Is Travel Insurance Worth It?

PRACTICAL WANDERLUST

As a full-time (accident-prone) travel blogger, I am now well versed in the benefits of travel insurance and advise absolutely every traveler to strongly consider purchasing it.

We’ve created this travel insurance guide to help you decide whether you should buy travel insurance for your next backpacking trip (yes).

Before we begin, I want to make one thing very clear: we are frequent travelers & backpackers – NOT travel insurance experts.

SAFETYWING TRAVEL INSURANCE

Verdict: The best travel insurance for backpackers, nomads, frequent & long-term travelers, and immigrants/ex-pats.

SafetyWing starts at $40/month, or just $7.15 for 5 days (!!!!). That price increases depending on age and whether your travels include the US, but isn’t affected by which countries you’ll be visiting.

WORLD NOMADS TRAVEL INSURANCE

Verdict: The best travel insurance for adventurous international travelers & backpackers from the US who take a few short trips a year.

I did a few test quotes using my own information and some made-up trips, and pricing appeared to range from about $70 (Standard) or $110 (Explorer) for a 1-week trip. Also, you are not on the hook for a deductible.

Without travel insurance, you might find yourself in a scary, stressful, confusing, and very expensive situation. It’s INCREDIBLY possible, and frankly VERY LIKELY, that something will go wrong while traveling.

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