Travel Insurance, Travel & Better Living

Save Money by Driving to Your Cruise Ship

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:40:22 +0000

We’ve seen the growing trend of cruisers driving to their cruise ships. It’s always made sense to me that a Floridian would drive to the port, but now we’re having clients as far away as Canada drive to their cruise ports. Just this week, I personally spoke with Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Canada, New York, Nevada, Missouri [...]

You Won’t Get Swine Flu From Us

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:52:57 +0000

Afraid to visit certain places because you don’t want to get Swine Flu / H1N1? You won’t get the Swine Flu & H1N1 viruses from from Trip Insurance Store.com. You can safely call us or visit, browse and buy trip cancellation travel insurance, flight accident insurance and rental car insurance plans from Trip Insurance Store.com. Steve Dasseos, [...]

Travel Insurance Won’t Help With Paul’s Pre-Ex Condition

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:36:07 +0000

We are leaving for Europe on 11/12/09. We booked non-refundable flights on 6/14/09. This is the issue. I had a TIA on 8/31/09. Following several hours in the ER on 8/31, I’ve seen my doctor several times and had many tests to determine the area of concern. I am now taking medications to control my blood [...]

Does Travel Insurance Cover Giving Birth?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:59:19 +0000

Hi Steve, Which travel health insurance plan will cover me? I am 30 weeks pregnant and I just bought my plane tickets for a trip to the USA. I plan on having my child in the USA and I want to get travel health insurance to cover all my expenses. Thanks, Rudeen Du P. Before I [...]

Most Vegetables and Fruits Have ‘Unacceptable’ Levels of Pesticides

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:31:38 +0000

By: Dr. Mercola According to the European Pesticide Residues Committee, apples, peas, and grapes are sometimes covered in crop spray that is above the maximum levels allowed under EU law. The findings come from tests of more than 4,000 samples of food and drink. The levels of pesticides varied considerably, with imported fruit and vegetables tending to [...]

Trip Cancellation Insurance for non-US & non-Canadian Residents

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:26:13 +0000

Hi Steve, My wife and I plan to take a cruise trip to Scandanavia for 12 days and we wanted to take a travel insurance. We are Hong Kong residents. Can you help people like us find a trip cancellation travel insurance plan? Thanks, Jay Hi Jay, Yes, I have one trip cancellation travel insurance plan that’s [...]

95 Free Classic Video Games You Can Play Online

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:14:46 +0000

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Don’t Want To Get A Passport

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:33:25 +0000

Hello, Steve. I have several friends who love to cruise. They have never had, nor do they plan to get, passports. (I know…weird, but it’s their belief system.) At any rate, Homeland security has o.k.’d (at least for now) birth certificates for identification purposes. Our friends are concerned that at some point only passports will [...]

Are Claims Easier With Primary Coverage?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:55:09 +0000

Hey Steve, I was wondering if the policies that provide primary medical coverage are more or less of a hassle to process a claim than the ones that provide secondary coverage? Thanks, Jim Great question Jim! There’s so much confusion about primary and secondary medical coverage in a travel insurance plan that it’s not as simple [...]

The Quickest Way to Report Stolen Cards

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:29:17 +0000

Written by Michelle Schusterman Whether it’s a purse left sitting on a cafe table, or a pickpocket on a crowded subway, many of us have experienced the panic of losing credit cards while traveling. A bad situation is made worse when you’re in a foreign country, unsure of who to contact. This is the situation CancelThatCard.com was [...]

Trip Insurance Won’t Help Brenda’s Husband

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:17:27 +0000

We are considering a Euro River Cruise in June of 2010. The sailing we are interested has limited availability so we need to make a non-refundable deposit ASAP; however, due to family issues my husband is not sure he will be able to go…..can he purchase insurance only for the non-refundable/non transferable deposit as long [...]

7 Tips for Being a More Light-Hearted Parent

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:14:59 +0000

Written by Gretchen Rubin (the Happiness Project) Do you want to be a more light-hearted parent; less nagging, more laughing? Gretchen Rubin has some tips that will help: 1. At least once a day, make each child helpless with laughter. 2. Sing in the morning. It’s hard both to sing and to maintain a grouchy mood, and it [...]

Increase Your Chances of Surviving Cardiac Arrest

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:53:31 +0000

Cooling is catching on for cardiac arrest patients By Caleb Hellerman CNN Senior Medical Producer PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Seated on a jetliner, Dr. Mary Gallagher and her husband, Don Dietrich, were about to take off for an anniversary vacation in Puerto Rico. But a glance at her husband of five years set off an alarm — [...]

