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  Choosing Solo Travel Insurance: Table of Contents: Part One:           Why Travel Insurance is Important for Solo Travelers Part Two:           Types of Travel Insurance Policies Available Part Three:         Legal Issues Abroad Part Four:          Tips on How to Succeed...

Solo Travel Insurance Mistakes to Avoid: The sudden failure of fabled Thomas Cook travel industry stalwart underscores the need for travel insurance.  This is really key for singles travelers. The reason why? Without a travel mate, a small problem can grow into a trip buster....

Travel Insurance for Solo Travelers: The need for insurance has grown with concerns as to political issues around the world and terrorist attacks. It also is important in case of petty theft or accidents. I was glad I had it when I was robbed at noon in a top European town. It is...

Avoiding Identity Theft on Solo Travel :  On a past trip to South America, I had a surprise. Our host said he was on a kidnap list. Three of his friends had been kidnapped.  In some places, this is a way to get paid ransom as a type of business practice. I had thought this was...

Coronavirus-Trip Cancellation:  The last decade has seen an array of events that could instill fear even in fearless travelers from swine flu to ebola to zika and the coronavirus. Add to that, age-old diseases from malaria to cholera and dengue fever and sporadic terrorist...

Adventure Travel Insurance-From Crocodiles to Cholera: Demand for adventure travel is surging. Solo travelers are leading the charge, especially women 50+ years old. Adventure travel as a category is not easy to define. One person’s idea of an adventure may be fishing in the...

Best Solo Travel Insurance Now, our 10 Tips.  At Solo Trekker 4 U, we often are asked questions about travel insurance since individual travelers have concerns about safety, recovery for lost or stolen items or hospital costs for illness or injury. More recently, we have been...