As many of you know, I love cruising. I cruise at least two times a year with Azamara Club Cruises. In fact, I just got back from a cruise in New Zealand stopping in ports like Dunedin, Cape Kidnappers, Picton, Tauranga plus Hobbiton, and Auckland. I used to avoid cruises because of misguided preconceptions but […]
What to do if You Get Food Poisoning While Traveling
January 27, 2016 by 14 Comments
On my recent trip to Kenya I became very ill, very quickly. It turned out I got food poisoning or some type of bacterial infection that caused me to become very ill. I was so ill that I literally couldn’t move for about 30 hours and lost about 10 pounds in one day. This was […]
Win a Trip to the New York Times Travel Show
November 25, 2015 by 2 Comments
Leading travel insurer and one of my favorite partners, Allianz Global Assistance, has launched a contest giving consumers and bloggers an opportunity to win a trip to The New York Times Travel Show and meet some of the country’s top travel personalities-that’s an all expenses paid trip! The VIP Allianz Global Assistance “Concierge” experience will […]
Win a Game On Go Bag from Allianz Travel Insurance
September 9, 2015 by 24 Comments
Over the last year or so of my partnership with Allianz Travel Insurance, I have told you why you need travel insurance, 20 reasons why you should have travel insurance and I’ve told you what’s in my travel insurance policy. On the heels of the Vacation Confidence Index and ahead of my upcoming trip to […]
20 Reasons Why You Should Have Travel Insurance
July 28, 2015 by 8 Comments
One of my valued partners is Allianz Global Assistance and I have written about them several times including Why You Need Travel Insurance and What’s in My Travel Insurance Policy. Our partnership continues and I wanted to give you 20 reasons why you should have travel insurance whether it be from Allianz or another provider. […]
Millennials Driving the Vacation Confidence Index
July 8, 2015 by 4 Comments
According to the sixth annual Allianz Travel Insurance Vacation Confidence Index released recently by Allianz Global Assistance USA, more Americans will travel, but spend less, on summer vacations in 2015 as millennials plan to save money on travel. Millennials are the fastest growing demographic in travel and really every other vertical in the world. Millennials […]
What’s in My Travel Insurance Policy
February 13, 2015 by 3 Comments
I recently wrote a post called Why You Need Travel Insurance which was a big hit and got me thinking that I should share my own personal travel insurance policy and what it covers. I have the Allianz Global Assistance Annual Executive Plan and think it’s pretty awesome. Here’s why. First, I think an annual […]