Travel Insurance Won’t Help Robert

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:12:13 +0000

Steve, I want travel insurance, but I don’t want to pay for all the coverages. Here’s what I want: Trip Cancellation & Interruption coverage, but no medical Coverage for all variations of missed flights for any reason Full coverage for my $2300 laptop that I’ll buy on my trip Thanks in advance, Robert Hi Robert, In a nutshell, you cannot get [...]

One More Reason To Use Cement Trucks

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:52:57 +0000

I sure am happy I refer to Cement Trucks and not other big things that can hit you. I’ve used the phrase “if you get hit by a Cement Truck” so many times in the past 20 years, 2 months and 8 days that I wonder when I’ll meet someone who did get hit by a [...]

5 Deadly Foods for Dogs

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:39:40 +0000

We have a dog named Buddy. Buddy’s a Poodle – Bischon mix (I don’t know if Buddy’s a PooBee or a BeePoo). Buddy’s the furry one in the lower left of center in the picture. And, no, that’s not a tree growing out of my head. We don’t feed Buddy table scraps and partly because of [...]

Tricky Travel Agents

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:52:13 +0000

I recently took a trip insurance application over the telephone from Brian O., one of our Wisconsin clients. In the course of our conversation, Brian said “my travel agent told me to tell you to be sure to use Location Number ___ when you order the Travelex policy”. I said, “I’m sorry Brian, but I can’t [...]

Apollo 11 Moon Landing 40th Anniversary

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:35:32 +0000

Remembering the Apollo 11 Moon Landing I’m a space, sci-fi and science buff. I was born in 1957, so I grew up with space exploration in the news. Plus, I had an aunt & uncle who lived in Cocoa Beach, Florida. I remember the Apollo 11 moon mission today as if it happened yesterday. It was [...]

Don’t Insure A $0 Trip Cost To Save Money

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:12:40 +0000

I’ve read that buying a trip cancellation travel insurance plan with a $0 trip cost is a good idea because I’ll still get all the medical, evacuation & other coverages without paying extra for the trip cancellation. It sounds too good to be true. What do you think? Don’t do it. But, you probably need more explanation [...]

How Does A Rental Car Collision Damage Waiver Work?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:32:57 +0000

A Collision Damage Waiver covers damage to your rental car and “Loss of Use” coverage for cars (not trucks, not passenger vans, not exotic vehicles, not off road vehicles). You’re covered on a per calendar day, not per person basis. Most Rental Car Collision Damage Waiver plans cover repair of the rental car’s physical damage and [...]

One Reason to Not Get Travel Insurance

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:01:09 +0000

I’ll be studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa and traveling for 5 months. I want to insure my laptop, digital camera and similar things. Which travel insurance plan do you think is my best option to insure these items? Thank you, Jesse Hi Jesse, My answer might surprise you since I sell travel insurance, but I [...]

Why You Should Care About Inflation and Deflation

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:51:44 +0000

I used to be a Certified Financial Planner. I gave up all my Securities Licenses (Series 6, 7, 63 & 22) in September 2004 once TripInsuranceStore.com was well established. I still keep close tabs on what’s happening in the economy. This is the first of a series of blog posts about what I think you should [...]

Easily Find Travel Insurance Information on TripInsuranceStore.com

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:25:05 +0000

Now you can find Travel Insurance information more easily on TripInsuranceStore.com with Google Custom Search I put a lot of information on www.TripInsuranceStore.com. The reason for that is that I personally want to know everything I can learn, before I buy, if what I’m considering buying will do what I want it to do. I know [...]

Will Waiting Cause My Travel Insurance Cost to Increase?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:48:37 +0000

I see the deadline to get travel insurance is the day before my departure for the policy I’m considering. Will there be a difference in the price quote if I wait until I make my final payment or wait until the day before my trip vs buying my trip insurance today? Linda Hi Linda, All the travel [...]

Do Not Open Photos From Tagged

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:54:27 +0000

Have you been getting emails that say ” ______ sent you photos on Tagged “ I have received more than 20 emails titled ” ______ sent you photos on Tagged ” since June 4th, 2009. I always delete them, but after seeing 12 more this morning in one of our email accounts, I decided to investigate [...]

What Is The Wolfram Alpha Computational Knowledge Engine?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:44:30 +0000

I love learning new skills and concepts, researching ideas, especially things I don’t know anything about. Thankfully, I have a good memory and can retain much of what I read. Just yesterday I came across a tool called the “Wolfram|Alpha Computational Knowledge Engine” that has already simplified my life and saved me time. Here’s what the Wolfram|Alpha [...]

