How Travel Insurance and Other Tools Can Protect You from Today’s Risks

In the current political climate, are there ways to protect your financial investment in a future trip, and to guard against unexpected injuries, compromised safety, or other travel risks? During WOW Week 2026, Stan Sandberg from TravelInsurance.com and Sheri Howell from Medjet answered these and many other questions. Watch the video below (recorded on January 30, 2026) to hear their advice.

Here’s one tip that our live audience learned: Given the constantly shifting geopolitical landscape, it’s important to know that most travel insurance will not cover trip cancellation due to acts of war. But some plans do cover cancellation because of civil unrest, riots, and certain changes in the U.S. State Department’s advisory level for your destination.

A policy with a Cancel For Any Reason upgrade will give you the broadest coverage, but with the highest premiums.

Watch the video for lots more useful advice!

Links to More Useful Resources

How to Buy Travel Insurance: What It Covers, When You Need It

What Medical Evacuation Coverage Do You Need?

“Cancel For Any Reason” CFAR Travel Insurance: What It Is and How It Works

How to Protect Yourself in Case a Travel Company You Pay Goes Out of Business

Don’t Overpay for Travel Medicine

A big thank-you to our WOW Week sponsor, Medjet:

Medjet is a global air medical transport and travel security membership program that gives travelers greater peace of mind. Their sponsorship enables us to spend dozens of hours each week answering your travel questions—via our Get a Personalized Trip Recommendation feature—and finding the smartest trip-planning specialists for you (see Wendy’s WOW List).

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