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With International Terrorism in the Spotlight, Travel Insurance Can Help Ease Some Fears

October 23, 2011 admin One comment

With International Terrorism in the Spotlight, Travel Insurance Can Help Ease Some Fears










(PRWEB) October 8, 2005

PRWEB) October 8, 2005 — With international terrorism rearing its ugly head yet again, travelers are unnerved at the prospect of going away. Another set of terrorist attacks in the island of Bali have put a damper on many travel plans. Sadly, terrorism has become a world-wide concern, but there are options available to help travelers protect themselves and their families. Travel insurance offers a refund of your trip cost in case of a terrorist act in the city that is part of your itinerary.

When it comes to terrorism insurance, there are three main coverages that insure a safe trip: Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.


Insurance companies offer protection up to 100% of your trip cost under coverage of Trip Cancellation, if you need to cancel your trip in case of terrorism. Coverage starts at midnight from your purchase date and covers you up to your date of departure. Travelers should keep in mind that there are many other valid reasons that exist for canceling a trip.

Trip Interruption covers you in the event your trip gets interrupted and you are forced to head back home prematurely. Up to 150% of your total trip cost is protected since unscheduled flights are more expensive than scheduled ones.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance, often known as AD&D, offers coverage in case of an accidental death. Coverage begins at $ 10,000 and can go up to $ 1 million.

Visit http://www.totaltravelinsurance.com/terrorism-insurance.asp for more detailed information.

Alex Velinov, President of Total Travel Insurance, says, “Since 9/11, we have been feeling a little safer domestically. Traveling internationally has been another story. Areas that are frequently visited by Americans such as Europe, Israel and parts of Asia had a string of terrorism attacks. Although, travel insurance is not a perfect solution, several options are available. Insurance will reimburse your trip investment in case of your travels were disrupted or provide medical treatment and evacuation in case you get injured. We even found a company that will insure your life while traveling to world’s hot sports including Afghanistan, Iraq and Israel.”

Total Travel Insurance is the only company that keeps its customers informed of latest developments in travel insurance:

Information about all major travel insurance companies can be found here http://www.totaltravelinsurance.com/travel-insurance-company-list.asp

Airline and cruise lines that are nearing bankruptcy, and are not covered can be found here http://www.totaltravelinsurance.com/bankruptcy-insurance.asp

Latest developments regarding inclement weather affecting coverage can be found here http://www.totaltravelinsurance.com/hurricane.asp

About Total Travel Insurance

Total Travel Insurance (http://www.totaltravelinsurance.com) is a New York-based travel insurance agency. We are licensed to sell travel insurance, flight accident, life insurance, evacuation and health insurance products.

CONTACT:

Kara Cayman

TotalTravelInsurance.com

45 Park Terrace W, Ste 3-G

New York, NY 10034

Toll Free: (866) 226-7500

Fax:         (240) 363-8438

Web site: http://www.totaltravelinsurance.com


Email:     info@totaltravelinsurance.com

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Electrical Safety Foundation International Launches 2010 Holiday Safety Campaign

May 26, 2011 admin One comment

Electrical Safety Foundation International Launches 2010 Holiday Safety Campaign











Arlington, VA (Vocus) November 4, 2010

Earlier today, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) announced the launch of its annual holiday safety campaign, encouraging families and communities across the country to Make Safety a Tradition of the holiday season. The winter holiday season is traditionally a festive and eventful time of year. Celebrations, family gatherings and visits from houseguests traditionally increase in number during the season. Unfortunately, statistics show that incidents of home fires and electrical accidents typically increase during the winter holiday season as well.

According to a recent consumer survey conducted by the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), nearly 60 percent of people plan to host guests in their homes during this holiday season.

“Preparing for the arrival of guests in the midst of the hectic holiday season can be challenging,” cautions Brett Brenner, president of the Electrical Safety Foundation International. “While festive decorations and savory food may seem like the most important aspects of holiday entertaining, remember not to overlook the safety of your guests.”

This holiday season, ESFI is teaming up once again with The Home Depot to create a safety awareness campaign with the goal of focusing national attention on the safety concerns specific to holiday activities.

