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Is travel protection worth it?
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:32 pm
Headed to Punta Cana for the honeymoon in September. Travel protection runs at $120 a person. Anybody been screwed by not having it or have a good reason to have it? Only thing I am worried about is a hurricane coming through and wrecking house.
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Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:34 pm to Phil0ndeeez
Book it on credit card. You're protected.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:34 pm to Phil0ndeeez
it's never worth it until you need it
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:37 pm to Breesus
Yes, but $120 is pretty high. Shop around.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:37 pm to Phil0ndeeez
Depends on if you need it or not
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:41 pm to CorkSoaker
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Book it on credit card. You're protected.
This. I'd check your credit card benefits, as there could be a lot of things you didn't know you had.
Check out this article for more info: LINK /
I went to Punta Cana (stayed at the Excellence) a couple years ago and was fine. Just stay on the resort property and you'll be fine.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:44 pm to Phil0ndeeez
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Headed to Punta Cana for the honeymoon in September. Travel protection runs at $120 a person. Anybody been screwed by not having it or have a good reason to have it? Only thing I am worried about is a hurricane coming through and wrecking house.
Subtle brag about not having a fear of flying. We're all very impressed.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:45 pm to Sev09
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Just stay on the resort property and you'll be fine
Curious. What does this have to do with travel protection insurance (which I never purchase)?
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:45 pm to LucasP
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Subtle brag about not having a fear of flying. We're all very impressed.
He's on autopilot
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:46 pm to Phil0ndeeez
I'm in the process of making reservations in Roatan and was wondering the same. Our contact there "highly recommends" it. She said if you book with American Express you are covered. I don't know about other credit cards.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:49 pm to REB BEER
Why Roatan? Just went there 2 weeks ago and it's a shithole. Nothing there.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:50 pm to NashBamaFan
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Why Roatan? Just went there 2 weeks ago and it's a shithole. Nothing there.
Just a very nice bay with a great beach and dozens of inexpensive restaurants and bars on it with possibly the best diving in the Caribbean. Other than that, yeah there's "nothing" there.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:52 pm to NashBamaFan
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Why Roatan? Just went there 2 weeks ago and it's a shithole. Nothing there.
The diving is pretty sweet. Why were you there?
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:52 pm to VABuckeye
REB diving? 
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:53 pm to NashBamaFan
My wife went to West Bay last year and loved it. I think most of the island is crap, but I thought West Bay is supposed to be nice.
My kids (9 and 10) love snorkeling, and the world's 2nd longest barrier reef will be less than 100 yards from our front door step.
My kids (9 and 10) love snorkeling, and the world's 2nd longest barrier reef will be less than 100 yards from our front door step.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:54 pm to LSUAlum2001
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REB diving?
More like floating around and praying no one sticks a harpoon in me
But I have been dieting.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:56 pm to Phil0ndeeez
Well you know what they say, flying ain't nothing, it's just falling with style.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:57 pm to REB BEER
Do they make a vest/belt with enough diving weights to make it possible?
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:58 pm to Agforlife
Visa Signature cards offer travel protection as well
Posted on 3/25/15 at 2:51 pm to VABuckeye
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Curious. What does this have to do with travel protection insurance (which I never purchase)?
Because once you head outside of the resort boundaries, your chances of something travel-protection-worthy happening to you increases.
If you stay on the resort property, you mitigate these potential issues:
-Food poisoning/water parasite sickness
-Getting Scammed by locals
-Injury due to wildlife
-Injury due to water sports or other extreme sport
-Mugged/attacked by locals
-etc.
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