Do Past Customers Get A Discount?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:43:56 +0000

Steve, I’m a satisfied past customer, but like many people, I’m trying to spend my money wisely. So, do past customers get a discount? I’m asking because my travel agent said her travel insurance plans are discounted for past customers. Margaret Hi Margaret, Thanks for writing. Unfortunately, travel insurance prices are regulated by each State’s Insurance Department, [...]

New US & Canada Border ID Requirements

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:08:09 +0000

Be Sure You Have A Passport When Crossing The USA – Canada Border Source: CNN Travel “Americans and Canadians heading to the United States from Canada on vehicles or cruise ships will face new entry requirements beginning next week, the US Homeland Security Department said. Americans and Canadians entering the United States will have to show a [...]

Who Is The Travel Insurance Claim Paid To?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:17:31 +0000

I’m buying the plane ticket for a friend. Will the insurance pay me, the purchaser of the ticket, if they are forced to cancel their trip? The trip insurance plans I see say they will pay the person whose name is on the ticket, NOT the one who paid for it (that’s me). I want [...]

Can I Re-book To Reset My Initial Deposit Date?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:00:17 +0000

We are in the process of switching our reservation from Holland America to AAA as it’s $120 cheaper!! I will confirm this on Friday and then call you. So I am assuming I have 14 days or so to get the travel insurance and that would cover pre-existing conditions, right? Thanks, Sharon Hi Sharon, Switching the cruise [...]

Get Travel Insurance Certificates of Coverage

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:59:48 +0000

Do you want to just see for yourself what travel insurance covers? I created a new page that has all our Pre-screened Companies‘ Certificates of Coverage. Go to this page: http://www.tripinsurancestore.com/3/certificate.shtml and you can view or download the ones you want to study with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Now, a word from our sponsor: TripInsuranceStore.com (the [...]

Remember The 5/11/09 Postal Rate Increase

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:38:31 +0000

US Postal Rates Increasing on May 11, 2009 Don’t forget that US Postal Rates are increasing on Monday May 11th. And on Feb. 11, 2009, the United Stated Postal Service said you can count on an increase every May: “Prices for mailing services will continue to adjust each May”. You can view or download the Complete Price [...]

History of Flight (and Other Silliness)

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:28:24 +0000

I found this video on youtube while looking for something else. It’s a News Magazine feature about the history of flight as told in the 1950’s. And, I found these satirical, and I think funny, videos: (I apologize in advance if you are a North Korea military buildup supporter): Mickey! Top Gun – North Korean style Now, a word [...]

Does Rebooking My Cruise Reset My Initial Deposit Date?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:33:42 +0000

Dear Steve, we are in the process of switching our reservation from Holland America to AAA as it is $120 cheaper!! I will confirm this on Friday with a deposit and then call you. So I am assuming I have 10 days or so to get the travel insurance and that would cover preexisting conditions. [...]

Another Update on How Travel Insurance Covers Swine Flu

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:45:39 +0000

Here’s an update to my 4/29/09 post “Update on How Travel Insurance Covers Swine Flu”. Check out this page, too: http://www.tripinsurancestore.com/3/epidemic.shtml. Pertaining to Swine Flu, the only way you can be sure that you won’t lose money by being forced to cancel your trip is if you have a “Cancel For Any Reason” plan. One Swine [...]

Update on How Travel Insurance Covers Swine Flu

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:58:50 +0000

Here’s an update to my 4/27/09 post “How Does Travel Insurance Cover Swine Flu?” With 3 exceptions, of the plans we sell & trust*, the key date is April 23, 2009: If you had bought a travel / trip insurance policy before April 23, 2009 and you first contract Swine Flu while you’re on your trip, all [...]

How Does Travel Insurance Cover Swine Flu?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:53:07 +0000

Before I get into the Travel Insurance & Swine Flu details, I hope and pray all the Swine Flu cases get under control quickly and that no one dies from this sickness. As of 4:50 pm Central Time on 4/27/09, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not classified this outbreak of Swine [...]

I Got The Opposite Advice From Your Advice

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:18:25 +0000

Steve, I called another company and they gave me the opposite advice from what you told me about pre-existing conditions. I don’t completely trust what they said. Since you say you stand behind what you sell, and I like you, I want to buy my travel insurance policy from you so you can earn the [...]

Moon Occults Venus on April 22, 2009

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:40:13 +0000

Don’t miss this celestial treat early Wednesday, April 22nd: Early risers in North America are in for a treat on the morning of Wednesday, April 22nd, when the waning crescent Moon passes in front of the brilliant crescent Venus. Source: Sky & Telescope The apparent path of Venus behind the Moon on April 22, 2009, depends on [...]

