Strike Cripples Greek Railways, Leaves Travelers Stranded

If you are planning to travel through Greece by train today, you will need to find another means of transportation.

All rail services on the country's railway network and on Athens's suburban Proastiakos railway have been suspended as employees of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) launch a 24-hour strike. The strike also impacts the metro link between Athens International Airport and Doukissis Plakentias station.

The strike is in protest of the planned streamlining of the debt-ridden company, and is scheduled to end at midnight tonight.

If this strike affects your travel plans and you have travel insurance with Elite coverage from USI Affinity, you can contact your agent at 800-937-1387 for assistance.

 

Airlines Making Improvements in Delays, Not So Much in Pet Deaths

Does the anticipation of five hours on the tarmac and lost baggage have you dreading your next trip? Well, things may not be so bad - at least that's what the latest report from the Department of Transportation (DOT) says.

Possible Airport Strike Demonstrates Importance of Travel Insurance

Travel insurance may not be what anyone wants to think about when they're planning a trip, but for anyone that recently planned to travel through a UK airport, there were probably a few tense moments this week when they wish they had.

A travel crisis was averted earlier this week when British airport operator BAA settled with ground staff who were threatening to strike. A strike could have closed major UK airports, crippling both domestic travel in the UK and international flight routes.

So how can you protect your investment when your trip is threatened by something out of your control, like a transportation strike?

Travel Insurance.

 

USI Affinity's Travel Insurance Select with Trip Cancellation and Interruption benefits can cover your trip cost when you cancel or interrupt a trip for covered reasons. With even our basic policy, the cost of your trip will be refunded in the event of a transportation strike.

For more information or to receive a free quote, visit travelinsure.com

Could a Vacation in Cuba Be in Your Future?

 

A rumor that President Obama wants to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, even if Congress doesn't move forward with nixing the ban completely, has U.S. globetrotters and the travel industry very excited. The move would be a step toward repealing the 50-year-old ban on American tourism in the communist state. 

Obama may expand the qualifications for travel to Cuba. Currently, only educational and cultural trips are permitted if the travelers are students or employees at qualifying universities.

So, if sipping mojitos at La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana is your dream, it may soon come true. We'll keep you posted.