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		<title>Opt Out Day Delays Aren&#8217;t Covered by Travel Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe Travel Insurance Doesn&#8217;t Cover Security Line Delays That&#8217;s right &#8211; Travel Insurance policies don&#8217;t cover security line delays. Nor do they cover you if you are delayed due to any civil disobedience, including peaceful civil disobedience. This includes delays from &#8220;National Opt Out Day&#8221; on Nov. 24, 2010. What do you mean? What&#8217;s &#8220;National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Long Walk From Guatemala to Honduras</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe here Unless you&#8217;ve read my About Us page, you may not know that I lived in Mexico &#038; Guatemala from July 1985 to July 1986. That means I lived in Guatemala in during its Civil War. I learned Spanish in Antigua, Guatemala, too. In the course of the year, I traveled quite a bit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passport Fees are Increasing on July 13, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe here I&#8217;ve been lazy renewing my passport, but I&#8217;m going to do it today. That&#8217;s because Passport Fees are increasing on July 13, 2010. I knew there was an increase coming, but I kept putting it off. Now I have to get going. And, I can thank Lori Rice&#8217;s article on Galavanting for reminding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disable Your iPhone&#8217;s Data Roaming When Overseas?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follow this Blog here I got to take the Saturday Feb. 20th phone shift here at TripInsuranceStore.com. While I answer phones during the week, I enjoy working on the weekends because I get to talk with more people than a regular weekday. This past Saturday I got to meet Robert from Decatur, Georgia. Robert happened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money by Driving to Your Cruise Ship</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve seen the growing trend of cruisers driving to their cruise ships. It&#8217;s always made sense to me that a Floridian would drive to the port, but now we&#8217;re having clients as far away as Canada drive to their cruise ports. Just this week, I personally spoke with Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Canada, New York, Nevada, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Quickest Way to Report Stolen Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Michelle Schusterman Whether it’s a purse left sitting on a cafe table, or a pickpocket on a crowded subway, many of us have experienced the panic of losing credit cards while traveling. A bad situation is made worse when you’re in a foreign country, unsure of who to contact. This is the situation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New US &amp; Canada Border ID Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 22:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be Sure You Have A Passport When Crossing The USA &#8211; Canada Border Source: CNN Travel &#8220;Americans and Canadians heading to the United States from Canada on vehicles or cruise ships will face new entry requirements beginning next week, the US Homeland Security Department said. Americans and Canadians entering the United States will have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does Travel Insurance Cover Swine Flu?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I get into the Travel Insurance &#038; Swine Flu details, I hope and pray all the Swine Flu cases get under control quickly and that no one dies from this sickness. As of 4:50 pm Central Time on 4/27/09, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not classified this outbreak of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Got The Opposite Advice From Your Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve, I called another company and they gave me the opposite advice from what you told me about pre-existing conditions. I don&#8217;t completely trust what they said. Since you say you stand behind what you sell, and I like you, I want to buy my travel insurance policy from you so you can earn the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frequent Flyer Mile Upgrades Are Pricier</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you haven&#8217;t been paying attention, it&#8217;s getting more expensive to use your Frequent Flyer miles to get either an upgrade or a &#8220;free&#8221; premium seat. This comes at a time when airplanes are more crowded as the airlines cut back on routes to keep their costs down. Thankfully, Ed Perkins just wrote Upgrading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips To Get A Hotel Upgrade</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Bleiberg wrote How to get a hotel upgrade for CoastalLiving.com&#8217;s blog. I knew you will like Larry&#8217;s 10 tips for getting a hotel upgrade. Here are 3 of Larry&#8217;s 10 tips: Contact management before you arrive: Let them know if you’ll be celebrating a special occasion. Book a mid-price room Be personable and friendly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get More Luggage and Baggage Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am traveling to New Zealand. I am flying from Nashville to Los Angeles, then on to Auckland, returning by the same route. I am interested in insurance that will cover my luggage in the event that anything happens to it. Thank you, Michele L. If you just want luggage coverage, travel insurance doesn&#8217;t give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airline Legal Minimum Connection Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worried about making a flight connection? I routinely answer travel insurance questions on the Cruise Critic Message Boards. My id is &#8220;iamtrustworthy&#8220;. Here&#8217;s a summary of one I answered today: I have a 27 minute layover in Atlanta, but the legal connection times for domestic to domestic flights is 55 minutes. My travel insurance plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Primary Differs From Secondary