Category: Traveller Stories

From unique destinations like Spain to old favorites like the US, travellers heading to warmer climates during the Canadian winter should know that provincial healthcare doesn’t cover much when travelling outside of your home province. Rather than relying on credit card coverage, it’s important for travellers to purchase a comprehensive Emergency Medical Travel Insurance plan when abroad, especially in the US, where medical costs add up easily.

Family vacations are a cherished time for creating lasting memories, bonding, and escaping the routines of daily life. From planning a family vacation to the anticipation of exploring and having treasured moments, it’s a time many families hold dear. However, sometimes unforeseen circumstances can throw a wrench into even the most carefully curated plans.

Exploring new places and having adventures is part of the fun of travelling. But wherever you’re headed, being prepared for unexpected situations, like accidents or medical emergencies, is crucial.

Planning a visit to Canada soon? Wherever you’re headed, being prepared for unexpected situations, like accidents or medical emergencies, is crucial. That’s why—before you travel—covering yourself and/or your family with a comprehensive Visitors to Canada travel insurance is the way to go.  

Travelling can be an exciting adventure, but unexpected situations can arise at any moment. Being prepared and knowing that you’re covered before you leave can make things easier — especially in an emergency. That’s where travel insurance comes in handy!

After two years of living and breathing the east coast, my family came out from Vancouver to visit me in Halifax, where I was going to school. From there, we took an Atlantic Coast road trip around Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island—exploring the red sandy beaches, the winding beauty of the Cabot Trail, and just about everything in between. 

Planning your spring or summer vacation this year closer to home? After all, visiting a Canadian destination instead of one abroad has its unique rewards, as long as you remember to protect yourself. As one traveller’s personal experience shows, you need travel insurance, even as a Canadian travelling within Canada.

With COVID-19 and other prevalent global viruses on travellers’ minds, the need for an understanding of proper travel protection has also grown. These and other general health and safety concerns related to travelling might have you wondering, “When is the right time to buy travel insurance?” As you’ll read with one essential worker’s experience with COVID-19 below, the answer might be sooner than you think!

As resilient as the travel industry has proven to be throughout the ongoing pandemic, travelling anywhere these days comes with a set of unprecedented risks that, as a traveller, require you to stay more aware of your travel protection. Read on about one traveller’s experience with COVID-19—and how TuGo helped protect him, when he was most vulnerable.

At the height of the pandemic, we asked travellers to share their travel experiences, ideas and opinions about travelling in 2020 in a series of inspiring and emotional video interviews. Watch the first video here!