In addition, ESFI, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is educating Americans about safety concerns associated with holiday entertaining, focusing specifically on child safety, decorating and decreasing the risk of home fires.

As a part of this holiday safety program, ESFI has prepared a Holiday Safety Community Toolkit that is organized to align with the campaign itself, providing consumers with a collection of new resources to help them become safety-conscious hosts and houseguests this season. In addition, ESFI’s seasonal website features tips, facts, statistics, trends, and safety reminders to help keep families and communities safe this season.

ESFl’s complementary 2010 Holiday Safety Community Toolkit can be downloaded at no cost on the Foundation’s seasonal website, http://www.holidaysafety.org.

“It is critical that families remember to keep safety in mind while enjoying this exciting and extremely busy time of year,” reminds Brenner. “A proactive approach to safety will help you give the gift of safety to your family and friends this holiday season.”

Visit ESFI’s holiday safety website, http://www.holidaysafety.org, throughout the holiday season for all of the safety tips and tools you need to Make Safety a Tradition for your family.

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is the premier 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to promoting electrical safety at home and in the workplace. For more information about ESFI and electrical safety, visit http://www.electrical-safety.org.

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Coverage Alert for Egypt Civil Unrest from Travel Insured International

April 2, 2011 admin One comment

Coverage Alert for Egypt Civil Unrest from Travel Insured International










East Hartford, CT (Vocus/PRWEB) February 02, 2011

Travel Insured policy holders who purchased coverage prior to January 28th and whose itineraries include Egypt may be eligible for Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption or Trip Delay benefits. Please refer to the specific terms and conditions of the specific policy purchased as eligibility for coverage varies based upon the specific policy form, terms, conditions and exclusions. For insured passengers who purchased Cancel for Any Reason coverage, we remind you that cancellations must be made 48 or more hours prior to scheduled departure and payment is limited to 75% of the non-refundable trip cost up to the stated policy maximum limit.

Travel Insured offers all of our customers’ immediate access to our Assistance Services for emergency travel arrangements and concierge service. Insured clients who purchased our Worldwide Trip Protector Gold policy may also be eligible for Political Evacuation Coverage (only applicable for policies purchase on or after April 29, 2010).

Travel Insured is closely monitoring the situation. We advise our customers to change/adjust their travel schedules as best they can. The situation may change quickly, so please continue to check with your travel supplier and with us at Travel Insured at 1-800-243-3174.

Travel Insured International (http://www.travelinsured.com) is based in East Hartford, Connecticut. Coverage is underwritten by Arch Insurance Company (a Missouri corporation, NAIC #11150) with offices located in Jersey City, NJ. Not all insurance products or coverage are available in all jurisdictions. Coverage is subject to actual policy language.

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Mexico Now Ranks Seventh in International Tourist Arrivals

October 6, 2010 admin One comment

Mexico Now Ranks Seventh in International Tourist Arrivals










Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 26, 2006

Mexico’s ranking among the world’s countries in international tourism arrivals increased from eight to seven last month according to World Tourism Organization figures, Tourism Secretary Rodolfo Elizondo recently announced. Approximately 21.9 million international guests arrived to Mexico in 2005.

Tourism providers are rushing to meet the increasing demand for service. For example, there are currently 23 new flights to Mexico from the United States, and Canadians can count on an additional three flights to Mexico.

“More and more leisure and business travelers are discovering the many benefits of a Mexican vacation. Our country not only offers visitors beautiful beaches, an almost endless array of cultural destinations and many exciting adventure tourism options, but Mexico does it all while providing tourists with great value and gracious service,” said Elizondo.

Sectur reports that Mexico’s tourism industry was responsible for generating 1.9 million direct jobs in 2005, up 3 percent over 2004 numbers. With the tourism sector so favorably impacting the country and its people, Mexico invests considerable time and effort in developing it.

The Mexican government has a comprehensive, long-term tourism plan in place to guide its efforts through 2025. The plan’s goal is to consistently increase both the number of international visitors and the amount of tourism revenue.

