Common Mistakes To Avoid When Purchasing Travel Insurance

Purchasing travel insurance is likely on your to-do list if youre planning to travel, especially out of the country.

One aspect that is often overlooked is that timing is critical when it comes to getting the full benefits of potential coverage, and new data reveals nearly a third of travellers are making a costly mistake.

Travel Insurance Consultants revealed that over the last 12 months, on average, South African travellers purchased travel insurance 48 days before departure.

According to Lynette Machiri, Flight Centre customer experience leader in South Africa, buying travel insurance at the eleventh hour is one of the biggest pitfalls they also see.

Delaying coverage can leave you unprotected against unavoidable cancellations or illnesses in the lead-up to your getaway and quite simply, you may forget to buy it! Once youve already departed on your trip and left your home country, its too late to buy travel insurance, she said.