Why travel insurance is important

I’m proud to have been interviewed for a TV segment on CBS-affiliate WKMG TV Orlando. The segment also ran twice on local CBS-TV news in New York, as well as other markets. Here’s an excerpt: Having a health advocate to deal with foreign medical care is one of many benefits of travel insurance, because regular health insurance may not … Continue reading

Medical Evacuation: A Flying Emergency Room

Medical Evacuation: A Flying Emergency Room

A serious illness or injury can happen anytime, and travelers, especially to more remote areas, should be sure they are covered for medical evacuation, advises the US Travel Insurance Association. Local hospitals in some parts of the world may be ill-equipped to handle severe trauma or illness, and a sick or injured traveler may need to be evacuated and air lifted to the nearest appropriate medical facility. Continue reading

New Article: Are we ever untethered?

New Article: Are we ever untethered?

I wanted to share a recent article I posted on LinkedIn about public relations, crisis communications, and our increased reliance on being connected as part of the 24-hour news cycle. Are we ever untethered? Can we ever travel into the wilds or a remote region where our cell phones don’t work? Read more. As always, I look … Continue reading

Opera Great Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on New Zealand

Opera Great Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on New Zealand

I was recently going through some old manuscripts I had written, and came across an interview with award-winning New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Dame Te Kanawa has sung at major opera houses throughout the world, including New York’s Metropolitan Opera, where I had the privilege of hearing her silken voice. During the phone interview, … Continue reading

Franz Kafka and the New Jewish Cemetery

Franz Kafka and the New Jewish Cemetery

Prague’s Old Jewish Cemetery is a major tourist attraction. But to fans of Franz Kafka, the pilgrimage is to Prague’s New Jewish Cemetery, reachable by tram from the city center. I was always curious to see it, but now, unfortunately, I had a reason other than a Kafka pilgrimage. My uncle, Ctibor, died in early 2013, … Continue reading

UStiA Dispels Six Common Travel Insurance Myths

UStiA Dispels Six Common Travel Insurance Myths

Travel insurance offers a wide array of benefits in any number of emergency situations. Yet, many people are willing to gamble with their vacation investment. A survey conducted for the US Travel Insurance Association, for example, revealed that only 22% of Americans — or roughly one out of five –whose travels were impacted by medical conditions, natural disasters and other events, had travel insurance. Continue reading