Do You Need Travel Insurance? What a Certified Advisor Wants You to Know

From Just Travel with Sandy · 32:39

Show by Sandy Jessica Colling

Do you need travel insurance if your health plan says you're covered abroad? Certified travel insurance advisor Lisa Jarvis of Chasing Memories explains why the medical side is where an unplanned trip gets expensive, what to do when the airline loses your luggageIn this episode:- Your rights when your checked bag doesn't arrive- The Montreal Convention & reimbursement for reasonable expenses- Cancel for Any Reason deadlines - Why your own health insurance may not pay overseas- Safety tips for women traveling solo over 50- Trusting your gut, with a real story from ViennaCHAPTERS00:00 Welcome to Just Travel with Sandy00:51 Meet Lisa Jarvis of Chasing Memories02:41 How Lisa learned travel insurance and street smarts05:26 Travel insurance in Germany vs. the US06:58 How to keep up with changing passenger rights08:20 Sandy's canceled flight in Barcelona09:15 Free passenger rights checklist and resources11:10 What to do when your checked luggage is lost14:43 What a certified travel insurance advisor does16:05 Cancel for Any Reason coverage and New York17:42 The biggest travel insurance myth18:13 A surprise hospital bill in the UK19:58 Broken leg in Costa Rica, fully covered20:26 Why you can't drop medical coverage23:42 Safety tips for women traveling solo over 5026:11 Walking home at 1 a.m. in Iceland27:04 Trust your gut: Lisa's Vienna story29:36 Why Lisa leaves the country every Thanksgiving32:53 Lisa's final advice33:34 How to stay connected with SandyABOUT LISALisa Jarvis is a certified travel insurance advisor and the voice behind Chasing Memories, where she helps travelers handle the parts of a trip that don't go to plan, from canceled flights to lost luggage. Calm, practical, and allergic to fear tactics, she teaches travel insurance, passenger rights, and travel safety so you can master every mile.Grab Lisa's free passenger rights checklist: https://www.chasingmemories.coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingmemories.coYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chasingmemoriescoABOUT SANDYI'm Sandy Colling, a luxury travel advisor based in New York's Hudson Valley, author of The Travel Lounge Life, and host of Just Travel with Sandy. I was born in France, raised in Germany, and have traveled to 40 countries. I help women who have always wanted to travel finally go, with confidence and without the overwhelm. Upcoming group trips: China and the South of France in 2027.Plan your next trip with me: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/workwithsandyWebsite: https://www.justtravelwithsandy.comJoin the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/luxurytraveladvisorsandyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justtravelwithsandyllcIf this episode helped you, subscribe and share it with a friend who's planning a trip.#TravelInsurance #PassengerRights #TravelSafety #SoloFemaleTravel #TravelOver50

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