What If I Miss My Ship In Port?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:44:56 +0000

My question is: What if we miss the ship in a port for any reason? Excursion ran late, traffic delays, etc. Will travel insurance cover us if we missed the ship’s departure at a port of call? Would it get us to the next port to meet with the ship? If you miss the ship because [...]

Susan Boyle – Singer from Britain’s Got Talent 2009

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:06:52 +0000

This is amazing! My wife told me about this just a few hours ago: 47 Year old Susan Boyle surprises the judges (Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan) and audience with her performance in the auditions for Britains Got Talent, singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables. “This is the biggest surprise from three seasons [...]

4/15/09 TripInsuranceStore.com Update

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:39:26 +0000

Sorry I haven’t written a Blog post since April 6th. You’ll be happy (I hope) to know that I didn’t get hit by that Cement Truck I keep referring to. I got away from the office April 9th – 12th. And, I’ve been busy updating TripInsuranceStore.com. The main reason is that Travel Guard surprised everybody [...]

Does Travel Insurance Cover Annual Timeshare Fees?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:42:17 +0000

Steve, My wife and I are planning a trip to Calif. next October. We’re exchanging a week at our Hilton Head timeshare for a week at the Welk resort in Escondido. It costs us $950 a year to have the timeshare. Can we insure our vacation against an illness, etc. so that we can recover [...]

Simple Ways to Stop Acne Naturally

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:13:19 +0000

Dr. Mercola wote an article called “Simple Ways to Stop Acne Naturally” which contains a seven minute video explaining how to stopp acne naturally. Here’s an excerpt from Dr. Mecola’s article: How to Treat the Root Cause of Your Acne What you want to do is to eliminate the underlying reason that is [...]

Frequent Flyer Mile Upgrades Are Pricier

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:36:57 +0000

In case you haven’t been paying attention, it’s getting more expensive to use your Frequent Flyer miles to get either an upgrade or a “free” premium seat. This comes at a time when airplanes are more crowded as the airlines cut back on routes to keep their costs down. Thankfully, Ed Perkins just wrote Upgrading With [...]

How To Compute Your Per Person Trip Cost

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:20:59 +0000

Do my spouse and I evenly split the expenses or insure our actual out of pocket costs? Gretchen Hi Gretchen, You can split the costs on items you’re sharing, but for specific things like airline tickets you need to insure your actual out of pocket costs. For example, if you’re both flying but one of you has a [...]

10 Tips To Get A Hotel Upgrade

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:49:23 +0000

Larry Bleiberg wrote How to get a hotel upgrade for CoastalLiving.com’s blog. I knew you will like Larry’s 10 tips for getting a hotel upgrade. Here are 3 of Larry’s 10 tips: Contact management before you arrive: Let them know if you’ll be celebrating a special occasion. Book a mid-price room Be personable and friendly – I’m thankful all [...]

Balance An Egg On Spring Equinox

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:35:35 +0000

Can you really balance an egg on Spring & Fall Equinox? Watch the Trip Insurance Guru as he attempts to balance an egg on 3-21-2009: PS -If you liked what you saw, please subscribe to my Blog. You can also connect with me on Facebook, even follow me on Twitter @ SteveDasseos. [tags]egg, equinox, trip insurance, [...]

Get More Luggage and Baggage Coverage

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:08:35 +0000

I am traveling to New Zealand. I am flying from Nashville to Los Angeles, then on to Auckland, returning by the same route. I am interested in insurance that will cover my luggage in the event that anything happens to it. Thank you, Michele L. If you just want luggage coverage, travel insurance doesn’t give you [...]

Travel Guard Response to Recent AIG News Reports

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:46:15 +0000

March 17, 2009 Travel Guard Response to Recent AIG News Reports There have been a number of articles and news stories recently regarding AIG, Inc., (the Holding Company.) Some of you have expressed concern, others have expressed frustration. I am writing to let you know that we share your anger and appreciate your commitment to your customers [...]

No Shoes, No Lawn Mowing

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:02:40 +0000

I originally wrote this on July 8, 2008. After working out in the yard this evening, I realized it’s a good idea to bump it to the top. I don’t have a large yard, but I still don’t like mowing the grass. So, I got the great idea to have my 10-year-old son mow the [...]

How To Creatively Find A Job

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:33:19 +0000

Surviving the Recession: Ditch the Job Search; Start a Problem Search By Richard A. Smith I know a few people who are looking for jobs. I even know people who, imho, ought to get a different job (but they’re not asking me for advice). I haven’t had to look for a job since 1981. As an entrepreneur I’ve [...]

