Travel Guard insurance
We strongly recommend insuring your trip, and we recommend doing it on the day you book rather than later. Most policies only cover cancellation from the date of purchase.
Why we recommend it
A tour is usually booked six to twelve months ahead, and paid for well before you travel. Insurance is what protects that money if something changes.
We do not sell insurance and we earn nothing from telling you to buy it. We recommend it because we have seen what happens without it: a family illness two weeks before departure, a passport problem, a hospital bill in a country where a domestic health plan does not reach.
Travel Guard is the provider we point travellers to. You buy the policy directly from them, and any claim is between you and the insurer. Please read what a policy does and does not cover before you buy, and ask them rather than us about the detail, as they are the ones who can answer it properly.
What a policy typically covers
Exact cover depends on the plan you choose. This is a general guide, not a description of any particular policy.
Trip cancellation and interruption
If you have to cancel for a covered reason, or come home early, your prepaid costs can be reimbursed. This is the single most valuable part of a policy on a tour booked months ahead.
Emergency medical and evacuation
Medical treatment abroad, and transport to a suitable hospital or home, are rarely covered by a domestic health plan once you leave the country.
Baggage and personal effects
Cover for luggage that is delayed, damaged or lost in transit, which on a multi-country itinerary with several flights is not a remote risk.
Travel delay
Meals and accommodation when a delayed flight costs you a night, plus help rejoining the group if you miss a connection.
Get a quote from Travel Guard
The link below opens Travel Guard’s own site with our agency details already filled in, so your policy is associated with your booking. You buy and pay directly with them.
Travel Guard is an independent insurer. ARS I-Tours is not the insurer, does not underwrite or administer any policy, and cannot advise on which plan suits you. Please read the policy wording before purchasing.
Questions about your booking?
We cannot advise on insurance, but we are glad to help with anything about the tour itself.
You will be speaking with Abdul Rub Syed (Shameem).