The rise of dark tourism

A nuclear disaster zone has become a hot tourist attraction – in more ways than one. With so-called ‘dark tourism’ trending, Robin Gauldie finds out what it means in practice,…

Travel insurance disparity in the US

A new study from travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth has revealed that the majority of US travel insurance expenditure in 2019 is coming from just five states

Do Americans lack travel medical cover?

ITIJ recently reported from a study undertaken by the US Travel Insurance Association (USTiA), which analysed the travel insurance habits of US travellers. And while there were some positive headline…

Spaniards taking out more cover for certain countries

Three countries seen as medium-to-high risk saw the number of insurance policies taken out to travel to them virtually triple among Spanish visitors between 2017 and 2019, writes David Ing

Interview: Dr Lynn Gordon, Chief Medical Officer, CEGA Group, a Charles Taylor Company

ITIJ talks to Dr Lynn Gordon, Chief Medical Officer at CEGA Group, a Charles Taylor company in the UK, about her experience as a cruise ship doctor, her current role,…

A young woman purchases a travel booking online

New measures from the IRDAI are set to deter travel insurance mis-selling

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has mandated that the travel insurance coverage option not be pre-selected as a default option at the time of buying tickets…

The APAC region: meeting the challenge

The APAC market presents its own unique set of challenges and opportunities for global travel and health insurers and assistance providers. David Kernek gets to the heart of these issues…