Can This Miracle Spice Stop Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Arthritis?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:06:36 +0000

By Dr. Mercola For more than 5,000 years, turmeric has been an important part of Eastern cultural traditions, including traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. Valued for its medicinal properties and warm, peppery flavor, this yellow-orange spice has more recently earned a name for itself in Western medicine as well. Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma [...]

Will Travel Insurance Cover All My Children For Free?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:04:17 +0000

4 of us are traveling from Chicago including our 22 month old daughter who travels free on the airline. Do we include her in the list of travelers? Or are all children automatically covered free? Paul Hi Paul, Two of our travel insurance plans can insure your children up to age 15 free: the Travelex Plus & [...]

Is it Still Safe to Get Travel Guard Travel Insurance?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:52:25 +0000

I wrote “Is it Safe to Get AIG Travel Guard Travel Insurance?” on September 30, 2008. A lot has happened in the past 5 months, including AIG receiving $150,000,000,000 ($150 billion) in US Government Bailout funds. Hi Steve, my wife wants me to ask you: do you think it’s still safe to get Travel Guard travel [...]

Beware Of The “Koobface” Worm On Facebook

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:35:37 +0000

New Variant of Koobface Worm Spreading on Facebook Sources: Rik Ferguson, TrendMicro.com, Brian Krebs, Washington Post I’ve been using Facebook steadily since the beginning of 2009. Right now I have 220 friends. As much fun as it is to fun track down people, you still have to be on your guard. Facebook and the rest of the other [...]

Do You Have A Food Allergy?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:50:45 +0000

I’ve been getting hives from head to toe for 5 months. At least twice a day except for a 2 week break in November 2008. I’ve been trying to find the cause. First, I thought I was allergic to wool. I stopped wearing wool, but they continued. Then I thought it was stress from lack of [...]

Beware Of This Airline Ticket Scam

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:51:35 +0000

I haven’t flown Delta, but now that Northwest and Delta have merged, I’m sure I’ll be using Delta. Thankfully I wasn’t waiting for a Delta e-ticket confirmation when I got the following email. But, I suspect more that a few people will be tricked into opening the ticket.zip attachment. One tip to know if you’re getting [...]

Airline Legal Minimum Connection Times

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:25:40 +0000

Worried about making a flight connection? I routinely answer travel insurance questions on the Cruise Critic Message Boards. My id is “iamtrustworthy“. Here’s a summary of one I answered today: I have a 27 minute layover in Atlanta, but the legal connection times for domestic to domestic flights is 55 minutes. My travel insurance plan will cover [...]

Explore The Seas With Google Ocean

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:28:29 +0000

Google Ocean Lets Users Explore Shipwrecks And Reefs Source: Daily Mail, Feb. 2, 2009 I love looking at maps and atlases. Thanks to high-speed broadband, I can look at the earth with Google Earth and now the oceans with Google Ocean. Sylvia Earle, Ocean Explorer explains how Google Ocean works: PS -If you liked what you read, please subscribe [...]

If You’re So Smart, Why Can’t You …

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:17:31 +0000

Elizabeth Gilbert has a different way to think about creative genius My good friend Amrit Hallan sent me this link and I’m thankful he did! For better or worse, I took intelligence tests in 4th grade. The results must’ve been good because in the years following many teachers told me they expected great things from me. [...]

Is It Too Late To Get Travel Insurance?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:14:38 +0000

We’re taking a cruise March 1, 2009. We paid our cruise in full in January 2009. My husband was hospitalized last week for something unexpected & his doctor says he’s ok to travel. I called another website (________) & they said my husband doesn’t have a pre-existing condition. Which cruise insurance plan should we get? [...]

Does High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contain Mercury?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:06:56 +0000

Most Common Source of Calories in U.S. is LOADED With Mercury! Source: Dr. Mercola Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, according to a new study. Mercury was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient. HFCS [...]

How Primary Differs From Secondary Medical Travel Insurance

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:42:39 +0000

Most travelers are are mis-informed about how Primary & Secondary Medical Travel Insurance coverage works. Read this to learn the truth about what Primary or Secondary Medical coverage means and how they differ: Primary Medical Coverage means your medical bills are paid from the first dollar. No “coordination of benefit” claim forms need to be filed. [...]

Do I Have To Cancel My Trip If A Family Member Dies?

Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:32:27 +0000

Barbara from St. Louis asks: I see that your travel insurance plans can cover me if a family member gets sick or dies. My question is do I have to cancel my trip if a family member dies? I don’t like my brother-in-law and while I’ll be sad for my sister when her husband dies, [...]