On your next trip don’t forget to pack travel insurance – it might bring you home

Traveling the world is something almost everyone has on their bucket list. For some it’s a Mediterranean cruise, other want to go skiing the Swiss Alps or go on an African safari. Maybe you’re looking closer to home and just looking to get to Las Vegas for an extended weekend away from it all. Any trip can be the adventure of a lifetime. Unfortunately, it can also be the disaster of a lifetime if you venture off unprepared.

Along with passports and plane tickets, one of the most important things to remember before travelling literally anywhere is travel insurance. As with many things what you pay is what you get: don’t just go with the “cheapest-you-can-find” travel insurance, but find a policy that will take good care of you in case you need it.

Types of travel insurance vary from company to company and it is worth your while to spend some time shopping around before committing to one policy. As a general rule of thumb I usually don’t get the policy offered through the same site I book…