Medical Travel Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most travelers are are mis-informed about how Primary &#038; Secondary Medical Travel Insurance coverage works. Read this to learn the truth about what Primary or Secondary Medical coverage means and how they differ: Primary Medical Coverage means your medical bills are paid from the first dollar. No &#8220;coordination of benefit&#8221; claim forms need to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Cruise Line Check-In Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m worried about missing my flight connection and getting to my ship. I am traveling from New Hampshire to Seattle for an Alaskan cruise in May. I have 35 minutes between flights at Chicago O&#8217;Hare. Will travel insurance cover me if I miss my plane? Mary I had this conversation via our instant chat just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Cancel My Trip If I Get A Job?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re going to Mexico for two weeks this Summer, but my wife &#8220;might&#8221; get a job in the meantime. She&#8217;s currently unemployed. I would like to insure her share of our prepaid non-refundable trip costs because only she would cancel if this happens. I&#8217;ve read the certificates and &#8220;business reasons&#8221; language, but nothing quite fits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1 Simple Tip To Stay Healthy On Your Cruise</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bring your own hand sanitizer. The on-board ship hand sanitizers are only as effective as the people who use them. You&#8217;re probably well aware that it&#8217;s important to wash your hands after touching doorknobs and railings. However, there&#8217;s another common place many people overlook. Consider the buffet: You may religiously use the ship&#8217;s hand sanitizer, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Top Tips to Maximize Your Lifespan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Dr. Mercola Biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey, Cambridge researcher, and chairman and chief science officer of the Methuselah Foundation, Cambridge researcher believes aging is a preventable phenomenon, much like a disease, stating that aging is merely a side effect of being alive. Here he explains his belief that humans could live for centuries, if only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Health Insurance Cover You Outside The USA?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I called my insurance company and asked what coverage I have if something happens outside the USA. They were clueless. Should call back and speak to someone else? Sally Hi Sally, First, get out your plan&#8217;s Description of Coverage to have handy. Next, call back your insurance company and ask this: &#8220;If I get hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US State Department Travel Warnings As Of 10-30-2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US State Department Travel Warnings As Of 10-30-2008 Here&#8217;s the list of US State Department Travel Warnings (as Of 10-30-2008). Why would you want to know what&#8217;s on this list? Other than as a matter of personal safety, some travel insurance policies&#8217; Terrorism coverage depends on whether there&#8217;s a US State Department Travel Warning for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Claim Without Having a Financial Loss?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have Blue Cross and I bought a travel insurance plan with Primary medical coverage. I got sick on my cruise and I mistakenly submitted the claim to Blue Cross and they paid it all. Why won&#8217;t my Primary coverage travel insurance plan pay me, too? William Well William, it comes down to the fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frequent fliers: No more free ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frequent fliers: No more free ride As I&#8217;ve written in previous posts (Happy Valentine’s Day From Your Frequent Flier Accounts and Airlines Have New Frequent Flier Fees) the airline are making it more expensive to redeem your Frequent Flier miles. Now, today 9/8/08, Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writer wrote a good article on what effect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Make A Collect Phone Call</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How To Make A Collect Phone Call Why do you need to know how to make a collect phone call? Other than it&#8217;s a good idea to know how to do things, knowing how to collect phone call can save you a lot of grief and frustration when you are in a foreign country. Especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s 6 Least Visited National Parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[America&#8217;s 6 Least Visited National Parks by Everett Potter If you&#8217;re put off by the idea of visiting a national park because you&#8217;ve heard they&#8217;re crowded, think again. Admittedly, the Great Smoky Mountains received 9.3 million visitors in 2007, while the Grand Canyon welcomed 4.4 million people and Yellowstone had 3.1 million vacationers. But there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Little-Known Dangers of Ibuprofen</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Little-Known Dangers of Ibuprofen The parents of a girl who went blind after taking Children&#8217;s Motrin have sued Johnson &#038; Johnson, saying the packaging didn&#8217;t adequately explain the possible risks. The court case has drawn attention to the possible side effects of a drug most parents view as benign. Stevens-Johnson syndrome isn&#8217;t something that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Being Medically Able To Travel Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HELP PLEASE &#8211; final payment for our South Pacific cruise is next week. My DH (darling husband) had a chainsaw accident last month from which he developed a life threatening infection requiring multiple surgeries/skin grafts. His doctor says he&#8217;s &#8220;medically stable&#8221; and should be able to travel for our cruise (though it might be uncomfortable); [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 Things Your Waiter Won&#8217;t Tell You</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[13 Things Your Waiter Won&#8217;t Tell You 1. Avoid eating out on holidays and Saturday nights. The volume of customers guarantees that most kitchens will be pushed beyond their ability to produce a high-quality meal. 2. There are almost never any sick days in the restaurant business. A busboy with a child to support isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airlines Have New Frequent Flier Fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when consumers started to think they could get something for nothing comes this blast of reality from several major airlines…There are new fees to fly free. “If you’re using frequent flier miles for a summer vacation, celebrate your good timing,” said Bill Hardekopf, CEO of LowCards.com. “Soon, most major airlines will charge a fee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Non-Refundable Airline Tickets Refundable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are planning to purchase non-refundable airline tickets. Expedia told us the tickets are refundable &#8211; we would lose only the handling fee (around $200) but keep the face value and we must use it in next year. Does that mean if we cancel our trip for a covered reason, we might not get full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12,000 Laptops Lost Weekly At U.S. Airports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[12,000 Laptops Lost Weekly At U.S. Airports Jul 3, 2008 By David Hughes (Aviation Week) A new study sponsored by the Dell computer company estimates that more than 12,000 laptop computers are lost or stolen each week at U.S. airports, and only 33% of those that turn up in &#8220;lost and found&#8221; are reclaimed. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guard Your Laptop While Traveling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guard Your Laptop While Traveling by Paul Davis While traveling by train from Philadelphia to Atlantic City I sat nearby a man who spent a portion of the time working on his laptop, but then fell asleep with his laptop on the seat besides him. As my Dell Notebook is my most essential work tool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Increases Mileage Rates through Dec. 31, 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRS Increases Mileage Rates through Dec. 31, 2008 On June 23, 2008 the Internal Revenue Service announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Medical Evacuation Cover All Members In My Party?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I understand that emergency evacuation covers the person who is sick. But, what about the other people that are traveling with them? Can we cut our trip short and is this a covered expense with travel insurance? Marianne Hi Marianne, Here&#8217;s how travel insurance covers you for the situation you describe: one person is evacuated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Travel Insurance Cover Bankrupt Airlines?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 17:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am considering a trip to Cancun in the fall and traveling on Frontier airlines. I guess they filed for bankruptcy protection, does this mean I can&#8217;t get trip insurance if I use Frontier? Rod Rod, Here&#8217;s how the Travel Insurance works: You can still get travel insurance to cover you for everything except cancellations, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Helpful Travel Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found these 7 Helpful Travel Tips on Lifehack.org. Since air travel can be frustrating, I hope you find the following travel tips from helpful: 1. Don’t travel with gel pens. You could wake up in a pool of ink, as the air pressure changes can cause the ink to burst out. I learned this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Trip Cancellation Travel Insurance Cover Unlimited Trips?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 05:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We presently have a plan for unlimited 35 day long trips and can buy extra days in 15 day increments. Are your plans along the same idea or do you have to buy everytime you go on a trip? Thanks, June Hi June, Our Travel Insurance plans only work if you cover the full travel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US State Department Travel Warnings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 21:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US State Department travel warnings do not mean that it&#8217;s a place where the government may not be favorably disposed to the United States. Instead, the United States&#8217; State Department issues these warnings because for a variety of reasons it may not be safe to travel in those areas. These reasons include, but are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Get a Collision Damage Waiver For a Short Period of Time?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I only plan on renting a car for 2 days to drive from Portland, Maine to Gettysburg, PA to pick up my daughter at school. Can I get the Collision Damage Waiver from you for that short a period of time? Bob Hi Bob, Yes, you can get the Collision Damage Waiver for just 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Cancel For Any Reason Plans Cover Any Reason Delays?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 06:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am trying to plan a trip for this summer but it is possible that work commitments may force me to rearrange my travel, but not cancel it. I&#8217;m considering buying a &#8220;cancel for any reason&#8221; plan. My question is what coverage I would then have for the rearranged trip? Would I need to buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Select The Right Cruise?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 02:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re taking your first cruise or have been on a few, this question always comes up: &#8220;how do I select the right cruise?