Traveling

Whether it’s a summer vacation or a business trip, it’s important to have all the details of your travel arrangements covered. Learn more about how to insure your plans against the unexpected.

• 10 Hidden Credit Card Insurance Benefits

  

  Credit cards don't just provide access to borrowed money. Many also come with other benefits including insurance products that can help you out in a pinch.

  Before you spend money on a supplemental … more

• 9 tips to ensure a safe spring road trip

  

  Linda Childers

  Spring heralds the start of vacation season as many families and college students hit the open road to enjoy much-needed spring break getaways. Yet before you head off on your next … more

• Does my car insurance cover me if I cross the US border?

  

  If you're planning a road trip north or south of the border, you've hopefully remembered to pack your passport, a few changes of clothes and a toothbrush -- but when you're driving your car out of … more

• 5 tips for avoiding travel insurance rip-offs

  

  If you’re planning a trip, any number of factors can foil your plans, including weather problems, illness and flight cancellations, just to name a few. Certainly, buying a travel insurance … more

• Hitting the ski slopes? You may need to equip yourself with season-pass insurance

  

  You've been preparing for months to hit the slopes. You've got your season pass in hand, and you've bought new skis and new skiwear. But then you break your collarbone. You'll be out of commission -- … more

• New frontier for insurance: Space travel

  

  Space may not be the final frontier, but it’s almost certainly the next one. In the wake of the shutdown of NASA's space shuttle program, the field is wide open for citizen space travel -- both … more

• Is medical tourism worth the cost savings?

  

  If you need a hip replacement and your health insurance provider refuses to cover the cost, you’re looking at some hefty medical bills. At Catholic Medical Hospital in Manchester, N.H., the … more

• 'Extreme' travel insurance not just for adventure junkies

  

  If you were among the hundreds of American tourists who've been trapped in politically volatile Egypt, how would you get out? Some Americans have relied on a type of insurance that can extract a … more