Vienna – the Austrian capital, home to many extraordinary talents such as Wolfgang Mozart, Franz Schubert, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Herr Sigmund Freud, etc. is a natural treasure trove of culture, art, food and aristocracy. You can spend days, weeks even, looking in every nook and corner admiring a work of art; but what if you…
I haven’t traveled the world yet, but I’ve begun; and I’ve met enough people who have been in enough places to know that no place in the world is ‘too expensive’ to explore, at least for a brief period. When I announced I was going to Seychelles, the single-most frequently asked question went something like…
What you witness in Tanzania certainly checks a ton of markers on a travel bucket list. Be it the gushing waterfalls and barren deserts, or exotic species and predators of the most lethal order; some get that feeling of danger lurking around the corner, while others bask in the serenity of white sand beaches with…
You could be in for a rude awakening in other provinces if you don’t do your homework. While most Canadian travelers booking trips abroad know they should purchase travel insurance, particularly an emergency medical plan, they might not realize that they won’t have coverage when traveling outside of their province. Most doctors in other provinces…
There’s been a rising interest in people wanting to purchase travel insurance, some travel and insurance companies in Atlantic Canada say. This comes after weather and staff shortages saw holiday travel disrupted across the country, and backlogged luggage became a common sight at Canadian airports. Passengers have been grappling with long wait times and unexpected…
Canadian travel agents are getting more calls from concerned travelers after a recent surge in violence in Mexico, but there hasn’t been an increase in cancellations and experts say the country is still safe to visit as long as visitors act responsibly. Violence broke out in regions of Mexico on Jan. 5 after the son…
RIYADH — Umrah pilgrims can take advantage of as many as 11 benefits during their stay in the Kingdom, and these include a maximum health insurance coverage amounting to SR100,000. The Umrah pilgrims’ health insurance policy, which was recently approved by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, has spelled out the 11 health insurance benefits…