http://insurancefortrips.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:44:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en British Airways cabin crew announced that they will go on strike for three days starting March 20th and for four days starting March 27th. While confirming they would not strike over Easter, the union warned there could be further strikes after April 14th if a resolution over pay and working ... http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/03/british-airways-flight-crews-announce-strike/ On a flight from Miami to DC, a recent American Airlines flight, the flight crew was dealing with a group of unwelcome passengers, an unusual delay: Delayed by roaches.  Read More W USA 9 NEWS. Missy Henriksen of the National Pest Management Association says the places you'd most likely see cockroaches ... http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/03/airline-passengers-delayed-by-roaches/ From Points Wizard.com  “Know if your carrier adheres to this rule — it could be your saving grace… Even though U.S. airlines have weakened the Rule 240 clauses in their contracts of carriage, it still pays to have a copy with you to show the airline’s ground service agents what your rights ... http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/03/rule-240-flight-cancellations-and-your-rights/ Continental has become the latest airline to start charging coach passengers for seats with extra legroom.  Read More at USA Today Not to be cynical, but I wouldn't be surprised if they began charging for middle seats as well. http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/03/continental-airlines-joins-in-charging-for-exit-row-legroom/ Over the past weeks, travelers to and from France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Greece have all suffered delays and cancellations from the many airline, airport and civil service strkes.  An article from the US Today reports American Airlines might be the first domestic airline who's employees go on strike.  Read ... http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/03/will-us-air-travelers-be-victims-of-airline-strikes/ Read more at USA Today.  Just another reason to purchase travel insurance before your next trip.  Let us take the financial risk of an unexpected illness or accident.  Get a Roundtrip Travel Insurance Quote http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/02/cruise-ship-illness-identified-as-norovirus-413-passengers-stricken/ Flights were canceled at Paris' two main airports after French air traffic controllers began a five-day strike over job security on February 23rd. Half of the flights in and out of Orly airport and one in four from Charles de Gaulle were canceled. http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/02/air-traffic-controllers-go-on-strike-in-france/ German airline Lufthansa canceled about 800 flights Monday, affecting some 10,000 passengers worldwide, after more than 4,000 Read more at USA Today If you are planning a going on a mission trip this week and you have a Lufthansa flight or are going to be routed through Europe, then we advise contacting ... http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/02/lufthansa-nixes-800-flights-as-pilots-strike/ You can create and print-out a pocket-size Cheat Sheet to take with you… here is an example US Dollar (USD) to Euro (EUR) Interbank rate for Monday, February 15, 2010     USD EUR     USD EUR     USD EUR     1 = 0.73 10 = 7.33 100 = 73 2 = 1.47 15 = 11.00 200 = 147 3 = 2.20 20 = 14.67 300 = 220 4 = 2.93 25 = 18.33 400 = 293 5 = 3.67 30 = 22.00 500 = 367 6 = 4.40 35 = 25.67 600 = 440 7 = 5.13 40 = 29.33 700 = 513 8 = 5.87 45 = 33.00 800 = 587 9 = 6.60 50 = 36.67 900 ... http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/02/free-exchange-rate-cheat-sheet-print-one-today/ Pilots at a major German airline voted on February 17th to hold a four-day strike next week to protest wage deals and proposed plans to shift jobs to lower-paying subsidiaries. Union officials said the strike will start February 22nd at midnight and that more than 90% of its members voted ... http://insurancefortrips.com/2010/02/german-airline-votes-to-go-on-strike/