&#8221; It should come as no surprise that every cruise line out here offers something different. My family &#038; I have taken 3 cruises. The first was Cunard&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth 2 on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Have Multiple Travel Insurance Policies For The Same Trip?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My sister and I put a deposit on a cruise last Feb 2007, to depart in September 2008. We purchased the insurance at that time with the travel agent, for the cruise portion of the vacation. We are now purchasing our air fare and hotel for a pre cruise stay. Can we now get additional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Insurance And Bad Weather Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer and hurricane season are quickly approaching. And even after hurricane season is over, then there&#8217;s winter. If next winter is anything like the winter of 2007-2008, you&#8217;re going to hope your travel insurance covers you in case of bad weather. No matter what kind of bad weather you want your travel insurance to cover, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Buy Travel Currency Before Your Trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How To Buy Travel Currency Before Your Trip Sometimes it’s a good idea to have some local currency before you arrive at your destination. Chances are you&#8217;ll need some money in the local currency &#8211; for a cab, public transportation or even a meal. You might say &#8220;I&#8217;ll get money at an ATM&#8221;. Unfortunately, if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Travel Insurance Cover Airline Flight Cancellations?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/does-travel-insurance-cover-airline-flight-cancellations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does Travel Insurance cover the flight cancellations by American, Southwest, United, Delta, Alaska &#038; Midwest Airlines? Thanks, Kate You may not like this answer Kate, but generally the answer is &#8220;No&#8221; because it&#8217;s the airline&#8217;s responsibilty to get you to your destination (your ticket is a contract with the airline). For example, American Airlines has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Can You Buy A Travel Insurance Plan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since we&#8217;ve already paid our final payment can we still get a Travel Insurance plan? Yes, you can get a travel insurance plan any time until the day before you leave on the trip. Many people get well after their final payment dates. The cost doesn&#8217;t change, either. One thing you can&#8217;t do is wait [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Airline Upgrade Tips From Peter Greenberg</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My family and I have received a lot of favor from ticket counter agents over the years. We&#8217;re nice to them because it&#8217;s the right thing to do, but it&#8217;s shocking how badly we&#8217;ve seen others treat them! Peter Greenberg, the Travel Detective has a video that gives you some good strategies for scoring airline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money On Souvenirs At Cozumel&#8217;s Cruise Ship Docks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you cruising to Cozumel, Mexico? Want to save some money at the docks? As a tourist, how do you know if the vendor or merchant is giving you the best deal? Of course you don&#8217;t really know. And in the course of your day out shopping, isn&#8217;t it frustrating to find the same item [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does A Collision Damage Waiver Have To Cover The Full Rental Period?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am trying to find a Collision Damage Waiver for a UK car rental. The rental&#8217;s CDW is covered for the first 42 days of the trip through an expanded coverage option with Amex; however, the trip is for 49 days, so there is a period of 7 days with no CDW coverage. Is it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Travel Insurance Cover Pre-Existing Medical Condition Check Ups?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your overseas insurance cover me, for a pre-existing medical condition, if I had to go to a hospital while on my trip, and got a check up? Thanks, Sheng Hi Sheng, Assuming you live in the US or Canada, then the only way any medical condition (pre-existing or not) is covered is if something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where To Get Good Food On The Road In The USA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like roadtrips. Especially leaving the interstate and following backroads to get to where we&#8217;re going. The only drawback (other than making the trip longer) is finding somewhere good to eat. A few years ago, I happened upon Roadfood.com. They say &#8220;The only web site devoted exclusively to finding the most memorable local eateries along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does Travel Insurance Define A Trip?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I are flying to Europe on April 8. We will return to our home on April 23 then fly to Detroit, Michigan on April 25 then return to our home on April 27. These trips are interrelated and involve seeing our children and delivering a gift purchased in Europe. Will your flight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Avoid A Common Pickpocketing Trick</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since TripInsuranceStore.com is open 7 days a week including holidays, somebody has to be available to answer the phones. So I worked on Easter. In case you&#8217;re wondering if I spent time with my family, yes I did. I don&#8217;t sit by the phone the whole time. I use voicemail if I&#8217;m unavailable and of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Low Cost International Airfare</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Good Friday 2008 (&#038; the 1st day of Spring), we had a big blizzard here in Minnesota. That means I myself got