Don’t Worry—Get Covered! (NAPSA)—Now more than ever, people planning vacations are budgeting into the cost of the trip the minimal additional expense for travel protection. A travel protection policy is a combination of travel insurance and 24-hour emergency assistance services designed to give peace of mind to people planning a tour or cruise, a soft adventure trip or even a stay at the beach. What’s Covered Travel protection covers prepayments travelers makefor their trip, as well as a variety ofcircumstances that might cause them to interrupttheir trip. While away, if they have to receive emergency medical or dental treatment, they’re covered—andtheir coverage includes emergency medical transportation home, even if an air ambulanceis required. Other eventualities covered by travel protection include lost or delayed baggage, trip delay and more. In fact, one leading travel protection company, Access America, has its own in-house, 24-hour emergency hotline that its clients can call for professional help. And the cost for travel protection is a small fraction of the overall trip expense. Not only are more and more families taking active vacations, many of them are well aware that something as simple as a case of Whether you’re in Paris or Peru, if you have travel protection you also have 24-hour access to emergency medical referrals and assistance. the flu might cause them to cancel theirtrip. Now More Than Ever Access America has recognized a sharp increase in the percentage of American travelers who are protecting their vacation investment and their own well-being while on the road. Further information abouttravel protection is available at travel agents throughout the United States, by calling 800-284-8300 or at www.accessamerica.com.
