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Ready For a Vacation? Don’t Bank on Travel Insurance
To get trip protection in case of new disruptions, consumers could try to make their own deal.
Who needs travel insurance?
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There are tentative signs that more Americans are itching to get on the road or an airplane again. Hoping to reconnect with family or friends, or just enjoy a change of scenery, about 22% of respondents in a poll last month said they expect to travel for leisure this summer, and an additional 25% said they're considering traveling in the fall.
But with the resurgence of vacation bookings comes trepidation. A recent survey of traveler sentiment from the luxury travel company Indagare shows that people are feeling hopeful, yet anxious.