to personally take all the phone calls (I get them on Easter, too). I&#8217;m not complaining because I love answering the phones and taking questions. On one call Glenn told me about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Doesn&#8217;t Cover You Outside The USA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I&#8217;m writing on today about Medicare usually comes as a big surprise to people when we tell them &#8220;Medicare does not cover you when you are traveling outside the United States&#8221;. In rare cases, Medicare can pay for inpatient hospital services that you get in Canada or Mexico. Medicare can pay only if: You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on Driving Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many countries have different driving rules. If possible, obtain a copy of the foreign country&#8217;s rules before you begin driving in that country. Information may be available from the foreign embassy in the United States, foreign government tourism offices, or from a car rental company in the foreign country. Here are TripInsuranceStore.com&#8217;s Tips on Driving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Insurance Doesn&#8217;t Do Everything</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/travel-insurance-doesnt-do-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want a Travel Insurance Policy that will guarantee my admittance to a hospital and pay my bill directly, and have air evacuation back to USA if ever needed. Bill Bill, the short answer to your question is &#8220;Sorry, but you can&#8217;t get a travel insurance policy that will do all that.&#8221; Travel Insurance plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Try Gatwick Airport Instead of Heathrow Airport</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/try-gatwick-airport-instead-of-heathrow-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/try-gatwick-airport-instead-of-heathrow-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just today I was speaking with a lady named Joan about travel insurance for an Oceania cruise her and her husband are taking in June 2009. In the course of the conversation Joan mentioned they had to fly to London Heathrow and then get a transfer to Dover. I suggested that they flying to Gatwick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extending a Trip Cancellation Trip Interruption Travel Insurance Policy&#8217;s Coverage Dates after Departure</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/extending-a-trip-cancellation-trip-interruption-travel-insurance-policys-coverage-dates-after-departure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/extending-a-trip-cancellation-trip-interruption-travel-insurance-policys-coverage-dates-after-departure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I&#8217;m on my trip and I decided to stay longer. How do I extend my Trip Cancellation Trip Interruption Travel Insurance policy? We get this question (or its variations) so often I can&#8217;t say it&#8217;s from anyone in particular. However, the gist is still the same: &#8220;I want to extend my policy&#8217;s coverage dates.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget: Daylight Saving Time Begins On 3-9-08</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/dont-forget-daylight-saving-time-begins-on-3-9-08/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/dont-forget-daylight-saving-time-begins-on-3-9-08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on 3-9-08. This is 3 weeks earlier than in past years. In August of 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. beginning in 2007. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money In Cruise Ports By Using Local Transportation</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/save-money-in-cruise-ports-by-using-local-transportation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/save-money-in-cruise-ports-by-using-local-transportation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re ever been on a cruise, this may sound familiar as you walk off the pier or disembark the tenders: &#8220;Our cab is much cheaper and more convenient than the local bus&#8221;. Cheaper, no. More convenient, probably. More fun and gives you interaction with the local culture, definitely not. I&#8217;ve traveled a lot plus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware Of Affinity Group Discounts</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/beware-of-affinity-group-discounts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/beware-of-affinity-group-discounts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may belong to what&#8217;s known in business parlance as an &#8220;affinity group,&#8221; an organization or club &#8212; such as an auto club, a retiree organization, or a wholesale shopping club &#8212; that offers its members discount rates on hotels, rental cars, airline tickets, etc. Usually you&#8217;ll save anywhere from 5 to 20 percent off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Get Good Travel Health Insurance With No Deductibles and Copays</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-to-get-good-travel-health-insurance-with-no-deductibles-and-copays/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-to-get-good-travel-health-insurance-with-no-deductibles-and-copays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Students from our school are going to Jamaica and we need Travel Health Insurance. Can you help me? Thanks, Morgan Morgan brings up a need that sounds simple enough on the surface, but it&#8217;s really more complicated because US &#038; Canadian residents with fixed travel dates have 2 choices for Travel Health Insurance: 1) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Travel Traps Lurking in the Fine Print</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/5-travel-traps-lurking-in-the-fine-print/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/5-travel-traps-lurking-in-the-fine-print/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Elliott recently wrote a helpful article called &#8220;5 Travel Traps Lurking in the Fine