MINNEAPOLIS, May 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Although some credit cards include travel
insurance, is it actually reliable coverage? The travel insurance
experts at Yonder Travel Insurance compared the insurance offerings
of several top credit cards with their comprehensive policies
available on their comparison site. Yonder's research findings
reveal that travelers shouldn't rely on credit card coverage
alone.
Yonder Travel Insurance compares credit
card and retail travel insurance, highlighting coverage gaps and
solutions.
Difference Between Credit Card Travel Insurance and Travel
Insurance
While general retail travel insurance typically
offers comprehensive coverage, surprisingly, not many credit cards
with travel insurance included do.
"Even if you pay a high annual fee for your credit card, the
coverage offered lacks critical benefits to protect you and your
trip investment," says Terry
Boynton, co-founder and president of Yonder Travel
Insurance.
Is Credit Card Coverage Enough?
Shockingly, numerous
credit cards that offer travel insurance fail to provide sufficient
benefits for an emergency before or during your trip.
Yonder found the following discrepancies when it comes to credit
card coverage:
- 20-27 less reasons to cancel your trip
- 10x less medical evacuation coverage
- 5x less trip delay coverage
When You Should Consider Additional Travel
Insurance
Even if your credit card provides some coverage,
ensuring you have sufficient third-party medical coverage during
your trip should be first priority.
"Medical evacuation and medical expense benefits are rarely
included with credit card coverage, leaving you to pay any medical
bills incurred during your trip," says Boynton.
Additionally, some credit cards have capped trip cancellation
limits. If your trip cost exceeds this amount, the remaining trip
costs might not be reimbursed if they aren't insured through
additional insurance. Conversely, not paying off your credit card
balance for the trip amount could cause you to pay interest on the
trip costs.
Fill in the gaps of your credit card coverage by opting for
comprehensive coverage through a travel insurance comparison site
like Yonder Travel Insurance. Insure trip costs above your card's
trip cancellation/interruption limits and make sure your combined
medical expense and medical coverage total at least $100,000 each if traveling internationally.
The experts at Yonder Travel Insurance have poured over
hundreds of policies from the best travel insurance providers in
the US to provide the best travel insurance recommendation for how
YOU travel.
Contact:
Meagan Palmer,
Marketing Director
(952-358-6459)
meagan@insureyonder.com
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