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Whether running with the bulls or leaving a museum in Pamplona, it pays to have travel insurance.

Whether running with the bulls or leaving a museum in Pamplona, it pays to have travel insurance.

Getting travel insurance may seem like an afterthought, but there are times when it proves vital.

When my mother broke her hip in Pamplona, Spain —  I’d like to say running with the bulls, but actually slipping and falling on her way out of a museum — she had a week’s stay in a hospital there and then a first-class flight home complete with nurse accompaniment, all covered by travel insurance.

It was one of the best investments my parents ever made, because the bill ran to something like $30,000-$40,000.

Many personal health insurance policies don’t cover medical costs abroad, so it pays to be on the safe side. For an outlay of perhaps five to 15 percent of the total cost of your trip, you could save yourself a significant… Continue reading

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According to government and private surveys:

  • Leading-edge baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1955) and seniors account for four out of every five dollars spent on luxury travel today.
  • Roughly half the consumer spending money in the U.S.--more than $2 trillion--is in the hands of leading-edge baby boomers and seniors.
  • Baby boomers (born 1946-1964) travel more than any other age group.
  • When asked what they would most like to spend their money on, baby boomers answered “travel” more than any other category, including improving their health or finances.

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