Print&#8221;. There are some seemingly common-sense situations that could cause you a loss on a trip you&#8217;d think would, of course, be covered by the travel supplier. Not surprisingly, the companies aren&#8217;t always on your side. One of these traps, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Get the Correct Medical Paperwork For Your Travel Insurance Claim</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-to-get-the-correct-medical-paperwork-for-your-travel-insurance-claim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-to-get-the-correct-medical-paperwork-for-your-travel-insurance-claim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you file a medical claim on your travel insurance it&#8217;s important to have the correct paperwork. I suggest you review the bills &#038; documentation the medical facility gives you when you get them. Don&#8217;t just put them in your bags and look at them when you return home. Our family and 2 other families [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day From Your Frequent Flier Accounts</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/happy-valentines-day-from-your-frequent-flier-accounts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/happy-valentines-day-from-your-frequent-flier-accounts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Higgins of The New York Times has a good article on why it&#8217;s getting harder to redeem Frequent Flier miles. You are losing the value of your miles with award-ticket inflation. Plus, many airlines have also imposed shorter expiration dates. You can read Michelle Higgins&#8217; entire article here. Are you, a family member or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxury Travel Links</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/luxury-travel-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Steve, You must hear of luxury travel websites from your clients &#038; from your own research. Can you share some with me? Sid You&#8217;re right Sid, I do have one luxury travel website I hear good things about. And there are 2 more mentioned below. The one website I regulary hear about is Luxury [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruising&#8217;s A Good Value, But You Still Have To Pay For Some Things</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/cruisings-a-good-value-but-you-still-have-to-pay-for-some-things/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/cruisings-a-good-value-but-you-still-have-to-pay-for-some-things/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reasons I think cruising is a good value are: - You get lodging and meals as part of the total cost - You get to go somewhere (actually a few different places) - You get to relax without having to find a place to relax (like on deck) while enroute to your next port [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Only Travel Insurance Plans</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/medical-only-travel-insurance-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/medical-only-travel-insurance-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am 75. My trip is to Thailand leaving March 3 and return March 26. Since Medicare does not cover me outside the US, looking for medical coverage during trip if a hospital is needed. I don&#8217;t need any pre-existing conditions coverage. Also, will a hospital accept this insurance or must I pay and submit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Quick Travel Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/3-quick-travel-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are 3 Quick Travel Tips one of our clients emailed me: Dry air in hotel rooms? To combat dry air in the hotel room, fill the bathtub with hot water and keep the bathroom door open &#8211; this will allow moisture to escape to the whole hotel suite. Make friends with a bus driver! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why That Internet Airfare&#8217;s Price Sometimes Jumps Up When You Return To Book It</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/why-that-internet-airfares-price-sometimes-jumps-up-when-you-return-to-book-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/why-that-internet-airfares-price-sometimes-jumps-up-when-you-return-to-book-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I use the internet all the time. In fact, if you ever get an email from me that&#8217;s timestamped in the middle of the night, there&#8217;s nothing wrong with your email&#8217;s settings. A few years ago I read that many large retailers use pricing software (&#8220;yield management&#8221; programs) that time sales, set prices and even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use Your Frequent Flier Miles</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/use-your-frequent-flier-miles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a lot of NWA Frequent Flier miles. We&#8217;ve been lucky using them as we have gotten some great free flights over the past 8 years. But our luck seems to have run out. Ten months ago we tried to plan a family vacation via the NWA website, but no matter how hard we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does a &#8220;Cancel For Any Reason&#8221; Travel Insurance Plan Cover Me If I Want To Return Home Early?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/does-a-cancel-for-any-reason-travel-insurance-plan-cover-me-if-i-want-to-return-home-early/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/does-a-cancel-for-any-reason-travel-insurance-plan-cover-me-if-i-want-to-return-home-early/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does a &#8220;Cancel For Any Reason&#8221; Travel Insurance Plan Cover Me If I Want To Return Home Early? Thanks, Roy No, The &#8220;Cancel For Any Reason&#8221; is just that &#8211; cancelling a trip. It&#8217;s not &#8220;Interrupt For Any Reason&#8221;. That said, I can see why Roy asks this question. There&#8217;s a lot of discussion out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Try A Repositioning Cruise When You Have Time</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/try-a-repositioning-cruise-when-you-have-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/try-a-repositioning-cruise-when-you-have-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Repositioning cruises refer to when ships are shifted from one area of the world to another. For example, one hemisphere to another. Ships often move from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean in April or to Alaska in May. These ships usually return to the Caribbean in September. Repositioning cruises are a good value, too. