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America's Leading Travel Insurance and Assistance Provider Helps Travelers of Those Affected by Dean with Medical and Emergency Travel Assistance
AIG Travel Guard announced that it will provide emergency travel services and medical assistance services free to all travelers and families affected by Hurricane Dean. The services Travel Guard is offering to travelers affected include airline or hotel reservations, message relay to family and friends still stranded in the affected areas, cash wire transfers and lost travel document replacement assistance. In addition, Travel Guard is offering to provide emergency travel arrangement assistance, such as airline or hotel reservations, to family members seeking to mobilize loved ones in the affected areas. Travelers and family members seeking these services for their relatives can call Travel Guard Assist (866-644-6811 or 715-295-1209).
"Our worldwide travel and assistance centers have seen over a 40% increase in calls from our travelers looking to flee Cancun and surrounding areas before the hurricane worsens," said John Noel, CEO and founder of AIG Travel Guard. "We're now using our assistance capabilities to help all travelers and families affected by Hurricane Dean."
"We have made arrangements to properly staff our travel assistance coordinators in order to do whatever we can to help those involved, and we urge other companies to do the same," said Noel.
AIG Travel Guard is one of America's leading providers of travel insurance plans for more than 6 million travelers each year. Travel insurance plans through AIG Travel Guard are distributed by more than 12,000 travel agents across the United States.
Travel insurance through AIG Travel Guard may include coverage for trip cancellation, travel interruptions and delays, emergency medical expenses, medical evacuation expenses, and lost or delayed baggage. AIG Travel Guard's plans 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. AIG Travel Guard is a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG Travel, Inc., a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG). American International Group, Inc. (AIG), world leaders in insurance and financial services, is the leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of retirement services, financial services and asset management around the world. AIG's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the stock exchanges in Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.
The travel Insurance plans offered through AIG Travel Guard are underwritten by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa, with its principal place of business in New York, NY and a member of the AIG Companies®. The Policy contains reductions, limitations, exclusions, and termination provisions. All coverages are not available in all states.
*Non insurance services are provided by AIG Travel Assist.
Source: AIG Travel Guard via PRNewswire.com
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
While summer winds down, the hiking season quietly shifts into one of its most stunning periods. The cooler days of late August and early September offer a refreshing opportunity to explore hidden valleys and high alpine ridges. Larch trees flare up with breathtaking glory as their blazing yellow needles contrast sharply against a deep sapphire sky, snow kissed peaks, and the sparkling waters of a hidden glacial lake.
It is not too late, with Canadian Mountain Holidays you can still capture the magic of themountains with trips starting August 20, 23, 26, 29, September 1, 4 and 7, 2007.
For more information and reservations, go to www.CanadianMountainHolidays.com or call 1-800-661-0252.
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The Portland Oregon Visitors Association (POVA) has partnered with the Oregon Wine Board (OWB) to create a "Green Getaways" package. This online promotion - a natural fit in eco-friendly Oregon - combines green hotels with hybrid car rentals and sustainable winery and vineyard tours in the Oregon wine country.
Available through the end of 2007, the "Green Getaways" promotion includes the following:
· A double-occupancy hotel room at one of five green hotel properties: Doubletree Hotel Portland - Lloyd Center (BlueWorks, Climate Trust, Green Seal certified); The Heathman Hotel (recognized by the Energy Trust, becoming Energy Star certified); Hilton Portland & Executive Tower (Green Seal certified); Hotel Monaco Portland (BlueWorks, Kimpton EarthCare); and the Hotel Vintage Plaza (BlueWorks, Kimpton EarthCare).
· Complimentary hotel parking, saving guests $20 per night (downtown average).
· Complimentary continental breakfast for two each morning.
· Discounts on Enterprise Rent-A-Car's eco-friendly fleet, which includes flex-fuel and hybrid cars.
· Opportunities to visit some of Oregon's sustainable vineyards for green-focused tours, tastings and special offers. Among the types of activities visitors might experience are the Sustainable Vineyard Tour at Ponzi Vineyards (Saturday and Sunday, noon and 3 p.m.); the Taste, Tour & Picnic Package at Stoller Winery (a special $30 per person offer that includes tasting, a winery tour, a picnic lunch and disc golf); or 20 percent off wine when purchasing two or more bottles at Van Duzer Winery.
· A Portland "Big Deal" coupon book featuring additional savings and special offers at local restaurants, attractions and retail outlets.
For details, including a complete list of package participants, visit www.portlandbigdeal.com or www.oregonwine.org. Travelers can book packages online at www.portlandbigdeal.com or call POVA's toll-free hotline, 1.877.678.5263.
All of the participating wineries are within 60 miles of Portland. Green travelers are encouraged to book their Green Getaways early. Hotel rates and offers are subject to availability, depending on dates of travel and hotel occupancy.
Portland Oregon Visitors Association
POVA is a non-profit, independent association whose mission is to strengthen the region's economy by marketing the metropolitan Portland area as a preferred destination for meetings, conventions and leisure travel. www.travelportland.com
The Oregon Wine Board
The Oregon Wine Board is a semi-independent state agency that manages marketing, research and education initiatives that support and advance the Oregon wine and wine grape industries. The Board represents more than 350 wineries, 300 independent growers and 15,600 vineyard acres throughout the state's diverse winegrowing regions. For more information about Oregon wine or how you can plan a trip to Oregon wine country, visit www.oregonwine.org.
SOURCE: Portland Oregon Visitors Association
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Join Backroads for an active vacation in Africa, Asia & the Pacific or Latin America and venture off the beaten track, explore exotic lands, and experience unique and diverse cultures.
All Backroads trips provide the perfect balance of activity, relaxation, spectacular surroundings and rich cultural encounters. The 2008 lineup of Exotic Escapes is no exception. Here’s some of what’s in store:
Soak up the wonders of Peru on a new lodge-to-lodge trek to one of the ancient world’s most extraordinary sanctuaries, Machu Picchu. This trip features some of the best hiking this strikingly beautiful destination has to offer.
Experience a new biking trip in the stunning natural beauty of northern Argentina—an evocative landscape of immense geologic variety: dramatic wind-carved rock formations, mountain passes tinted in vibrant rainbow colors, lush cloud forests green vineyards.
Fascinating history, diverse scenery and cultural immersion await on our once-in-a-lifetime journey through Vietnam and Cambodia.
Did You Know? Backroads guarantees its trips will run! No cancellations due to low enrollment—once confirmed on a trip, guests can count on a great Backroads vacation. See the Web for the rare exceptions to this unique policy that, as always, puts guests first.
For More Information
For detailed information on all Backroads active vacations, contact Backroads at 800-GO-ACTIVE (462-2848) or visit www.backroads.com.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Top 10: US summer attractions: Parks, Princesses and Prisons: TripAdvisor's top attraction picks for 2007.
1. Walt Disney World: Orlando
2. Cirque du Soleil: Las Vegas
3. Hana Highway: Maui
4. Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
5. Central Park: New York City
6. Alcatraz: San Francisco
7. Top of the Rock Observation Deck: New York
8. Monterey Bay Aquarium: Monterey Bay
9. Bellagio Fountains: Las Vegas
10. San Diego Zoo: San Diego
SOURCE: TripAdvisor.com
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".