Vacation Time, What Could Go Wrong?

July is here and it is the perfect time to travel away from the heat and humidity of South Florida.

It is also the perfect time to make sure you have planning in place for those unfortunate and life-changing events that can happen while you are away.

Last summer, Jane and Jorge traveled on a cruise visiting exotic and exciting locales.  Jorge overexerted himself and developed a cough.  Because he was traveling, he didn’t have the appropriate medications for his cough and it developed into a severe infection.  Jorge ended up being evacuated to the nearest port.  He found himself hospitalized in a foreign country, without anyone but Jane to look after him, and they both had significant language barriers to effective communication.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t the vacation Jane had planned for.

Although they had purchased travel insurance, they only had the minimum amount of coverage.  The flights, evacuations, and resulting hospitalizations were not covered and extremely expensive.  Adding to that, Jane decided to shop while Jorge was hospitalized, spent a bit too much and forgot to declare the items when returning to the United States.   

What should Jane and Jorge have done to ensure they would be taken care of and what do we all need to know about those unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances that could crop up!

Take a look at the article I wrote for Our City Magazine a few years back on what steps to take!