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Why Purchase For Travel Insurance
By Richard T. Soldan, CTC Vice President, Marketing & Sales D
o you realize that most Medicare and ObamaCare plans don’t cover you when traveling outside the USA? Do you realize that many personal or company medical plans might not cover you as well, or if they do that you most likely have large deductibles and copays.
What would you lose if you had to cancel your trip last minute because of a sickness, injury, loss of job, required to work, or a multitude of other reasons? What would it cost you to cancel your golf trip 2 days or more before leaving because you saw that the weather was going to be horrible and you didn’t want to play golf in the rain? The Cancel for Any Reason plan (Secure Plus) could help…
What about trip delays, lost or delayed baggage and golf equipment, missed connections and many other travel mishaps we experience? What if you get that memorable “hole in one ” shot?
GolfSafe Protection can help in many ways to protect your golf trip investments and while you are on that trip! Check out the website or call the customer care team for any questions you may have.
GolfSafe plans offer Taking a golfing trip? an assortment Don't forget to of benefits protect it with that will help protect your "unexpected" travel mishaps. Both plans cover baggage and equipment, medical, and even a "hole in one" benefit plus much more. For more details on both plans (Secure & Secure Plus), click the brochure link here: GolfSafe Brochure Go to our website www.travelsafe.com/golf, or scan the QR code to purchase your GolfSafe plan today!
The Secure Plus Plan offers "Cancel For Any Reason"* , however, you must meet the following terms to qualify in order to receive up to 75% in refunds of the penalty amount.
Must be purchased within 21 days of your initial trip deposit
Must Insure 100% of your trip cost
Must cancel 2 days or more before your scheduled departure date.
For Questions & Details on either plans, call our customer service team at Golfing Magazine 7(844) 673-7050
Internet Guesswork!
Do you find yourself and your group keep going back to the same old place because it’s easy for you or the group leader, rather than trying to figure out someplace new and exciting? A good tour operator will have plenty of choices and be able to customize the golf vacation to the group be it 4, 24 or 104. Pictures and profiles on websites are not always what they seem. A Tour Operator will not send you to the unknown black hole! So many places and not enough time. Nothing worse than a bad golf vacation!
Advanced Bookings / Confirmed Tee Times:
Depending on where you are going and the size of the group you may want to have your plans set well in advance. Generally, online you are lucky if you can book tee times up to a month in advance. Tour Operators can book from three months to six months out with guaranteed pricing.
One Stop Shopping with Potential Added Value
Larger groups appreciate this when they need a favor to get some tee times shifted in order to accommodate them on certain days and certain courses.
Who wants to pay for replays?
Nooooo body! Tour operator relationships help with that. Room upgrades online – very unlikely – a golf tour operator can make such happen. Maybe your group needs a hospitality room for a night or special function. They can help make that happen too. Not to say that something can’t go wrong but if something does it is one call, text or email back to the Tour Operator and it will be addressed.
That Private Course that you Want to Play
This is especially true when dealing with inbound operators. Private Courses for the most part do not allow just anyone onto their courses. An inbound operator may have certain relationships with private clubs that can often get visitors on, discreetly of course.
Cancellations and Refunds
Let’s hope we are done with COVID!!! Enormous travel disruptions occurred at that time. Golf Tour Operators ongoing relationships with resorts and their clients allow them to negotiate more flexible terms, in dealing with cancellation, penalties or refunds.
When searching for a golf tour operator, check out their website and see if they have the IAGTO logo somewhere on the site. If they are an accredited IAGTO Golf Tour Operator you will know that you are in good hands.
You can search for accredited Golf Tour Operators here: https://www.iagto.com/membership/ golftraveller
Have conversations with two or three and get quotes. Pick the one that you feel more comfortable with and begin to develop that relationship. It could be one of the best things that you do for your golf and travel future.
Shepard’s Rock Golf Course Nemacolin, PA
Golf Tour Operators, Golf Resorts & Destinations take note. IAGTO’s 14th North American Golf Tourism Convention is taking place June 20-22, 2023 at Saddlebrook Resort just north of Tampa.
www.IAGTO.com
