Friday 5 January 2018

How to Travel with a Group of Friends?

Travelling is a highly exhilarating experience and especially travelling with friends. So how do you make a trip with friends memorable, here is a list of all the ideas and strategies in order to make your trip easy.

Choosing your companions: When you are deciding who you want to go with, it is also important to choose those who you easily get along with. Travelling always forces you and your friends to be together constantly. As you will be spending much time together you will need to decide which friends to take along and which to avoid so that there is good compatibility and no conflicts on your trip. 

Money: The second most important thing when it comes to travelling. Money has always been a sensitive topic, and by agreeing on things beforehand you can avoid conflict later. What one person considers to be affordable might not seem to be the same for the other. So deciding the budget of the trip and how much money to carry along would be the ideal thing. 

Communication: One of the best ways of reducing stress during travelling is communication. So whether you are on a trip with your best friend or with a new friend having a proper communication will benefit everyone. For example telling your friend if there is something bothering her in the entire trip then don't hesitate to tell them. 

Creating an Itinerary: You don't have to plan your trip hour by hour. But can along with your friends decide where you want to go, and how you wish to go. Your travel companions must gel well with the idea of what they are exactly getting into. 

Making sure there are enough rooms: Do not make everyone stay in the same room. Some people have the habit of snoring or fidgeting during their sleep. So the more number of beds you have, the more number of chances you will have to make adjustments. Try and search for a hotel or place where there will be separate rooms for all in a tight budget. 

Helping your friends prepare: Some of your friends might have less travel experience. So do offer them some advice of what to bring, and what they can expect from the entire trip. 

Travelling without Travel Insurance nowadays is an open invitation to unnecessary expenses occurring due to any untoward happening. 

So here are the 5 best travel insurance plans for you to review and make a selection from.

Apollo Munich: Apollo Munich is considered to be one of the best travel insurance providers in India. It offers five kinds of travel insurance policies and they are Easy Travel Individual, Easy Travel Family, Easy Travel Senior Citizen, Easy Travel Annual Multi Trip Plan, Educare (Students travel insurance plan). 

The features of this insurance plan are as follows 

1. Personal Liability, Maternity benefit, childcare benefit, Treatment of Mental and Nervous Disorder; Including Alcoholism and Drug Dependency. 

2. Medical Expenses for Inter-collegiate Sports Injuries, Cancer Screening and Mammography Examinations, Emergency Financial Assistance, HIV Cover.

3. Delay of Checked Baggage. 

4. Loss of Passport, Financial Emergency Cash, Personal Liability, Trip Delay, Hijack Daily Allowance.

5. Trip Cancellation and Curtailment, Missed Connection

Bajaj Allianz: Bajaj Allianz has received the award for best travel insurance company in 2011, 2010 and 2014. The company offers customers with plans like Individual Travel insurance Plan, Family Travel insurance Plan, Senior Citizen Travel Insurance Plan, Student Travel Insurance and the last but not the least Corporate travel Insurance plan. 

The features of this plan include:

Medical Expenses,
Evacuation and Repatriation
Emergency dental pain relief
Loss of Checked Baggage
Delay of Baggage, Personal Accident, Loss of Passport, 
Personal Liability, Hijack, Trip Delay etc. 
Emergency Cash Advance

Bajaj Travel Asia plan: Apart from the five types of travel insurance plan, Bajaj has also come up with customized travel insurance plan called as Travel Asia. Like the other categories the plan also has variants in terms of the coverage amount. It comes with a coverage amount of US$15,000 and US$ 25,000 respectively. The features of this policy are as follows: 

Delay of Baggage
Personal Accident
Loss of passport
Personal Liability
Hijack
Emergency Cash Advance
Medical Expenses, Evacuation and Repatriation
Emergency dental pain relief
Loss of Checked Baggage
AD & D Common Carrier

HDFC Ergo: HDFC Ergo Travel Insurance policy offers customers with single trip multi Asia plan, Family Floater plan and a Student Travel Insurance Plan called Student Suraksha etc.

The features of this policy are:

1. Accidental Death and Permanent Total Disability Common Carrier
2. Emergency Dental expenses 
3. Hospital Cash
4. Loss of Baggage and Personal Documents
5. Contingency Travel Benefits
6. Hijack Distress Allowance

To conclude 

Now that you have become familiar with the different kinds of insurance plans in India, you can have your policy purchased from any of these Insurance companies as per your needs and requirements. You can choose any one from the above mentioned providers and get the travel insurance policy directly from their portal.

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