Groundhopper Soccer Guides is now partnering with IMG, a travel insurance agency who we think can help with your next groundhopping trip.

But what exactly is travel insurance?

Travel insurance is a great way to protect your financial investment for your trip. Travel benefits provide coverage for prepaid, non-refundable trip costs and offer limited medical benefits.

Travel insurance provides coverages such as:

• Trip cancellation
• Trip delay
• Trip interruption
• Baggage and personal effects
• Emergency medical evacuation
• Accident and sickness medical expenses

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Is travel insurance necessary?

There are many reasons why you should consider travel insurance. While trip cancellation coverage is not mandatory, some countries require proof that a traveler has travel medical coverage before allowing entry.

Factors to consider:

• Could you afford to lose your non-refundable, pre-paid travel expenses in the case of your trip being cancelled due to an unforeseen event (ex: death of a family member)?
• Are you traveling to a destination that may be affected by severe weather?
• If you were to get sick or injured on the trip, would you be unable to pay out of pocket for the necessary healthcare?
• If your flight is delayed, would you seek reimbursement for the inconvenience and additional charges such as change fees?
• If your luggage is lost or stolen, could you afford to replace the missing baggage or personal effects?

While it is entirely optional, we suggest you consider purchasing travel insurance to cover your trip. We work with an excellent insurance partner in IMG; Note that this would not cover your tickets in the case of a change in the day or time of the game.