STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- Travel Guard International, the nation’s leading travel insurance provider, has announced its new premier golf travel insurance plan featuring coverage and services designed especially for golf travelers.
The “Tee, Tour & Travel” program features worldwide 24-hour concierge services, cancellation refunds for a pre-paid golf fee due to weather and other covered reasons, and emergency travel services, among other benefits. Golfers scoring a hole in one will even be reimbursed for up to $250 in receipted bar expenses at the clubhouse where the hole-in-one occurred.*
“Golfers who travel throughout the U.S. and around the world have special coverage needs that, until now, have not been addressed in a comprehensive way,” said Dan McGinnity, vice president for Travel Guard International, which covers more than 8 million travelers annually. “Travel Guard’s Tee, Tour & Travel program offers customized coverages - like coverage for lost, stolen or damaged equipment - specifically designed to fit the golf traveler’s lifestyle to a tee.”
The plan’s features and services include trip cancellation, trip interruption and trip delay coverage along with the associated maximum benefits golfers can claim. Golfers are also covered for $25,000 in medical expenses, $300,000 for emergency medical transportation and $2,500 for lost, stolen or damaged golf equipment. The plan’s “Golfer’s Concierge Services” include golf course recommendations, slope and ratings information, golf course driving directions, tee time reservations, and assistance with golf club pickup, delivery, shipping so golfers don’t have to worry about transporting their clubs throughout their trip. The plan also includes assistance with ground transportation, event ticketing for PGA events, restaurant referrals/ reservations, and airport transportation services.
Golf travelers are provided a 24-hour hotline to make emergency travel changes such as rebooking flights, hotel reservations and tracking lost luggage; assistance in coordinating emergency cash advance, locating lost or stolen possessions, and relaying emails or phone messages to family, friends or business associates.
For more information or to purchase insurance, golfers and other travelers can visit www.travelguard.com, call Travel Guard’s World Service Center at 1-800-826-1300, or see their travel agent.
Travel Guard’s travel insurance protection plans include coverage for trip cancellation penalties, travel interruptions and delays, emergency medical expenses, medical evacuation expenses, and lost or delayed baggage. Coverage also includes 24-hour travel emergency service for emergency medical assistance, last-minute or emergency travel changes, lost luggage tracking, pre-trip travel advice, and more.*
Travel Guard’s insurance plans are underwritten by Arch Insurance Company, with its principal place of business in New York NY. This is only a brief description of the insurance coverages available under the policies. The policies contain reductions, limitations, exclusions, and termination provisions. Full details of the coverage are contained in the Policy. If there are any conflicts between this document and the policy, the policy shall govern. Not all coverages are available in every state.
* Non-insurance services are provided by Travel Guard International.
Contact:
Dan McGinnity/Carol Mueller
Travel Guard International
800-826-7791 ext. 1485/1305
dmcginnity@noelgroup.com
cmueller@noelgroup.com
Norbert Beatty/Emily Easter
MMG Mardiks
212-219-7560 ext.6772/6768
nbeatty@mmgmardiks.com
eeaster@mmgmardiks.com
