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Archive for January, 2012

During travel, travelers face lot of risks like, trip cancellation, loss of baggage, loss of money or valuables, accidents, terrorist attacks, natural calamities and occasionally death. One cannot put a stop to travel because of the risks involved but what an individual can do is to reduce the amount of risk involved by buying a travelers insurance.

The concept of travel insurance is very simple. The insured pays a premium (this is the amount you pay to the travel insurance company), the company in turn pays any costs involved in case of accidents or other types of eventualities. In case there is no eventuality the travel insurance company keeps the premium.

Travel insurance covers lots of risks like:

Trip cancellation: There are lots of chances, due to unforeseen circumstances, you may need to cancel your ticket. If you cancel your ticket at the last moment, almost always you will not get any refund from the airline or you may get a meager amount. Travel insurance provides coverage for this kind of loss. The travel insurance company has to provide the cost of cancellation of ticket. However the cancellation has to be done in circumstances which are covered by the travel insurance policy.

Baggage loss: if your baggage is lost, then the cost of the baggage is paid by the insurance company, but is again governed by the rules of the insurance contract.

Medical cost: if you fall sick during travel and the costs incurred by you are paid by the travel insurance. However if you have bought a health insurance which covers overseas cost then there is no need to separately buy a travel health insurance.

Others: Other things that are generally covered by travel insurance are medical evacuation, accidental death, repatriation of remains etc.

The golden rule in all insurances is to read the fine print carefully. You won’t have time to read it during emergencies.

There are annual policies which allow one to take any number of trips for the year to any destination on the globe. Then you have the family cover, which enables the kids in the family to travel free of cost. This policy is popular with family tours. A backpacker travel insurance policy, which provides you high coverage, is normally meant for extended period of travel – it includes at least one visit back to your home country.

Travel insurance websites have plenty of visitors. At times, over 6 million page visitors are there in a calendar year. These websites are so popular and widely used that an annual award called the Travolution Awards are given to the companies with the best performance, functionality, clarity of products and more crucially, for the credibility of services. These are the key ingredients that make a company worth visiting.

Companies work hard to ensure that their sites are visited time and again. They also make sure that the sites are user-friendly, easily accessible, and clear-cut to the last detail. Some sites have even branched out with medical screening system; others provide help care centers and personalized my account sections in order to make it easy, smooth and useful for their customers. Time and again companies find that their websites and services are good and that is why customers are happy and keep returning to them to avail of their services, for even things like airport parking and airport hotels with them.

Air Trips and Coverage

Air trips have the widest coverage of insurance policies. They are children’s travel insurance, pregnancy travel insurance, group and superior travel insurance, sports travel, research travel, long stay and even gap year travel insurance.

What is Travel Discount?

Travel insurance companies in order to garner more customers offer all kinds of bonuses and benefits. Attractive schemes and offer plans are always on the agenda of any travel agency; discounts being one of them. Some companies provide a 5% off if the customer books 3 or more tours. When one purchases in bulk, it turns out to be a wise and thrifty way to adventure tours. Three or more gap tours can result in a 5% off each trip. This can save you a lot of cash. It can stretch your budget a little further with the extra savings. Discounts must be availed of when one books one’s tours.

What Is Tourism Network?

Tourism Network is fast developing and expanding. Some of the tourist network enterprises offer one home stays, farm stays, guest houses, hotels and resorts. More and more travel operators are focusing on the segment of accommodation. Tourism network is an integrated system that helps aggregating all budget options. So it is advisable to make plans and avail of the facilities that are offered.

#1. It’s football (futebol) or soccer. Brazil has won the most world cup soccer tournaments then any other country on earth. When it comes to soccer, Brazil makes everything seem easy. Every other country in the world has to scratch and claw their way just to make it into the world cup, but ever four years, the Brazilian team makes it to this world class tournament without even breaking a sweat. Soccer stars such as Pele, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho, as well as the countries entire soccer culture have made Brazil synonymous with the sport.

#2. It’s women. Brazilian models are some of the most sought after models in the world. Very few countries have more top models then Brazil. I’m sure you’ve heard of Giselle Bundchen, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Isabeli Fontana, Raica Oliveira, Jeisa Chiminazzo, Ana Claudia Michels, Ana Beatriz Barros, Fernanda Tavares, Fernanda Motta, Ana Paula Araujo, and Aline Nakashima, just to name few, but it’s not just the super models that make Brazilian women famous the world over. The beautiful women that take part in Carnival, as well as the beach bunnies that line the beaches of Brazil with their amazingly skimpy bikinis have drawn the attention of men from all corners of the globe.

#3. It’s Carnival. Brazilian Carnival is famous all around the world as the worlds largest and most festive parties anywhere in the world. In Brazil carnival is the most popular Brazilian festivity, far beyond Christmas, Easter or New Year celebrations. Only the Rio de Janeiro New Year’s Eve rivals with Carnival. It is said that you must attend the Brazilian carnival at least once in your life.

#4. The Amazon. Brazil contains approximately 60% of the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon represents over half of the planet’s remaining rainforests, and it comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. The Amazon rainforest was short-listed in 2008 as a candidate to one of the New7Wonders of Nature by the New Seven Wonders of the World Foundation.

#5. Samba and Capoeira. Brazil is a country of mixed ethnicities however, it seems the African influenced parts of the culture such as Capoeira and the Samba have reached more notoriety on an international basis. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance. It was created in Brazil by slaves brought from Africa. It, as well as the Samba music and dance have made their way into various movies, documentaries, music videos, and other main stream media.