About the Mexico Tourism Board

The Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) brings together the resources of federal and state governments, municipalities and private companies to promote Mexico’s tourism attractions and destinations internationally. Created in 1999, the MTB is Mexico’s tourism promotion agency, and its participants include members of both the private and public sectors. The MTB has offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

FOR PRESS ONLY: For additional ideas, help with a story or general travel and tourism information about Mexico, please contact the MTB’s North American Press Room directly at 1-800-929-4555, by e-mail, or visit our press Web site at http://www.visitmexicopress.com. To access an online warehouse of free, downloadable b-roll, visit http://www.thenewsmarket.com/visitmexicopress.

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American Bar Association to Offer its Members Exclusive Discounts on AirMed International Air Ambulance Memberships

September 21, 2010 admin One comment

American Bar Association to Offer its Members Exclusive Discounts on AirMed International Air Ambulance Memberships











(Seated, left to right) Jeff Tolbert of AirMed International and Dave Andrews of ABI sign the agreement offering AirMed memberships to the American Bar Association


Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) October 28, 2010

AirMed International (airmed.com), the country’s leading air ambulance company, announced today a partnership with American Bar Insurance Plans Consultants (ABI) to offer its air ambulance membership program to members of the American Bar Association. With more than 400,000 members, the American Bar Association (ABA) is the largest voluntary professional association in the world.

“A low-cost AirMed Traveler membership surpasses travel insurance by bringing you to the hospital of your choice,” said ABI President Dave Andrews, former ABA Treasurer. “Purchasing an AirMed membership through ABI is the simple solution to unexpected travel emergencies.”

ABA members, their families and their firms will receive an exclusive discount on annual AirMed membership plans through this exceptional offer. “We are honored that the ABI chose to recommend AirMed over our competitors. It’s a testament to their commitment to providing the best benefits available for the membership of the American Bar Association,” said Jeff Tolbert, AirMed International CEO. “ABA members can now join more than 1 million AirMed travelers who enjoy peace of mind while away from home, knowing we will be there for them if they need us.”

About the air ambulance company AirMed International

AirMed International is the country’s leading air ambulance company, offering unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation on a worldwide basis. AirMed’s membership program, known as AirMed Traveler, gets you back home if you are hospitalized while traveling more than 150 miles from home. AirMed has been chosen as air medical transport for the nation’s leading hospitals, including the renowned Mayo Clinic, and is a contracted carrier for the U.S. Department of Defense. For more information about AirMed International, see our website at http://www.airmed.com.

More about ABI and ABA

American Bar Insurance Plans Consultants, Inc. was established in 1989 as a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary of the American Bar Endowment. The Endowment is a non-profit membership organization consisting of ABA members. It offers unique group insurance programs in which ABA/ABE members are asked to donate dividends to the Endowment to support its program of grants to support research, education and public service in the field of law. ABI sponsors insurance programs for ABA members that do not lend themselves to the Endowment’s dividend contribution structure. ABI is paid compensation by the underwriters of the programs it sponsors and dividends an appropriate portion of its net profits to the Endowment to support its charitable work.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law. More information about the AirMed and ABA discount can be found by visiting http://www.airmed.com/abi.

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Panama City Beach, FL Far More Popular for Spring Break than International Destinations

July 4, 2010 admin One comment

Panama City Beach, FL Far More Popular for Spring Break than International Destinations











Panama City Beach, FL
“Spring Break Capital of the World”


Panama City Beach, FL (PRWEB) October 13, 2010

According to Collegiate Marketing Group and other travel industry experts, college students looking to get away for Spring Break last year preferred the white sand beaches of Panama City Beach, Florida far more than exotic international destinations. All the domestic Spring Break hotspots saw an increase in travelers due not only to students looking to curtail spending in this continued recession, but also to stay away from the violence and mayhem that has been ongoing in in some parts of Mexico. “We’re not necessarily telling students not to go, but we’re going to certainly alert them,” said Tom Dougan, vice president for student affairs at the University of Rhode Island. “There have been Americans kidnapped, and if you go you need to be very aware and very alert to this fact.”

More than 100,000 high school and college age Americans travel to Mexican resort areas during Spring Break each year. Much of the drug violence is happening in border towns, and tourists have generally not been targeted, though there have been killings in the big Spring Break resorts of Acapulco and Cancun, well away from the border.

