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Jet Star to Hawaii?; Anyone done it yet?
Topic Started: Mar 19 2008, 08:29:05 AM (579 Views)
natasha_alena	Mar 20 2008, 01:26:06 PM Post #21
True Blue Mate Posts: 740 Group: Members** Member #766 Joined: Nov 27, 2007	trix Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:27 am Of course things that are in your backyard will get boring. Can we stop sniping at each other and get back to the topic at hand? Anyone have suggestion for travel insurance that will cover trip cancellation/interruption? Sorry Trix, I really wasn't trying to "snipe" at anyone at all! Thanks Squashy for the trips... hopefully I've given myself plenty of time. If not, I'm sure I'll have a great story to tell when I get back!
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nomadbb	Mar 20 2008, 03:10:25 PM Post #22
True Blue Mate Posts: 189 Group: Members** Member #1,699 Joined: Feb 23, 2008 I come from... East Hampton, NY I now live in... Melbourne, Australia	We used a company called Travel Insured for our trip insurance on several overseas visits. On our last trip to Australia a few years back, Mandy got sick for a couple of days while we were visiting her sister in Sydney. Because she'd moved to the US, she no longer had a valid Medicare card, so we made a claim on the travel insurance and saw a doctor at the local clinic. The company representative told us what we needed to provide and what they needed from the doctor for the claim. Then we filed the paperwork when we got back to the US. I defintely plan to use them again after such a positive experience. :goodonya: Brent



trix	Mar 20 2008, 04:23:04 PM Post #23
True Blue Mate Posts: 1,146 Group: Members** Member #81 Joined: Feb 18, 2007 I now live in... Adelaide	Squashy Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:48 am trix Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:27 pm Of course things that are in your backyard will get boring. Can we stop sniping at each other and get back to the topic at hand? Anyone have suggestion for travel insurance that will cover trip cancellation/interruption? Most travel insurance policies will NOT cover the interruption that your talking about - because it's a risk you've chosen to take by not purchasing a through ticket. When I was working at the Flight Centre I had clients who had purchase Air NZ tickets to Los Angeles and then separate tickets to Costa Rica. Their Air NZ flight was delayed by 24 hours and they missed their Costa Rica fligths. Air NZ wouldn't help them, Taca wouldn't help them, and their insurance wouldn't help them. They had to buy new tickets. This is also a common problem for travellers out of Tasmania - very few airlines offer through tickets from Hobart and if they do it's often MUCH more expensive that purchasing a webfare to the mainland and purchaisng an international ticket separately. I think this is pretty common with most travel insurance policies. If you read the small print, they usually only cover airline delays for really specific circumstances, like strikes. This is because airlines reserve the right to make schedule changes and cancellations, etc (small print on your ticket). As a travel agent, I usually advised people NOT to break up their journey with separate airlines whenever possible. However, in reality I do it all the time for my travels, as do most travel agents! (We're povo like the rest of you!! ) EDIT: I just wanted to add that if you get lucky, the airlines may try and help you - it's just important to be aware of the worst case scenario! Just found out through my workplace ( I work for an insurance broker ) that travel insurance does cover this. Just need to get a good company now.
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chocopaws	Mar 20 2008, 04:33:54 PM Post #24
True Blue Mate Posts: 703 Group: Members** Member #1,970 Joined: Mar 10, 2008 I come from... San Francisco, CA I now live in... Melbourne, VIC	SanDiablo Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:32 am I think it is a shame when residents don't appreciate the value of their tourist attractions. It makes them seem really snobby - like no one who lives in San Francisco would be caught dead riding the cable car to Fisherman's Wharf! And New Yorkers avoid Times Square. And Sydneysiders...well, they actually use their tourist attractions..., like The Bridge, The Opera house, and The Rocks. Sorry, we were talking about JetStar... I think in a lot of people's cases, they have been there so many times that yeah - it becomes kind of dull. But for people who are just visiting, they really are must-see places. At any rate, natasha_alena, I hope you do have enough time to take in a few sights. If not... well, we'll be looking forward to the stories. :wave:


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