Travel Insurance

 

Parker Travel strongly recommends that you purchase a travel insurance policy which can cover expenses related to your trip in the event you are unable to travel, or if your journey is interrupted by an unforeseen event.

Just a few of the reasons you may need travel insurance include:

  • You are unable to make your trip due to an injury, illness, or death
  • Your aircraft is delayed due to mechanical reasons, causing an interruption in your travel plans
  • Your flight is delayed, and you miss your connection, causing you to miss your cruise
  • Your bags are delayed or lost.
  • While you are on the tour, you need medical attention for an illness or injury (many U.S. health insurance policies will not cover you while you are abroad)
  • The tour operator you were to travel with goes out of business
  • Your purse is lost or stolen, and you need assistance with cancelling credit cards, replacing a lost passport, etc.
  • A natural disaster disrupts your planned journey
  • Your plans change and you decide not to take the trip

 

Travel Protection Options Available from Parker Travel 

At the time you confirm your tour with Parker Travel, you will be offered the option to purchase one of two types of trip protection coverage:

 

Travel Insurance Protection Type 1: A Tour Operator’s “Travel Protection” Plan

Some tour operators offer their own "travel protection" plan. For a fee paid to the tour operator, they agree to waive their usual cancellation fees should you not travel for a number of reasons.  In addition, they contract with an insurance company to underwrite coverage for certain expenses and services other than the operator’s own cancellation fee.

Or ...

Travel Insurance Protection Type 2: A Policy Issued by a Travel Insurance Company

These policies are sold by an insurance company. For a premium charged by the insurance company, they will provide coverage for expenses imposed by the tour operator, airline, or other service provider, in the event of cancellation; they may include coverage to protect you in the event of a financial default by a provider of services; and they will cover certain other expenses incurred as a result of a "covered event."

Here is a link to a leading Travel Insurance company:  

Travel Insurance