Three customers who bought travel insurance from Canadian banks are outraged after being left with large foreign medical bills.
“They’re like a good gambler who never loses,” said Cyrus Derakhshan of Oakville, Ont. He is fighting RBC over a $16,500 claim denial for his 70-year-old mother. “For them it’s ‘Heads I win, tails you lose.’”
Cyrus Derakhshan is suing RBC after it denied his mom’s travel health insurance claim, citing ‘misrepresentation’ of her medical history. (CBC)
The banks refused to pay in these cases, based on how the customers answered broad-ranging questions about their health when they bought their policies.…
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The Philippines is an archipelago comprised of more than 7,000 islands located 500 miles off the coast of Vietnam. It promises travelers a paradise of beaches, rainforests, waterfalls, underground rivers and rice terrace amphitheaters. There’s also the chance to experience the culture of indigenous tribes who still practice ancient traditions.
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Martinique Lewis will include urban Jacksonville locations in articles and social media posts geared towards black tourists leading up to Juneteenth.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In May the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida. The organization did this after what it called “aggressive attempts to erase black history and restrict diversity in Florida schools” by Governor Ron DeSantis.
While this advisory is meant to keep black people safe and inflict economic impacts on the state, it may also be damaging to black owned businesses that rely on tourism dollars.
It’s summertime across the country, millions of Americans…
Domestic and foreign media are looking at Da Nang with admiration and expectations as the city has been named as the most liveable city in Viet Nam, a beautiful place that looks like Singapore, and more. The past decade was considered as the golden period of the city’s tourism as the city has received countless international awards.
Da Nang is attracting tourists from far and wide with bookings soaring for this summer. Photo: ST
In 2022 alone, Da Nang was honored with prestigious international titles, including ‘Asia’s Leading Festival and Event…
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So many places to see in the world. So many people eager to see them.
International tourism reached about 90% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, and the United States issued a record number of passports. And if you visited any popular destination over the summer, you’d probably argue it was more crowded than ever.
So maybe it’s time to look at places that are still largely undiscovered, or alluring in the offseason, or frequently overlooked for their larger first cities or neighbors. Maybe it’s time to head to places that are making it easier for tourists…
If you feel like everyone you know is going to the same handful of places on vacation this summer, it might be because they are. A new study from Price4Limo breaks down the top vacation destinations by state; revealing some overarching trends and surprising details about summer 2023 travel. Overall, the top domestic destination for US travelers is Las Vegas, Nevada while the number-one international destination is Paris, France.
One of the interesting but surprising details from the data is that Floridians don’t have much interest in heading to beaches or tropical destinations; their top summer domestic destination is New…
About 40 percent of the 40.37 million outbound trips made by mainland Chinese tourists in the first six months of 2023 were to Macao, according to the state-backed China Tourism Academy – a research unit of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The academy’s Big Data Report on Outbound Tourism in the First Half of 2023, cited yesterday in a local government statement, suggests that mainland travelers made some 16.14 million visits to Macao between January and June.
It added that Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan accounted for almost 80 percent of all trips made by mainland travelers during the…
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Do you have TRICARE For Life (TFL)? Are you living, moving, or planning to travel overseas? It’s important to know how your TFL coverage works outside of the US and US territories.
“TRICARE For Life works differently overseas,” said Michael Griffin, a program analyst with the TRICARE Overseas Program Office at the Defense Health Agency. “Knowing your options for getting care and how to file claims will help you avoid unexpected costs.”
Keep reading for an overview of TFL, how to get care overseas, and more.
TFL is available to military retirees and their eligible dependents…