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Foreign Currency Restrictions</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/beware-of-foreign-currency-restrictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/beware-of-foreign-currency-restrictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t know you can&#8217;t freely leave some countries with their currencies. I actually have some Indian Rupees and Russian Roubles from past trips. Thankfully I wasn’t searched on the way out of the country. In fact, I just found out this wasn&#8217;t good from Peter Greenberg&#8217;s Free Daily Travel Tips. You can read Peter&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Are Award Travel Trips Valued and Covered?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-are-award-travel-trips-valued-and-covered/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-are-award-travel-trips-valued-and-covered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do I figure the value of the vacation if I am using points? You need to do this: Count frequent flyer tickets, award travel, vouchers, reward points &#038; credit card miles as a $0 trip cost. The value is not equal to the money you save by using them. Your trip cost is only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning a Cruise? Here&#8217;s a Great Site to Help You With Your Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/planning-a-cruise-heres-a-great-site-to-help-you-with-your-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are planning a cruise, you absolutely need to go to CruiseCritic.com. Cruise Critic is loaded with Cruise reviews, cruise line reviews, cruise ship ratings, cruise deals. You&#8217;ll find 20,000+ ship reviews and active cruise forums. It&#8217;s the best Cruise information travel guide I think exists out there. You can sign up for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Or A Loved One Suffer From Food Allergies?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/do-you-or-a-loved-one-suffer-from-food-allergies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/do-you-or-a-loved-one-suffer-from-food-allergies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If so, you know how difficult it can be to try to figure out exactly what&#8217;s in the food you&#8217;re eating. Thankfully, you can often just ask the person who prepared the food to tell you what&#8217;s in it. This is pretty easy to do when they speak english or your native tongue. But what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buying Travel or Any Other Kind of Insurance Is A Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/buying-travel-or-any-other-kind-of-insurance-is-a-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/buying-travel-or-any-other-kind-of-insurance-is-a-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Helpful Travel Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Few people trust insurance companies. For obvious reasons, this discussion&#8217;s just about travel insurance. Here&#8217;s what we say: Buying travel insurance is a risk: You are trading a known certainty (your hard earned money) for an unknown quantity &#8211; the promise of the insurance policy doing what it says it will do. This is why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Trip Cancellation Only Travel Insurance</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/get-trip-cancellation-only-travel-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/get-trip-cancellation-only-travel-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe We now have a Trip Cancellation Only Travel Insurance plan available as of 9/5/2011 to US &#038; Canadian residents. See all the details here: www.NoFrillsTravelinsurance.com I&#8217;m considering a 16 day trip to South Africa with Elderhostel. I am interested in a trip cancellation only insurance plan. I&#8217;ve read about these kinds of plans. How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Travel Insurance Plans for US residents</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/annual-travel-insurance-plans-for-us-residents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/annual-travel-insurance-plans-for-us-residents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m looking for an Annual Travel Insurance Plan. Where do I start? Marilyn As far as I know, the only Annual travel insurance plans you can buy if you are a US resident are either Flight Life Insurance (die in a plane crash) or Medical Insurance. Neither of these choices includes trip cancellation, interruption or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Travel Insurance Pay Your Bills Directly?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/does-travel-insurance-pay-your-bills-directly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/does-travel-insurance-pay-your-bills-directly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do I get some kind of a medical insurance card I just present to the doctor or hospital I go to? And does the medical facility just collect from the travel insurance company? Thanks, Judy The short answers are &#8220;No&#8221; &#038; &#8220;No&#8221;, but you want to know why. With one exception,you have to pay your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primary Medical Travel Insurance Is Not Better Than Secondary</title>
