I've never been big on buying insurance for every little thing. I've always had the attitude "whatever happens happens." As much traveling as I've done I've never considered buying travel insurance until five months ago.
Five months ago my husband and I started planning our 25th wedding anniversary through Expedia.com We booked and paid for the hotel, flights, car, and excursions through Expedia five months in advance.
Out of character, I decided to take a look at Expedia's Travel Protection Plan. My reasons, it was the most money we have "pre-spent" on a trip, it was 5 months out and we were going to an island during hurricane season, it was worth a look.
The cost of the Expedia Travel Protection Plans ranged from $39-$89 per person. We decided it was a good investment and purchased the protection for $69 per traveler.
Unfortunately I had to use the Travel Protection due to getting sick and a minor visit to the ER the day before we were scheduled to go (Everything is good). I was devastated at the thought of having to cancel our trip. Too my delight Expedia made it easy and took care of everything. No hassle, very friendly agents, superior customer service, easy, easy.... did I say no hassle.
At the last-minute, we had to cancel or move the trip out a few days. We weren't sure how to handle, my husband got on the phone with Expedia immediately. The agents were very informative, kind and helpful. We decided to go ahead and cancel, as at that moment we were not sure when we would be able to go. We got all of our money back and vouchers for the airlines.
One day later we called Expedia to re-book the trip, they looked at our canceled itinerary and rescheduled everything for us.
The $138.00 dollars we spent on the Travel protection policy was worth every penny.
Now we are back on track and we will be on our way on Monday. Thank you Expedia for making this change stress free.
Check back for a post & photos on Barbados soon.... Thank you Expedia!
