I am participating on my family blog in the Ultimate Blog Party that 5 Minutes for Mom is putting on April 9-16 and so I thought I should do the same thing here. A friend of mine works for Canadian Tire Travel Insurance and he heard about my participation in the blog party. So the other day, he asked those in charge… if they’d sponsor a giveaway prize!!! So what a better place to give it away than on my travel blog, right?!! Makes sense eh?!
Yeah!! During the UBP week, you could enter to win something from Canadian Tire Travel Insurance! We’re working on the final details right now. **UPDATE** he managed to get me a $150 Canadian Tire gift card to giveaway!!!!!** I can’t wait to start the blog party, it’s going to consume a lot of me for the week!!!
I’m sooooo excited!!
If you want to participate on your own blog, there’s still time to do it and click to 5 Minutes for Mom’s instructions page on what details you should know!
Thought this may be an appropriate blog for this contest to be on, being that this is a travel blog, and this is a travel contest:-)
Canadian Tire Travel Insurance is giving you the chance to win this awesome, weeklong cruise for 4. All you have to do to enter is ask for a free travel insurance quote. BUT, you have to hurry, the contest ends March 31st!!
That is it!! So, click this link for Travel Insurance.
Click the red button and follow the directions for the quote.
Then after you have done that, there is another button at the top of the form for your entry, it has a picture of a cruise ship.
Easy entry, cool prize!!
Top 10 Reasons to buy Travel Insurance
There are hundreds of reasons that could force you to seek emergency medical treatment while travelling or that could cause you to cancel your trip or return home early.
To demonstrate the importance of purchasing travel insurance, here are some examples of what could go wrong during your trip:
- You’re involved in an accident and adequate medical treatment is not available. Who will help arrange and pay for medical evacuation?
- It’s your first visit to Europe, and your passport and wallet are stolen. Where do you turn to for emergency cash, and how will you get your passport replaced?
- Your bag was lost with your medication inside. You need help locating your bag as soon as possible and having your emergency prescription filled.
- You suffer from a leg fracture while skiing in Colorado. Who will pay for your $45,000 bill?
- Your cruiseline, airline or tour operator goes bankrupt. Who will pay for your non-refundable expenses? Who will help get you to your destination?
- You’re walking down a street in Prague and twist your ankle. Who can help you find an English-speaking physician?
- If an immediate family member becomes seriously ill and you must interrup your trip, who will help you coordinate your return?
- You arrive in Bermuda but your luggage doesn’t. If it’s lost, who will help you find it? If it’s delayed, who will pay for your necessities? If it’s stolen, who will pay to replace it?
- You are retired and fall down the stairs in Florida and end up with a hip fracture. Who will pay for your medical bills and coordinate your air ambulance evacuation so you can be cared for in your province of residence?
- Your baggage’s arrived at the airport but are severaly damaged. Who do you turn to for compensation? (or your bags are lost, like mine were!)
Have you ever been in any of these predicaments? I have! Thankfully when I was in the hospital in the US, I had purchased Travel Insurance. Same thing when the airline lost my bags!! I hear of all the horror stories how people just “popped” across the line for a quick trip, got injured or sick – ended up in a US hospital – and now have an astronomical bill outstanding. The average cost of a night in an American Hospital is between $5,000 – $10,000 A NIGHT!!!
My niece, who recently moved to the US, told me a story of a friend of hers, Canadians who were visiting friends in the US, she was pregnant and went into labour early. They had not purchased travel insurance prior to leaving Canada… the bill… was $165,000!! How in the world does a young couple in their early 20’s, just starting out in life with a new child, ever pay that back?!
It’s not worth traveling without insurance. It’s like playing Russian Roulette!!
Trust me, it’s not worth the risk!
