at the airport to access more information"
I asked what day it was and the answer was " we're unable to locate your luggage sir, if you do not receive your luggage within four days please return to the lost luggage counter at the airport to access more information"
I hung up and called again and this time a man answered with the same script. I was told that I was calling a call center in south america.
To make a short story short, I lost out by using US Airways. If I had thought to get travel insurance I would have been able to avoid this whole mess and had an easy time of my trip.
So moral of the story is; When you travel, get travel insurance. It doesn't have to cost an arm or leg. You can get good coverage from $15 to $60 depending on what you want insured.
Budget Insurance Enhance Travel Insurance Proposition
by: Emma Fountain
The partnership has recently launched and will see the Group offering a wider selection of travel Insurance products with increased flexibility and competitive prices. As a result of the new venture Budget expects to see a considerable increase in volumes for travel insurance, particularly from their customers who already hold car and home insurance policies.
The new travel insurance product will be available via a number of channels. A significant proportion of new policies are expected to be sold on-line and the product has been given increased visibility on the website, http://www.budgetinsurance.com.
The new products will also allow Budget to offer an exciting range of added extras, for example – up to three under 18s are included free per insured adult, winter sports are included as standard in all annual policies and a range of hazardous sports are covered automatically in all policies.
Will Price, Head of Product Development for the Budget Group of Companies said: “Travel insurance is an extremely competitive and growing market. InsureandGo are both specialist and innovative and can help us deliver a range of comprehensive products to meet our customer needs, at a competitive price.”
Perry Wilson, director of InsureandGo, said: “We are really delighted to be working with Budget as an affinity partner. We are positive that with our low cost, high value cover now in place, Budget will quickly see rapid growth in this area of their business.”
About The Author
Emma Fountain, Senior PR Executive of www.budgetinsurance.com for information, news and quotes for car insurance in the UK.
BUDGETpressoffice@BUDGETinsurance.com
I had items missing from the inside although I had a lock on the luggage, and shampoo bottles burst and bled all over my clothes.
When trying to get help at the lost baggage counter at the airport I was treated as if I was bothering the representative and he just printed a slip and told me to call the 800 number. No matter what I wanted to say, he referred me to the 800 number.
So that number must be the place to call to get answers right? HAH!
I called the number and got someone who did not have proper mastery of the english language. No matter what I asked , she had a script she read and it went something like" we're unable to locate your luggage sir, if you do not receive your luggage within four days please return to the lost luggage counter at the airport to access more information"
I asked what was I supposed to do in the meantime, and that I needed to get reimbursed for the cost of having to buy clothes and personal items. The answer was
" we're unable to locate your luggage sir, if you do not receive your luggage within four days please return to the lost luggage counter at the airport to access more information"
I asked what day it was and the answer was " we're unable to locate your luggage sir, if you do not receive your luggage within four days please return to the lost luggage counter at the airport to access more information"
I hung up and called again and this time a man answered with the same script. I was told that I was calling a call center in south america.
To make a short story short, I lost out by using US Airways. If I had thought to get travel insurance I would have been able to avoid this whole mess and had an easy time of my trip.
So moral of the story is; When you travel, get travel insurance. It doesn't have to cost an arm or leg. You can get good coverage from $15 to $60 depending on what you want insured.
Budget Insurance Enhance Travel Insurance Proposition
by: Emma Fountain
The partnership has recently launched and will see the Group offering a wider selection of travel Insurance products with increased flexibility and competitive prices. As a result of the new venture Budget expects to see a considerable increase in volumes for travel insurance, particularly from their customers who already hold car and home insurance policies.
The new travel insurance product will be available via a number of channels. A significant proportion of new policies are expected to be sold on-line and the product has been given increased visibility on the website, http://www.budgetinsurance.com.
The new products will also allow Budget to offer an exciting range of added extras, for example – up to three under 18s are included free per insured adult, winter sports are included as standard in all annual policies and a range of hazardous sports are covered automatically in all policies.
Will Price, Head of Product Development for the Budget Group of Companies said: “Travel insurance is an extremely competitive and growing market. InsureandGo are both specialist and innovative and can help us deliver a range of comprehensive products to meet our customer needs, at a competitive price.”
Perry Wilson, director of InsureandGo, said: “We are really delighted to be working with Budget as an affinity partner. We are positive that with our low cost, high value cover now in place, Budget will quickly see rapid growth in this area of their business.”
About The Author
Emma Fountain, Senior PR Executive of www.budgetinsurance.com for information, news and quotes for car insurance in the UK.
BUDGETpressoffice@BUDGETinsurance.com
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