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The complete guide to personalizing your travel insurance

The complete guide to personalizing your travel insurance

by Christopher Elliott | Mar 31, 2023

When it comes to travel insurance, one size doesn’t fit all. If you’re planning a big trip this year, you might have already figured that out. But what you don’t know — because it’s one of the travel insurance industry’s best-kept secrets...
How self-insurance can help with COVID-19 travel problems

How self-insurance can help with COVID-19 travel problems

by Charlie Leocha | Dec 10, 2021

Self-insurance works with no cancellation fees. Travel insurance can work as well. Read the fine print. Not all policies cover epidemics. Note: The travel world has changed. This article was originally published at the beginning of the pandemic. American Airlines,...

Study links airline cancellation fees, uptick in trip cancellation insurance and disclosure problems

by Charlie Leocha | Sep 23, 2013

Rising cancellation fees, unaffordable refundable tickets and misleading travel insurance marketing have become hallmarks of the airline industry’s growing drive to profit from life’s unpredictable events. Findings in a new National Consumers League (NCL) report...
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Accomplishments

These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.

  • – Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
  • – Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
  • – Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
  • – Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
  • – Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
  • – Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
  • – Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
  • – Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
  • – Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.

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The mission of Travelers United is to identify and promote ways to improve and enhance travel for consumers across all modes of travel. Travelers United is a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

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