Panama City Beach, Florida expects that room sales will continue to be strong for Spring Break 2011 because it’s considered to be an affordable option for students who don’t want to spend a bundle on transportation and accommodations or worry about safety concerns attached to an international vacation. Collegiate Marketing Group is reporting that there are some truly impressive hotel package deals being offered right now for the 2011 Spring Break in Panama City Beach.

So if the average college student is looking to save a few dollars this Spring Break, then they should consider this incredibly popular domestic Spring Break destination. Every year at least a quarter million students flock to this U.S. hotspot for some cheap fun in the sun. Well known as the “beach within reach” Panama City Beach is now the undisputed “Spring Break Capital of the World”.

For more details log on to http://www.pcbeachspringbreak.com today.

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FITUR 2005 Hotel Booking Website Launched by Area Hotels in Support of FITUR – The International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, Spain

June 12, 2010 admin One comment

FITUR 2005 Hotel Booking Website Launched by Area Hotels in Support of FITUR – The International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, Spain










(PRWEB) June 24, 2004

Madrid, Spain Area Hotels today launched a comprehensive listing of Hotels within applicable distance of the 2005 Fitur event. Discounted rates are available on all selected Fitur hotels to those attending the event. For More information please visit http://www.hotels-ifema-fitur.com or http://www.fitur.ifema.es

FITUR, International Tourism Trade Fair, is a unique and consolidated forum where the business model is the Promotion and Marketing Platform for destinations, products and services, trademarks, know-how, training and information, technology; annual trade event for the dynamic World Tourism Industry. FITUR has gained the reputation of being the most renowned domestic and international showcase for the tourism industry, the latest news, products and services, trends, tourist destinations, developments, consulting and applied technology.

Regisratations and Hotel bookings for all Ifema events may be completed online, or through it’s call centre in Marbella, Southern Spain on + (34) 952 868 771 or via email to ifema@area-hotels.com . For other Ifema Hotels including Expodental hotels , Exponautica Hotels , ExpoFranquicia Hotels Simo hotels , Exporta Hotels or Expomanagement Hotels

Area Hotels was formed in 2001 and operates more than 300 Hotel bookings websites representing more than 10,000 hotel properties throughout Europe. Headquater in Marbella, Spain. Area Hotels is active in the organisation of exhibitions, events, conferences, group bookings and golf tours. With a range of services from basic hotel room bookings to complete coverage with onsite representation and provides not only online bookings but live customer service 14 Hours a day.

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Newly Launched International Tourism Portal Focuses on Travel Trade Professionals

May 9, 2010 admin One comment

Newly Launched International Tourism Portal Focuses on Travel Trade Professionals












Olomouc, Czech Republic (PRWEB) October 17, 2006

A new tourism portal focused on travel trade professionals has been launched at http://www.Tourism-Review.com . Daily, weekly and monthly tourism news as well as an online TV newscast communicates relevant information between professional organizations and industry practitioners worldwide. Several synoptic directories list festivals, conferences and travel destinations, as well as travel trade companies and organizations.

The Web portal presents the news in several formats. A number of daily news items communicate significant events in the tourism industry on a world-wide basis. Top weekly stories present facts and data about a few of the most interesting issues of the week. A monthly online magazine brings analytical and detailed information about remarkable topics in the travel trade. Online TV tops the interactive newscast menu.

To bring even more convenience for the user, the daily news is delivered into several segments according to the topic – luxury travel, business travel, spas, adventure travel and sightseeing.

“With so much information overloading travel trade professionals, there is a demand for more relevant and focused sourcing,” said the site’s project head Igor Fes. “Our final target is providing users with customized information in all rich media formats available with the latest developing technology.”

Other useful sources of information for tourism industry professionals include listings of industry organizations and companies, travel trade events, festivals and training programs. And depending on visitors’ specific needs, they may use the site’s search engine to easily access other information.

About Tourism-Review.com:

Tourism-Review.com is a site that communicates information between professional organizations from the travel/tourism industry and market practitioners worldwide. For additional information, please visit http://www.tourism-review.com or contact Milada Sovadinova.

Media Contact:

Milada Sovadinova

Tourism-Review.com

+420-585-411-144

http://www.tourism-review.com

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