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Travel Insured Recommends Insurance that Reimburses Tickets

by John Stone | Apr 18, 2010
2010 sports and event tickets command lofty prices. U.S. Open Golf tickets start at $110, U.S. Open Tennis at $56 per day. La Scala Opera tickets are $190 plus and Oberammergau Passion Play tickets start at $61. Travel Insurance can reimburse tickets incl

East Hartford, CT, April 19, 2010 – The price of sports championship and hit show are higher than ever in 2010. It is advisable for savvy sports and entertainment travelers to buy event tickets with their trip arrangements from a tour operator authorized to sell and deliver valid tickets prior to departure. Missing a trip due to a last-minute need to cancel can mean a big loss for the grounded traveler with unused event tickets.

Fortunately, traveling fans can fully protect high-priced tickets as an included prepaid expense within a trip they insure under Trip Cancellation / Trip Interruption coverage. The coverage is included in each plan from the Worldwide Trip Protector product line from Travel Insured International, Whether the tickets are purchased as part of a travel package or bought separately from the event box office or a ticket service, they can be covered when included in the insured trip cost and prepaid before departure.

A check of ticket sources for 2010 events reveals the high cost of sports and entertainment:

  • Tickets for the 2010 U.S. Open Golf Championship (June 17-20) at Pebble Beach, CA start at $110.
  • 2010 Oberammergau Passion Play (May 15 – Oct. 3) tickets range from €45 to €150 ($61 to $205) plus fee.
  • Ticketmaster© prices online for the Addams Family Musical at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theater range from $51.50 to $126 for a summer weeknight performance and higher on weekends.
  • Online ticket prices for a La Scala opera seat in Milan begin at $190.

The www.travelinsured.com/Travel-Insurance/TripCancellation.aspx Trip Cancellation / Interruption coverage included in Travel Insurance for event ticketholders means that if illness, an accident, a job loss, a travel supplier bankruptcy (in most plans), or other covered reason forces them to cancel or cut short their trip, their ticket costs can be reimbursed for the event they were unable to attend.

Processing an event ticket reimbursement claim with Travel Insured International is a smooth process provided required documentation for proof of the ticket purchase is submitted along with the unused tickets. Documented service fees can be reimbursed with the tickets.

Travel Industry Warnings on Ticket Scams

Travel Insured International strongly urges travelers to heed consumer warnings regarding special event tickets. The Department of Transportation 2006 rule governing event tickets sold in conjunction with an airline flight requires the following:

  • An entity that offers special event tickets with an airline flight must be in physical possession of a sufficient number of tickets or have a written contract for the tickets.
  • The entity’s contract for tickets must be directly traceable to the actual sponsor of the event.

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) advises travelers to verify that special event packages include valid tickets, book packages through a qualified travel agent or tour operator with a consumer protection plan, and read the tour brochure’s fine print carefully.

This website contains highlights of the plans developed by Travel Insured International, which include travel insurance coverages underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company, Principal Office located in Morristown, New Jersey, under form series T7000 et al, T210 et al and TP-401 et al, and non-insurance Travel Assistance Services provided by C&F Services and for WTP Cruise only, AwayCare and Blue Ribbon Bags. The terms of insurance coverages in the plans may vary by jurisdiction and not all insurance coverages are available in all jurisdictions. Insurance coverages in these plans are subject to terms, limitations and exclusions including an exclusion for pre-existing medical conditions. In most states, your travel retailer is not a licensed insurance producer/agent, and is not qualified or authorized to answer technical questions about the terms, benefits, exclusions and conditions of the insurance offered or to evaluate the adequacy of your existing insurance coverage. Your travel retailer may be compensated for the purchase of a plan and may provide general information about the plans offered, including a description of the coverage and price. The purchase of travel insurance is not required in order to purchase any other product or service from your travel retailer. CA DOI toll free number is 800-927-4357. The cost of your plan is for the entire plan, which consists of both insurance and non-insurance components. Individuals looking to obtain additional information regarding the features and pricing of each travel plan component, please contact Travel Insured International. P.O. Box 6503, Glastonbury, CT 06033; 855-752-8303; [email protected]; California license #0I13223. While Travel Insured International markets the travel insurance in these plans on behalf of USF, non-insurance components of the plans were added to the plans by Travel Insured and Travel Insured does not receive compensation from USF for providing the non-insurance components of the plans.