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The Flight Every Traveler Dreads: Medical Evacuations

The Flight Every Traveler Dreads: Medical Evacuations

Each year thousands of travelers become seriously ill or injured while traveling, requiring emergency evacuation or other medical transportation assistance. They may be in a remote area where adequate medical care is unavailable, their injury or illness may be so severe that they need specialized care, or they may be unable to return home safely without medical support.

According to the US Travel Insurance Association, most patients requiring medical transport fall into 4 categories Continue reading

Travel Assistance Services Save the Day

Travel Assistance Services Save the Day

Assistance services play a crucial role in helping travelers when the unexpected occurs. It may be an injury or illness while traveling abroad, a lost passport, a legal problem, political unrest or even a natural disaster like an earthquake. In these and other situations, a 24/7 hotline provided with most comprehensive travel insurance and assistance policies goes to work on behalf of the traveler, arranging needed services that can range from air evacuations to help replacing legal documents. Continue reading