As most of you know by now, a strong earthquake struck central Italy, killing and injuring many and destroying many structures. My sympathies go out to those who have been impacted by this terrible disaster. As many of you know, I work with Allianz Travel Insurance as an ambassador. I thought it was important to […]
Allianz Travel Insurance Coverage Regarding the Italian Earthquake
August 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
FOX 5 New York Segment on Cruise Ship Safety
March 3, 2016 by 1 Comment
Yesterday I did a FOX 5 New York segment on cruise ship safety with New York legend, Ernie Anastos. The segment came about after a few high profile cruise incidents in recent years. I am a big fan of cruising and gave some examples and advice based on my own experiences with cruises.
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 […]
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 […]
FOX 5 New York Summer Travel Segment
May 27, 2015 by 1 Comment
In this FOX 5 New York Summer Travel Segment, I talk about places to travel in Europe to take advantage of the good Euro/Dollar exchange rate and also about the importance of travel insurance with FOX reporter Alison Morris. New York News To read the article and view it on the FOX New York site […]
NBC Phoenix Travel Tips Segment
March 31, 2015 by 4 Comments
Check out this NBC Phoenix travel tips segment I did live yesterday at their studios in Phoenix, Arizona. I did the segment with my friend and morning anchor, Fay Fredricks, who I did my first live television interview with back in 2009. So it’s always a pleasure to be back where much of my television […]
Win a Go Bag From Allianz Travel Insurance
March 18, 2015 by 7 Comments
I’m excited to announce a fun new giveaway with some really cool prizes! All you have to do to win a Go Bag from Allianz Travel Insurance is sign up for my newsletter/mailing list below or just to the right of this page. That’s it and if you’re already on my list then you’re already […]
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 […]
Why You Need Travel Insurance
January 21, 2015 by 21 Comments
Travel insurance is one of those things that people don’t like to think about or talk about but it sure is important to have it when you need it. I always use travel insurance when I travel abroad and have several personal examples of friends and family saving tens of thousands of dollars because they […]
