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One of the things that almost all travel agents try to sell you with your ticket is travel insurance, and that hasn’t changed now that many airline tickets are sold online. But do you really need travel insurance or is it just a scam to put more money in agents’ pockets.

Travel insurance is useful for active vacationers.

One of the reasons why travel agents often recommend travel insurance is because they earn a nice commission from every policy they sell, but does that mean that the whole idea is worthless? Not at all. As with most things, it’s about getting the right kind of cover at the right time. This is one time when it pays to read the fine print and see what is covered and what is not. And before you do that, there’s some other fine print you should read, on your household insurance policy. Read more »