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		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/primary-medical-travel-insurance-is-not-better-than-secondary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most travelers are are mis-informed about how Primary &#038; Secondary Medical Travel Insurance coverage works. Read this to learn the truth about what Primary or Secondary Medical coverage means and how they differ: Primary Medical Coverage means your medical bills are paid from the first dollar. No &#8220;coordination of benefit&#8221; claim forms need to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US State Department Travel Warnings</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/us-state-department-travel-warnings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/us-state-department-travel-warnings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Helpful Travel Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Travel Insurance does not cover civil unrest, so if you&#8217;re considering a trip to a potentially unstable area of the world, I suggest you go here to find out about US State Department Travel Warnings. And if you want to see what else Travel Insurance doesn&#8217;t cover, go here to see the Exclusions Are you, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Track Storms And Bad Weather</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/track-storms-and-bad-weather/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/track-storms-and-bad-weather/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a great website for tracking storms and seeing weather in general. It&#8217;s called &#8220;Storm Pulse&#8221;. You get a satellite image map. You can zoom in and out, too. Here&#8217;s the link to Storm Plus. You can even become a forecaster at Storm Pulse. You can try your hand at forecasting the paths [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Else Wants To Understand How Rental Car Insurance Works?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/who-else-wants-to-understand-how-rental-car-insurance-works/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/who-else-wants-to-understand-how-rental-car-insurance-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tired of paying up to $28 a day for Rental Car Insurance? If you live in the USA or Canada AND are taking trip of at least 50 miles from home, you will save money by getting a rental car collision damage waiver on your own. A Collision Damage Waiver is damage insurance and &#8220;Loss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Put Your Naglene Water Bottles Away</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/put-your-naglene-water-bottles-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/put-your-naglene-water-bottles-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having your own water bottle to use over &#038; over again just seems so normal and &#8220;green&#8221;. And taking it along on a trip gives you the ability to carry pure water wherever you go. But, if your water bottle&#8217;s a Naglene, you might want to put it away for now. Worries about a hormone-mimicking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Pick The Best Seat on an Airplane</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-to-pick-the-best-seat-on-an-airplane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-to-pick-the-best-seat-on-an-airplane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The creator &#038; editor of SanPedro.com just alerted us to a really neat website that bills itself as &#8220;Your Guide to Airplane Seats and In-flight Amenities&#8221;. The website&#8217;s name is www.SeatGuru.com. SeatGuru.com tells you what seats are in specific planes, which seats have power or where the good seats are. I know I&#8217;ll be going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Preflight Boarding Procedures</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/new-preflight-boarding-procedures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I understand waiting in line for security checkpoints, but the one part of the beginning of any trip I take that includes flying is waiting to board the aircraft. With the exception of traveling with babies, it&#8217;s usually a frustratingly slow process. Rob Lovitt (Travel writer, MSNBC contributor) wrote an article on 10-30-07 called &#8220;Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prevent Lost Luggage</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/prevent-lost-luggage-3-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t dread much about traveling, except having my luggage lost, damaged or stolen. It&#8217;s such a helpless feeling when it doesn&#8217;t arrive. In fact my parents had their luggage lost when they returned home from a Rhine River Cruise on 12-23-06 (it showed up late on 12-26-06). They were on Delta, but it doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do All Travel Insurance Plans Cover You The Same Way?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/do-all-travel-insurance-plans-cover-you-the-same-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/do-all-travel-insurance-plans-cover-you-the-same-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quick &#038; simple truth is &#8220;No!&#8221;. You are asking for problems if you think all travel insurance plans are the same. The problem is caused partly by sellers who can&#8217;t figure out how policies differ. In their minds all plans that include the words &#8220;insurance&#8221; or &#8220;protection&#8221; are the same. Plus, there are many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Only Recommend A Handful Of Companies</title>
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		<comments>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/why-we-only-recommend-a-handful-of-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Better Living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something you&#8217;ll notice about TripInsuranceStore.com is that we don&#8217;t offer travel insurance plans from every company. In fact, not even from some better known companies. We only offer plans from the companies I trust. That&#8217;s because I (Steve) am both paranoid (in a healthy way) and skeptical in the beginning about financial / insurance company&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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