Archive for November 2011
Travel Insurance in a Package – CSA and HTH Travel Insurance
Two of the best known names in the travel insurance industry are CSA and HTH travel insurance. Both of these insurance companies have been around for a while insuring tourists and business journeyers alike. They both offer packages that will protect the investment you have made regarding your travel package.
Keeping your Money Safe while Traveling
When you are spending money for a trip, you will want to make sure that the money is safe by insuring your travel plans. And more often than not, the more you spend on travel arrangements and the riskier your trip is, the more money travel insurance will cost you. Both CSA and HTH are insurance providers that weigh the risks of your venture with the premium. Not everyone gets the same flat premium for their coverage when they are using these companies. Nor do they get the same coverage. Everything depends on the type of travel that you are doing and the type of coverage that you desire.
Comprehensive Travel Insurance with CSA and HTH
CSA is a name that is known to most travel agents and is one of the most popular insurance companies that is used today. You see, most travel agencies will try to get you to sign up for insurance just in case you cancel on your trip or because of inclement weather that may prevent you from taking your trip. And although you may think you don’t need such coverage, in the end, it’s you who benefits.
For instance, CSA is one of the companies that will protect you against poor weather when you are going on a trip where they expect the weather to be good. The amount for which they offer insurance depends on the type of insurance that someone is getting and the likelihood of something going wrong. CSA is a company that will weigh out the risks of the insurance and balance it with the cost of the insurance.
HTH is another provider that specializes in medical coverage for those who get sick while they are on vacation. HTH also takes into consideration the chances of the person getting sick as well as the general health of the person being insured. HTH also considers your travel destination when preparing a quote.
Quick and Efficient Service with CSA and HTH Insurance
When it comes to claims, CSA and HTH are both known to handle them quickly and effectively. If you need to make a claim, you just have to provide proof of a loss and present this to the insurance claims adjuster so that you can get your money back. Of course, neither CSA nor HTH will insure a traveler based upon their enjoyment of the trip. Losses that are incurred during a trip have to be concrete losses that can be proven on paper when you are making a claim. It’s all quite fair really. And yet, nothing can compare to the peace of mind you’ll get knowing you are fully covered during your trip.
Air Travel – A Terrifying Experience
It was a summer afternoon in 1992. I was on an Indian Airlines flight in the western part of the country, when I felt that I was no more. The agonizing 5-7 minutes still terrifies me whenever I look back.
Marketing as a profession needs quite a bit of traveling. I was based in Calcutta, the Eastern part of the country. I was asked by my senior officer to accompany him while he was to visit a manufacturing facility in Baroda, situated at the extreme western part of the country.
We took a morning flight from Calcutta at 6 A.M. in the morning and touched Bombay (Mumbai, western India) at around 9.30 A.M. We were booked to a connecting flight to Baroda (Vadodara) to leave at 3.30 P.M. the same day. We finished our lunch at the airport and passed a tension free time during the free time.
We passed the security check in time and boarded the flight, which was a 30- 40 minutes flight.I took the window seat and my senior took the aisle seat. The plane took off nicely and smoothly. I watched out of my window as we were going over the Arabian Sea and would continue to do so before we took a right turn to Baroda.
Suddenly I found that the droning sound of the engine was unusually low and thought that the pilot must have found technical reasons to use only one engine. Then there was the announcement from the pilot in the public address system. His words were,” Ladies and gentlemen, I am your captain of this fight. We have been informed by the control that there is a bomb on board. We are returning to Bombay for a regular check, please don’t get panicky. I can assure you that there is no such thing on board and it is a hoax call only. Thank you.”
The moment, the announcement was complete, a terrifying fear gripped my senses. It could have been at any time- oh! What a situation! You could not do a thing but pray to God that it did not happen at all. I thought about my little children and tried to distract myself from the imagination of oncoming eventuality and of course, I prayed to my God for saving us from this situation. I looked out from the window and found that the airplane was moving at the slowest speed! Looking inside, I saw my senior colleague sitting in his seat with eyes closed. Most of my co-passengers had their eyes shut. The fair looking air hostess was in her seat in front of us with a blotted out face as if the entire blood has been withdrawn from her body. There was real pin drop silence except the low droning sound of the aircraft engine.
I could see the runway approaching but very slowly once again. The inner feeling was that it could happen at anytime, no? How could it be possible? The questions and answers crossed my mind many times and I was helpless and resorted to praying to my GOD.
Amidst this kind of mixed feeling, we touched the runway and a few minutes later disembarked from the plane and the first thing I did was to thank my God profoundly with full reverence.
A few hours later we were sitting at the departure lounge of the airport for a special flight to Baroda in the same evening.
London Kings Cross – 5 Hotels Within Walking Distance
1. Comfort Inn Hotel London
2. Travelodge London
3. Premier Inn London
4. Jesmond Dene Hotel
5. Excelsior Hotel
For visitors arriving into London Kings Cross railway station, they may wish to hire a car from one of the national car hire firms which are often located on Pentonville Road. Please remember and bring along your driving license, passport and credit card with you to the branch when collecting your low cost car rental.
Alternatively you may wish to stay in one of the many hotels which are within walking distance of Kings Cross Station.
1. Comfort Inn Hotel
This hotel is within a few minutes walk of the station. Visitors will be able to locate the London hotel on Saint Chad’s Street. There are over fifty rooms with en suite facilities. The hotel offers breakfast in a buffet style. The bedrooms have central heating, hair dryers, cable television. There is a manned twenty four reception for guests who may arrive later than normal check in times.
2. Travelodge London
On Grays Inn Road a couple minutes walk from the train station. Tourist will find the Travelodge based close to the train station. There are just under one hundred en suite bedroom in the lodge. The travel lodge is a UK chain group and nearly all the rooms are decorated in a similar theme. If you have a rental car out on hire you are able to park this vehicle in the hotel car park.
3. Premier Inn London
This hotel is around a seven minute walk from the train station. Tourists can locate the hotel on York Way in London. There is the usual room facilities in this one hundred and forty five bedroomed hotel such as hair dryer, radio and TV. Any business guests visiting can also use the free wifi on offer and other business amenities such as wireless internet access, fax, photocopying and meeting rooms.
4. Jesmond Dene Hotel
This is a small intimate hotel with just twenty three bedrooms with twenty of the rooms offering en suite facilities. A mere seven minute walk from the train station to the hotel. Free WiFi is on offer, along with internet access, currency exchange,fax and photocopying facilities.
5. Excelsior Hotel
A five minute walk from the train station will find you in Argyle Street, London.
The hotel has thirty five rooms over five floors. Inside the hotel amenities on offer are tourist information, fax facilities, hair dryer, radio, TV, internet, bar and free parking in the hotel car park.