Ski and Snowboard Vacations: 7 Reasons to Get Travel Protection
One of the hottest destinations this winter is also one of the coldest – ski resorts! If you’re one of the thousands of American travelers who are planning a ski or snowboard vacation this winter, especially if you’re staying in a vacation rental, be sure to have added protection with travel protection for ski trips.
The reasons why travel insurance for winter sports is so important include:
Let's get into the details of travel protection for winter sports:
Specialized added protection for skis and other equipment
Skis, snowboards, boots, and accessories are expensive. They’re difficult to transport and can be easily lost or damaged. Because of this, it’s important to choose travel protection with specialized coverage for winter sports equipment.
Generali’s Travel Secure plan comes with Sporting Equipment coverage. If your sporting equipment is damaged, lost or stolen during your trip, this coverage can reimburse you. The plan also includes Sporting Equipment Delay coverage. In case you make it to the slopes, but your gear doesn’t, you can rent what you need and get reimbursed.*
(Remember to keep receipts if you’re buying any new sporting equipment for your trip, in order to get the greatest amount of reimbursement for your loss. Items without receipts are reimbursed based upon 75% of the actual cash value at the time of the loss.)
Emergency medical coverage
A “broken leg on the ski slope” is not just a cliché. Accidents happen on ski and snowboard vacations, which is why it’s important to be insured for emergency medical expenses. Generali’s Travel Care and Travel Secure plans include this coverage.
Even when traveling in the US, you can’t be sure whether the local medical providers are in your plan’s network unless you do research ahead of time, and travel medical coverage is especially vital for international winter sports vacations.
Medical evacuation benefit
For a winter sports vacation, having medical evacuation coverage with high benefit limits goes hand-in-hand with emergency medical coverage.
You’re probably not going to break a leg sitting by the fire in the lounge. You’re likely to have an accident somewhere on a snowy, steep mountain, and you very well might have to be evacuated. Medical evacuation coverage is a must for ski and snowboard vacations, and the Emergency Assistance and Transportation coverage in Generali’s Travel Care and Travel Secure plans provide that.
You shouldn’t scrimp on medical-evac coverage – and with Generali, you don’t have to.
Trip cancellation and interruption protection
You never know what’s going to happen with your travels – especially these days. Illness and injury, plus more mundane things like an extended school year due to unforeseen causes, can force you to cancel or interrupt a trip.
In addition, ski vacations often have a lot of prepaid expenses, including transportation, lodging, lift tickets, and even rental gear.
For those reasons, travel protection is a must for any ski trip you’re planning this winter – even if it’s to a ski area that’s relatively close by.
Be sure to choose a plan with a wide range of covered reasons for cancellation, and one that has trip cancellation and trip interruption coverage – like the travel insurance plans from Generali.
“No Snow” coverage
What good is a vacation to the slopes if there’s no snow? Trip Inconvenience coverage, also known as “No Snow” coverage, can compensate you up to the benefit amount listed in the schedule if most of the ski lifts or other attractions are closed due to lack of snow, provided certain coverage requirements are also met. You get this included with Generali’s Travel Secure plan.
Rental Car Damage coverage
Here’s a common scenario: You’ve planned a ski/snowboard vacation to a resort. You fly into the nearest airport and rent a car to take you to the actual ski area.
Usually, you either buy the rental company’s coverage or just cover the rental under your own auto policy. However, in the latter scenario, what happens if you have an accident with your rental car on the snowy, winding roads that take you to the resort? Your auto insurance rates are likely to go up.
A better idea is the Rental Car Damage coverage that’s optional with Generali’s Travel Care and Travel Secure plans.
Travel Delay coverage
It’s winter. You’re heading to someplace snow-covered and slippery. What could go wrong?
Lots, actually. The same weather that’s going to make sure you can ski in knee-deep powder can also shut down airports for multiple hours, making it impossible for you to actually get to the powder.
Travel Delay coverage from Generali won’t get you to the slopes any faster, but it can reimburse you for certain reasonable, additional expenses while you are delayed (for the length of time specified in your plan).
And, Generali’s 24/7 Travel Assistance can help you make alternate arrangements that might actually expedite your access to that fresh-fallen snow.
All these reasons and more make travel protection for a snowboarding or ski vacation a smart buy. If you’re hitting the slopes this winter and staying at a vacation rental, take along a Generali travel protection plan. It covers all guests staying at your vacation rental! Get a quote today.
*Sporting Equipment must be delayed for the time specified in Plan Documents.
Plans do not provide coverage for extreme skiing, heli-skiing, or skiing outside marked trail.
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